HOUSTON -- Not long after arriving in Houston from San Diego late Sunday, Alex Bregman treated himself to Whataburger, an old fast-food favorite that’s open 24 hours. No. 2 likes the No. 3 -- triple meat -- sans tomato.

The former Astro continued to make himself at home on Monday night, homering in his first Daikin Park at-bat as a visiting player. Bregman’s two-run homer off Cristian Javier gave the Red Sox a quick lead in the first inning, but Boston couldn’t cook up quite enough scoring in a 7-6 series-opening loss .

“Every time you hit a homer in the big leagues, it’s pretty special. But to be able to do it first at-bat back here was a pretty cool moment I’ll never forget,” said Bregman, who also singled during a 2-for-4 night.

Eighteen minutes before first pitch, the Astros tre

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