Hunter Brown allowed only a run in 6 2/3 innings for his 10th victory, Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night.Brown (10-5) allowed six hits and three walks and held Boston to 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position.

Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Astros because of a non-call he felt should be a balk.