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Red Sox
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 27, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 27, 2008 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Daisuke Matsuzaka |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Runelvys Hernandez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 42,327 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Mike Muchlinski 3B: Paul Nauert |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | Pitcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| David Newhan | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Runelvys Hernandez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 27, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hernandez
Crisp hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Hernandez
Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Hernandez
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Hernandez
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Matsuzaka
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newhan vs. Matsuzaka
Newhan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Matsuzaka
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Hernandez
Lowell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Hernandez
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Hernandez
Varitek takes first base on ball four. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Hernandez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Matsuzaka
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Matsuzaka
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Matsuzaka
Blum hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Matsuzaka
Pence hits a line drive towards the mound. Matsuzaka reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsuzaka vs. Hernandez
Matsuzaka strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hernandez
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Hernandez
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. Crisp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Drew vs. Hernandez
Drew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hernandez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Hernandez
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Matsuzaka
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Matsuzaka
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Matsuzaka
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Newhan vs. Matsuzaka
Newhan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Hernandez
Youkilis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Hernandez
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Hernandez
Lugo hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Matsuzaka vs. Hernandez
Matsuzaka strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Crisp vs. Hernandez
Crisp hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Matsuzaka
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Matsuzaka
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matsuzaka fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Matsuzaka
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Hernandez
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Hernandez
Drew hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hernandez
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Matsuzaka
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Matsuzaka
Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Matsuzaka
Quintero hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Erstad vs. Matsuzaka
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Runelvys Hernandez.
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Matsuzaka
Bourn takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to third. Quintero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Newhan vs. Matsuzaka
Newhan hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching.
Lowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newhan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Sampson
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Sampson
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Sampson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Hansen
Craig Hansen now pitching.
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Hansen
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hansen
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Sampson
Lugo hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Sampson
Sean Casey pinch hits for Craig Hansen.
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Sampson
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Sampson
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lugo scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Drew takes first base on ball four. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Villarreal
Oscar Villarreal now pitching. Mark Loretta now playing second base.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen now pitching. Jacoby Ellsbury now playing left field.
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Delcarmen
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Delcarmen
Quintero strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Villarreal
Lowell hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Villarreal
Youkilis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Villarreal
Varitek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Villarreal
Lugo hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ellsbury vs. Villarreal
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Loretta hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Okajima
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abercrombie vs. Okajima
Reggie Abercrombie pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal.
Abercrombie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Okajima
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Papelbon
Alex Cora now playing shortstop. Jonathan Papelbon now pitching.
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Crisp hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Wright
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Drew vs. Wright
Drew takes first base on ball four. Crisp moves to third. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Cora vs. Wright
Cora hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lowell vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Lowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crisp scores. Pedroia scores. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Brocail
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Drew moves to third. Lowell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Varitek vs. Brocail
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Papelbon
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Papelbon
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Papelbon
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/2008 -- Boston at Houston (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Crisp C, cf 4 2 1 0 Bourn M, cf 3 0 0 0
Pedroia D, 2b 4 2 3 1 Newhan D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Drew J, rf 3 1 1 3 Villarreal O, p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez M, lf 4 0 0 0 Abercrombie R, ph 1 1 1 1
Delcarmen M, p 0 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0
Okajima H, p 0 0 0 0 Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0
Cora A, ss 1 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 0
Lowell M, 3b 5 0 1 2 Berkman L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Youkilis K, 1b 5 0 4 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0
Varitek J, c 3 0 1 0 Blum G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lugo J, ss 4 1 1 0 Pence H, rf 3 0 0 0
Papelbon J, p 0 0 0 0 Quintero H, c 3 0 1 0
Matsuzaka D, p 2 0 0 0 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0
Hansen C, p 0 0 0 0 Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey S, ph 1 0 0 0 Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0
Ellsbury J, lf 1 0 0 0 Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
Loretta M, 2b 1 0 0 0
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37 6 12 6 31 1 4 1
Boston 003 000 102 -- 6
Houston 000 000 010 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka D (W) 5.0 2 0 0 3 4
Hansen C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Delcarmen M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Okajima H 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Papelbon J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez R (L) 5.0 5 3 3 3 5
Sampson C 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Byrdak T* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Villarreal O 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Wright W 0.1 1 2 2 2 0
Brocail D 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Boston 10, Houston 6
2B -- Pedroia D, Youkilis K
HR -- Drew J, Abercrombie R
T -- 3:22
A -- 42327
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