Andrew Benintendi wasn?t happy after striking out to open the fourth inning, one of 11 strikeouts by Astros pitchers.

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ASTROS 7, RED SOX 2

Red Sox come up empty, drop ALCS opener to Astros

From the start ? a poor outing by Chris Sale ? to the finish ? a four-run ninth by Houston ? the Red Sox didn?t have it.

Boston, MA: 10-13-18: Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale is pictured as he struggled with his control in the top of the second inning. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Houston Astros in Game One of their ALCS baseball matchup at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Chris Sale didn?t inspire any confidence in Game 1

The ace lefthander struggled in his four-inning outing, putting the heat on David Price in Game 2.

David Price did some throwing in the outfield Saturday before Game 1.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

It?s all on the line for David Price

The lefty is 0-9 as a starter in the postseason, and he?s headed to the mound for Sunday?s pivotal Game 2.

Harvard students gathered in Phillip Brooks House to make signs for a march planned for Sunday in support of affirmative action.

Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe

Harvard admissions lawsuit raises tensions on campus

A high-stakes case accusing the university of discriminating against Asian-American applicants begins Monday. Students are grappling with the issues raised by the lawsuit.

Ideas: Can affirmative action be saved?

S.I. Rosenbaum

https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/webrosenbaum.jpg Can technology offer a way forward?

Computers could provide a way for universities to build diversity without considering race directly.

Richard D. Kahlenberg

https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/webkahlenberg.jpg Yes, as long as it?s not based on race

A class-based approach recognizes that disadvantaged whites and Asians deserve a leg up, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_trump_snl.jpg ?Saturday Night Live? takes on Trump-Kanye meeting

The show?s opening segment made light of last week?s White House gathering.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE COLOR OF MONEY

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If you can ride the waves, you?ll ultimately increase your wealth.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_walpolehow8_biz.jpg Home of the Week: Walpole contemporary with walls of windows for $825,000

The fireplace of this four-bedroom home is nearly surrounded by windows, making it look as if it is sitting outside.

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/Witches%20Woods.jpg From spooky to scary, Halloween fun abounds

Greater Boston is awash with colorful events, whether you?re on the lookout for a good fright or accompanying small goblins who are awed by flickering jack o?lantern light.

Boston College tight end Hunter Long (80) extends for a touchdown against Louisville cornerback Rodjay Burns (10) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Boston, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

BC 38, LOUISVILLE 20

BC football gets past Louisville without AJ Dillon

David Bailey (28 carries, 112 yards) and Ben Glines (17 carries, 107 yards) made up for the absence of star running back Dillon.

Brian Scalabrine, now a color analyst on NBC Sports Boston, was a fan favorite when he played for the Celtics from 2005 until 2010.

Globe Magazine

Brian Scalabrine?s unlikely path from Celtics? benchwarmer to broadcaster

?Scal? was a fan favorite when he played for the team, and now he gets to run his mouth talking hoops.

Even among nurses, there?s a split on Question 1

Jennifer Theriault and Siobhan Cruise are emergency room nurses in Brokcton.

Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe

The ballot measure would regulate staffing levels in Mass. hospitals. Some nurses, including unionized ones, worry about losing flexibility on the job.

Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiLowell04.jpg Did Charlie Baker keep his 2014 campaign promises?

The Globe reviewed the governor?s stances, pledges from debates, hundreds of news releases, and media interviews; consulted policy experts; and found a mixed bag.

Graphic

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin101118ELMGubernatorialForum_Met9.jpg Checking in on Charlie Baker?s campaign promises

As the governor pursues a second term, it?s time to look at what he said to get elected in the first place.

A Lawrence firefighter walked past a row of travel trailers Saturday.

Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe

As temperatures drop, gasless residents seek warmer shelter

Thousands in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover have no way to heat their homes after last month?s natural gas-fueled fires and explosions. Officials are ready for an influx of people looking for heated accommodations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Swensen_181013_14Warren_0007.jpg Elizabeth Warren uses rally to pitch case for election?s importance

Warren sounded a strong populist message at Saturday?s rally in Roxbury. ?We don?t want a government that just works for the wealthy and the well-connected,? she said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1048024146.jpg Citing real estate depreciation, Jared Kushner paid almost no taxes for years

For several years, Jared Kushner appears to have paid almost no federal income taxes, according to documents.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/image_6483441%20(3).JPG A violent week ends, and skepticism follows

There were seven fatal shootings in Boston over an eight-day span, but some residents don?t think anything will ? or can ? be done to stop the violence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Walker_100318_04hotelstrike_31472x.jpg Michelle Wu, Ed Flynn ask council colleagues to officially back hotel workers

More than 1,500 employees at Marriott-run hotels in Boston walked off the job Oct. 3 after six months of negotiations.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maine%20comp.jpg 5 competitive races to watch in New England for the midterms

Swing state Maine features a pair of races that highlight the region?s most competitive down the stretch.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/STORM_MICHAEL_49.jpg Far from the coast, Michael packed an unexpected punch

After carving a path of despair along the coast of Florida?s Panhandle, Hurricane Michael drubbed the state?s inland rural communities with unexpected brutal force.

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The climbers died after a violent snowstorm ripped through their camp in the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal, officials said Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/15roxburypot201a.jpg Going slow on cannabis cafes can?t be a good thing

Social consumption of marijuana may be years away. The problem is that endless delay is more likely than not to foster any number of end-runs around official policy. That can?t be a good thing.

Special reports

The Big Picture

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, September 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: gas explosions in Lawrence, 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and primary elections.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Baseball-108-Stitches-C.jpg 108 Stitches

Red Sox reporter Alex Speier writes about everything baseball with an eye for analytics and an insider?s knowledge of the game.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_17298486387699-1024x576.jpg Opinion: A widely used guideline said I didn?t need a mammogram. It was wrong

Because of conflicting guidelines about when women should begin having them, women like me fall through the cracks.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.