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Red Sox
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 21, 2023
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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 August 21, 2023 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 21, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | James Paxton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cristian Javier |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 31,590 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Pat Hoberg 2B: Tom Hanahan 3B: Nestor Ceja |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Verdugo | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Devers | Third Baseman |
| Masataka Yoshida | Left Fielder |
| Triston Casas | First Baseman |
| Adam Duvall | Center Fielder |
| Trevor Story | DH |
| Pablo Reyes | Shortstop |
| Reese McGuire | Catcher |
| Luis Urias | Second Baseman |
| Alex Cora | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH |
| Chas McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Yainer Diaz | First Baseman |
| Jeremy Pena | Shortstop |
| Jake Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 21, 2023
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Javier
Verdugo hits a popup off the glove of Pena, and into shallow left field. Verdugo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Javier
Devers hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Yoshida vs. Javier
Yoshida hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Verdugo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Casas vs. Javier
Casas hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Duvall vs. Javier
Duvall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Javier
Story strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Paxton
Altuve hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Paxton
Bregman takes first base on ball four. Altuve moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Paxton
Tuckerhits a dribbler in front of the plate. McGuire interferes with Tucker who is awarded first base. Altuve moves to third. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Alvarez vs. Paxton
Alvarez hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altuve tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Paxton
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bregman moves to third. Tucker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Paxton
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Paxton
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Javier
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Javier
McGuire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Urias vs. Javier
Urias takes first base on ball four. McGuire moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Verdugo vs. Javier
Verdugo hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Devers vs. Javier
Devers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Paxton
Meyers hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Paxton
There's a wild pitch. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Paxton
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Yoshida. Maldonado reaches second base with a double. Meyers scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Paxton
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maldonado moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bregman vs. Paxton
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maldonado scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Paxton
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Paxton
Alvarez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bregman scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Paxton
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Diaz vs. Paxton
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Javier
Yoshida hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Javier
Casas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Duvall vs. Javier
Duvall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Story vs. Javier
Story takes first base on ball four. Duvall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Javier
Reyes hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Paxton
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Paxton
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Paxton
Maldonado strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Javier
McGuire bunts towards third. Bregman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Urias vs. Javier
Urias is hit by the pitch. McGuire moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Verdugo vs. Javier
Verdugo hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGuire moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Devers vs. Javier
Devers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Yoshida vs. Javier
Yoshida hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Paxton
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Paxton
Bregman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Paxton
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Paxton
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Urias fields it and throws to second for the out. Bregman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Paxton
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Paxton
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paxton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Paxton
Pena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yoshida. Pena reaches second base with a double. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Meyers vs. Paxton
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paxton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Javier
Casas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Duvall vs. Javier
Duvall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Casas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Story vs. Javier
Story strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Javier
Reyes hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McGuire vs. Javier
McGuire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGuire for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Murphy
Chris Murphy now pitching.
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Murphy
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Murphy
Bregman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Murphy
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Urias vs. Martinez
Seth Martinez now pitching.
Urias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Verdugo vs. Martinez
Verdugo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Urias moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Devers vs. Martinez
Devers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Urias moves to third. Verdugo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Yoshida vs. Martinez
Yoshida hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yoshida for the out. Urias scores. Verdugo moves to third. Devers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Casas vs. Martinez
Casas hits a popup towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Duvall vs. Martinez
Duvall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Murphy
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Urias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Murphy
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Murphy
Diaz hits a fly ball towards right. Verdugo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Verdugo. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Murphy
Pena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Murphy
Meyers hits a line drive into center field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Neris
Hector Neris now pitching.
Story strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Neris
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Neris
McGuire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Murphy
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Murphy
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Murphy
Bregman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Yoshida. Bregman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Murphy
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Urias vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu now pitching.
Urias hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Abreu
Verdugo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Devers vs. Abreu
Devers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Murphy
Alvarez hits a fly ball into left field. Yoshida settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Murphy
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Murphy
Diaz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Murphy
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Murphy
Meyers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Murphy
Maldonado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Murphy
Altuve strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Pressly
Ryan Pressly now pitching.
Yoshida hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Pressly
Casas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. Pressly
Duvall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Duvall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Story vs. Pressly
Story hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/2023 -- BOS at Houston (N)
BOS AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Alex Verdugo, rf 5 1 3 0 Altuve J, 2b 6 1 1 0
Rafael Devers, 3b 5 0 1 0 Bregman A, 3b 3 2 3 1
Masataka Yoshida, lf 5 1 1 1 Tucker K, rf 3 0 1 0
Triston Casas, 1b 4 0 1 0 Alvarez Y, dh 4 1 1 2
Adam Duvall, cf 5 1 3 3 McCormick C, lf 5 2 2 4
Trevor Story, dh 4 0 0 0 Diaz Y, 1b 5 1 2 1
Pablo Reyes, ss 4 0 0 0 Pena J, ss 5 0 2 0
Reese McGuire, c 4 0 2 0 Meyers J, cf 5 1 2 0
Luis Urias, 2b 1 1 0 0 Maldonado M, c 5 1 2 1
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37 4 11 4 41 9 16 9
BOS 300 001 000 -- 4
Houston 130 300 02x -- 9
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
James Paxton (L) 4.0 9 7 6 3 4
Chris Murphy 4.0 7 2 2 0 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Javier C (W) 5.0 7 3 3 3 3
Martinez S 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Neris H 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Abreu B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pressly R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Reese McGuire, Alex Verdugo
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- BOS 11, Houston 13
2B -- Alex Verdugo, Maldonado M, Pena J, Bregman A, Adam Duvall
HR -- Adam Duvall, McCormick C 2, Diaz Y
SF -- Alvarez Y
HBP -- by Javier C (Luis Urias)
WP -- James Paxton
T -- 3:12
A -- 31590
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