BOSTON -- Considering the success Astros outfielder
Porcello carried a 1-0 lead into the eighth before giving up a leadoff double to Marisnick, setting the stage for Springer to play the hero. He crushed an 81 mph changeup and sailed it over the Red Sox bullpen.\n\n“Huge at-bat by Jake getting to second base right there,” Springer said. “Honestly, trying to get him to third ... I was fortunate enough to hit a ball there pretty well and I’m happy to help us win.”\n\nSpringer entered the game 9-for-16 with two homers against Porcello before going 1-3 with a walk and a home run against him Friday. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the decision to let Porcello face Springer a fourth time was a bad one.\n\n“That was a bad one from the get go,” Cora said. “I mean, that’s the best lineup in baseball. He goes seven, and every pitch is high-leverage. He did his job, you know? The whole thing about one hitter and get him out, what’s the point? We have the best player in baseball right now with a man at second and no outs, that’s on me. That’s not on Rick. I just made a bad decision, put him in a bad spot, and we paid the price.”\n\nAstros reliever
**Diaz to get MRI**\n\nAstros infielder
“It’s a little \\[worrying\\],” Diaz said. “Any time you have to get out of the game you worry, but I’m going to have an MRI in the morning and hopefully it’s nothing too bad.”\n\nDiaz has started at second base in each of the last six games while