Chavis homers, Red Sox snap Astros’ 10-game win streak

BOSTON — Michael Chavis pointed to a young boy in the press box, letting him know how impressed he was that a 5-year-old announced his name so well.

Boston’s rookie sparkplug then stepped to the plate and gave the kid something extra to be excited about.

Chavis homered on the next pitch after acknowledging the boy, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros’ 10-game winning streak.

“I heard a kid’s voice and I looked up and I was so surprised,” Chavis said after hitting his eighth homer in 25 major league games. “I was impressed how confident he was. When I was a kid, I don’t think I would have even done it. Right before I got in the box, I thought I should say good job.”

For an inning on Sundays, the Red Sox have kids announce players’ names as they walk up to the plate.

Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in the first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.

WINSLOW TOWNSON/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Red Sox’s Michael Chavis points skyward before crossing home plate after his home run against the Astros during the fifth inning Sunday at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox won, 4-3.