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.

2) Red Sox starter Walker Buehler settled in after he gave up two runs in the first inning. Jeremy Peña led off the bottom of the first with a 358-foot home run to left field. Buehler then allowed a pair of walks and an RBI single to Yainer Diaz.

The Offense (REALLY Big Dud): Only scoring one run usually won’t win you games. There were several RISP chances that were squandered as well. Hunter Brown is good and all, but he wasn’t on his A-Game tonight and the Sox should’ve been able to take much better advantage.