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HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros over the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday night.

The Astros tied the score on Mauricio Dubon’s RBI single in the eighth. Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) struck out Yordan Alvarez on three pitches in the ninth before Diaz, who also homered Sunday, launched the next pitch to left-center field to give Houston its 11th win in 12 games.

Josh Hader (6-6) pitched a scoreless inning to earn the win.

The Astros won despite committing a season-high four errors on uncharacteristically shaky defense tonight.

Red Sox starter Tanner Houck allowed eight hits and three runs – two earned – with eight strikeouts in six innings.

Houston starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed six hits and three runs – one received – in 5 2/3 innings during his fourth start since being traded July 29 from Toronto.

For the Astros, Dominicans Díaz went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored, Jeremy Peña went 1-for-4 with two runs scored. Honduran Dubón went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Puerto Rican Victor Caratini went 3-for-3 with a run scored. Cuban Yordan Álvarez went 3-for-4. Venezuelan José Altuve went 1-for-5.

For the Red Sox, Dominican Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 with a run scored.

PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics will hand over the baton to Los Angeles 2028 at the closing ceremony on Sunday. And much will be different in four years.

New sports will make their Olympic debut, selected by the organisers, who will also bring back others that left the programme more than 100 years ago.

While Paris showed the Seine River, Los Angeles will have the Pacific Ocean and its beaches.

The incomparable historic buildings of Paris provided a cinematic look, while the streets of Los Angeles will showcase a living history of film and television.

What sports will be included in the Los Angeles Olympics?

Flag football, squash and obstacle courses. Yes, American Ninja Warrior-style obstacle courses to replace horses and liven up the modern pentathlon.

Flag football is a good choice for the Los Angeles organizers, who told IOC members last year that the sport represents “the future and the spearhead for the international growth of American football.”

Squash will join tennis and badminton as racquet sports at the Games. Could padel or pickleball one day follow suit?

Squash has been rejected in the past and, like flag football, is now heading to Los Angeles with no guarantee of staying for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

What will the Los Angeles Olympics be like?

There is no river in Los Angeles that can match Paris’s parade of athletes along the Seine, although two stadiums will be used instead of one: both the SoFi Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Paris Olympics often looked amazing on screen. Los Angeles practically invented the modern look of film and television and is a creative hub for music and fashion.

The message here for Los Angeles is: don’t try to copy Paris.

“Paris is the most beautiful city in the world,” admitted LA 2028 President Casey Wasserman. “The 2028 Games will be authentically Los Angeles.”

IOC Olympic broadcasting director Yiannis Exarchos said Los Angeles “cannot remake a city (Paris) with a 500-year history. Los Angeles speaks of the future, of new frontiers, of technology.”

Events like marathons and cycling can show “where a lot of the mythology of the 20th century has been created, thanks to Hollywood,” Exarchos said in an interview.

BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer, Jon Singleton and Jeremy Pena added RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night.

Yainer Diaz added a two-run homer for the Astros, who hammered Boston’s bullpen to earn their third straight win. Bregman and Pena each finished with three hits.

Altuve homered off reliever Lucas Sims to tie the game in the seventh and hit his 224th career homer, fourth on the team’s all-time list.

David Hamilton hit a two-run double for the Red Sox, who were coming off three of four wins and a 4-2 road streak. Boston’s bullpen allowed seven runs and 12 hits in the final three innings.

For the Astros, Venezuelan Jose Altuve was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Dominican Yainer Diaz was 2-for-5 with one run scored and two RBIs. Cuban Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI. Honduran Mauricio Dubon was 0-for-4.

For the Red Sox, Venezuelan Wilyer Abreu was 0-for-3. Dominican Rafael Devers was 0-for-4 with one RBI.