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Red Sox
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 23, 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 23, 2023 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 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 23, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Sale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Urquidy |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 37,144 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hanahan 1B: Nestor Ceja 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Pat Hoberg |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Verdugo | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Devers | Third Baseman |
| Justin Turner | DH |
| Triston Casas | First Baseman |
| Adam Duvall | Center Fielder |
| Trevor Story | Shortstop |
| Wilyer Abreu | Left Fielder |
| Pablo Reyes | Second Baseman |
| Connor Wong | Catcher |
| Alex Cora | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chas McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Yainer Diaz | DH |
| Jose Abreu | 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 23, 2023
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Urquidy
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Urquidy
Devers hits a line drive towards first. Abreu reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Urquidy
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Sale
Altuve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Duvall. Altuve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bregman vs. Sale
Bregman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Altuve moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Sale
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Duvall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altuve tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Sale
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Sale
Diaz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wong fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Urquidy
Casas hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. Urquidy
Duvall hits a popup towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Urquidy
Story hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Story reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Urquidy
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Sale
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Sale
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Sale
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Sale
Maldonado hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Sale
Altuve strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Urquidy
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wong vs. Urquidy
Wong hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verdugo vs. Urquidy
The umpire calls a balk on Urquidy Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Verdugo vs. Urquidy
Verdugo hits a line drive off the glove of Pena, and into shallow left field. Verdugo reaches second base with a double. Reyes scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Devers vs. Urquidy
Devers hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Urquidy
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Casas vs. Urquidy
Casas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verdugo scores. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Duvall vs. Urquidy
Duvall takes first base on ball four. Casas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Story vs. Urquidy
Story strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Sale
Bregman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Sale
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Sale
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Sale
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bregman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Abreu vs. Sale
Abreu hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Abreu. Abreu reaches second base with a double. Bregman scores. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Pena vs. Sale
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Urquidy
Abreu hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Urquidy
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Urquidy
Wong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Verdugo vs. Urquidy
Verdugo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wong moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Devers vs. Urquidy
Devers hits a popup towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Sale
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Sale
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Sale
Altuve strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Urquidy
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Casas vs. Urquidy
Casas hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Duvall vs. Urquidy
Duvall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Story vs. Urquidy
Story hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Turner scores. Duvall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abreu vs. Urquidy
There goes Story. The throw from Maldonado and he is safe. Story steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Abreu vs. Urquidy
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Abreu scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abreu for the out. Duvall scores. Story moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Reyes vs. Martinez
Seth Martinez now pitching.
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Sale
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Devers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Sale
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Sale
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Martinez
Wong hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Martinez
Verdugo 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Martinez
Devers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Whitlock
Garrett Whitlock now pitching.
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Whitlock
Abreu hits a line drive towards first. Casas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Whitlock
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Neris
Hector Neris now pitching.
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Casas vs. Neris
Casas 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duvall vs. Neris
Duvall hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Whitlock
Meyers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Whitlock
Maldonado bunts towards the mound. Whitlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Whitlock
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bregman vs. Whitlock
Bregman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Whitlock
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu now pitching.
Story strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Abreu
Abreu hits a popup towards third. Bregman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Abreu
Reyes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Martin
Chris Martin now pitching.
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Martin
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Martin
Abreu hits a line drive into right field. Verdugo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Martin
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Martin
Meyers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Story scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yoshida vs. Pressly
Ryan Pressly now pitching. Masataka Yoshida pinch hits for Connor Wong.
Yoshida strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Verdugo vs. Pressly
Verdugo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Devers vs. Pressly
Devers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jansen
Reese McGuire now catching. Kenley Jansen now pitching. Jon Singleton pinch hits for Martin Maldonado.
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Pivetta
Nick Pivetta now pitching.
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Pivetta
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Pivetta
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Graveman
Yainer Diaz now catching. Kendall Graveman now pitching.
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Casas vs. Graveman
Casas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Duvall vs. Graveman
Duvall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Story vs. Graveman
Story strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Graveman
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Graveman
There goes Abreu. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Altuve applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Winckowski
Josh Winckowski now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Diaz vs. Winckowski
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tucker scores. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Winckowski
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Winckowski
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Dubon vs. Winckowski
Mauricio Dubon pinch hits for Jake Meyers.
Dubon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Julks vs. Winckowski
Corey Julks pinch hits for Kendall Graveman.
Julks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/2023 -- BOS at Houston (N)
BOS AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Alex Verdugo, rf 5 1 2 1 Altuve J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Rafael Devers, 3b 5 1 0 0 Bregman A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Justin Turner, dh 3 1 0 0 Tucker K, rf 4 1 0 1
Triston Casas, 1b 4 1 1 1 McCormick C, lf 5 0 2 0
Adam Duvall, cf 4 2 2 3 Diaz Y, dh-c 5 0 3 1
Trevor Story, ss 5 0 2 1 Abreu J, 1b 5 0 1 1
Wilyer Abreu, lf 4 0 0 1 Pena J, ss 4 1 2 0
Pablo Reyes, 2b 4 1 1 0 Meyers J, cf 4 0 1 0
Connor Wong, c 3 0 1 0 Dubon M, ph 1 0 0 0
Masataka Yoshida, ph 1 0 0 0 Maldonado M, c 2 1 1 2
Reese McGuire, c 0 0 0 0 Singleton J, ph 1 0 0 0
Graveman K, p 0 0 0 0
Julks C, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 7 9 7 39 5 12 5
BOS 002 020 000 3 -- 7
Houston 121 000 000 1 -- 5
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Chris Sale 5.0 6 4 4 1 9
Garrett Whitlock 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Chris Martin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Kenley Jansen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Pivetta (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Josh Winckowski (S) 1.0 3 1 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Urquidy J 4.2 8 4 4 3 1
Martinez S 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Neris H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Abreu B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Pressly R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Graveman K (L) 1.0 1 3 2 2 1
DP -- BOS 1
LOB -- BOS 6, Houston 10
2B -- Altuve J, Trevor Story, Alex Verdugo, Abreu J
HR -- Maldonado M, Adam Duvall
SB -- Trevor Story
CS -- Wilyer Abreu
SH -- Maldonado M
SF -- Tucker K
Balk -- Urquidy J
T -- 3:37
A -- 37144
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