KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia tripled and doubled Friday and a Boston Red Sox split squad beat the Houston Astros 9-3.
Coming back from a season cut in half by a fractured left foot, Pedroia drove in two runs against Brett Myers with a double in the first inning.
Pedroia’s seventh-inning triple was one of four triples for the Red Sox, including two by catcher Mark Wagner.
Myers pitched three innings in his third spring start, giving up five runs on six hits.
A sore shoulder moved Astros left fielder Carlos Lee to a DH role. He drove in Houston’s first run with a double.
