BOS 2, HOU 8 | Oct 5, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, October 5, 2017•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

BOS

Red Sox

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Justin Verlander

LOSS

Chris Sale

The Astros cruised past the Red Sox 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Jose Altuve3 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Jose Altuve homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 8:00 PM UTCT: 3:26Att: 43,102Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Dan Bellino

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90.1%C

16 missed calls

+9.6% BOS

+0.41 runs BOS

Win Probability

HOU WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
HOU	2	0	0	2	1	2	1	0

Game 526482 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	109.9	.208	.216
Hanley RamirezDH	3	0	2	0	0	0	.667/.667/1.000	106.9	.255	.251
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.250	101.2	.228	.274
Mookie BettsRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500/.500/.750	105.5	.438	.430
Mitch Moreland1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333/.500/.333	88.6	.384	.351
Dustin Pedroia2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.250/.000	93	.136	.125
Rafael Devers3B	3	0	0	1	0	2	.000/.000/.000	87.9	.047	.419
Sandy LeónC	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500/.500/.500	102.4	.630	.585
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	98.7	.271	.478
Bench
Eduardo NúñezDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	76	.131	.118
Chris SaleP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	2	8	2	2	6	-	-	-	-

2B:Betts; Ramirez

TB:10

RBI:Devers; León

SF:Devers

GIDP:Benintendi

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000/.000/.000	90.5	.197

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chris SaleL	5.0	9	7	7	1	6	3	100-63	89.6	12.60
Joe Kelly	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	25-18	92.1	0.00
Austin Maddox	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	18-10	91.1	9.00
Rick Porcello	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	90.2	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	8	8	2	8	4	155-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Kelly 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Sale 100-63; Kelly 25-18; Maddox 18-10; Porcello 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Sale 2-6; Kelly 1-1; Maddox 0-1; Porcello 1-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderW	6.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	99-66	92.2	3.00

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Red Sox challenged (timing play), call on the field was overturned: Sandy Leon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Reddick. Mitch Moreland scores. Dustin Pedroia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Josh Reddick to third baseman Alex Bregman.

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B4Replay review: Astros challenged (trap play), call on the field was overturned: Josh Reddick singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.

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B2Passed ball

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Alex Bregman homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 400 ftLA: 31°

0-2

Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 389 ftLA: 33°

Top 2 • BOS

1-2

Red Sox challenged (timing play), call on the field was overturned: Sandy Leon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Reddick. Mitch Moreland scores. Dustin Pedroia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Josh Reddick to third baseman Alex Bregman.

EV: 96.1 mph25 ftLA: -2°

Top 4 • BOS

2-2

Rafael Devers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Josh Reddick. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 70.6 mph243 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • HOU

2-4

Marwin Gonzalez doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Evan Gattis scores. Josh Reddick scores.

EV: 100.0 mph387 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • HOU

2-5

Jose Altuve homers (2) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 108.5 mph💣 415 ftLA: 23°

Bot 6 • HOU

2-7

Brian McCann singles on a line drive to right fielder Mookie Betts. Evan Gattis scores. Josh Reddick scores. Yuli Gurriel to 2nd.

EV: 80.5 mph199 ftLA: 15°

Bot 7 • HOU

2-8

Jose Altuve homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 402 ftLA: 32°

HR:Bregman (1st off Sale, 0 on, 1 out); Altuve (1st off Sale, 0 on, 1 out); Altuve (5th off Sale, 0 on, 2 out); Altuve (7th off Maddox, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Gattis 2; Gonzalez

TB:27

RBI:Bregman; Altuve 3; Gonzalez 2; McCann 2

CS:Fisher

GIDP:Altuve

Team LOB:4

Inherited runners-scored:Liriano 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Verlander 99-66; Devenski 10-7; Harris 19-12; Liriano 2-2; Musgrove 16-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Verlander 5-8; Devenski 0-1; Harris 1-1; Liriano 1-0; Musgrove 1-1

Bench
Evan GattisDH	3	2	2	0	1	0	.667/.750/1.333	107.2	.584	.614
Justin VerlanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris DevenskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will HarrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Francisco LirianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe MusgroveP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-