The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Thursday night as Tanner Houck pitched 6.0 strong innings and the Red Sox put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd and 4th innings.

Houck went 6.0 innings, striking out 5. He didn't walk a batter and allowed 8 hits and 3 runs. He's now 7-5 on the season with a ERA of 2.08

The Red Sox hit 7 doubles in the game.

Tyler O'Neill was 2-5 with a 3-run homer in the 4th inning.

Jarren Duran was 2-4 with a pair of doubles.

Enmanuel Valdez was 2-4 with a pair of doubles.

The Red Sox are now 35-34 and have won 3 of their last 4 games. They open a 3-game series with the New York Yankees Friday night. The pregame begins at 5:30 with a special start time of 6:30 p.m. Hear the game on AM 1370 WDEA.

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