HOU 5, BOS 6 | Sep 9, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Monday, September 10, 2018•Fenway Park•60°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Craig Kimbrel

LOSS

Héctor Rondón

The Red Sox edged the Astros 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★J.D. Martinez4 RBI

★Xander Bogaerts4-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Mitch Moreland singles on a fly ball to left fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Tzu-Wei Lin scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.

Weather: 60°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:35Att: 32,787Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Quinn Wolcott

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89.2%C

17 missed calls

+35.8% HOU

+0.63 runs BOS

Win Probability

BOS WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	11	0
BOS	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0

Game 531544 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerCF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.261/.342/.435	101.8	.453	.416
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	.317/.383/.454	100.9	.126	.137
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.299/.401/.563	96.9	.149	.145
Yuli Gurriel1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.277/.310/.408	96.5	.146	.132
Carlos CorreaSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.242/.325/.413	102.2	.118	.138
Marwin GonzalezLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.247/.323/.415	110.1	.458	.845
Jake MarisnickDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207/.265/.391	-	-	-
Martín MaldonadoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.282/.366	-	-	-
Josh ReddickRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.241/.311/.382	99.4	.422	.407
Bench
Tyler WhiteDH	4	1	2	2	0	2	.301/.381/.609	100	.297	.341
Brian McCannC	2	0	1	0	2	0	.212/.302/.321
Totals	36	5	11	5	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Gonzalez (2nd off Porcello, 0 on, 0 out); Altuve (6th off Porcello, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:White 2; Bregman; Reddick

TB:21

RBI:White 2; Reddick; Altuve; Gonzalez

CS:McCann

GIDP:Reddick

Team LOB:7

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsCF	4	3	2	0	1	0	.342/.433/.633	106.5	.321

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dallas Keuchel	6.0	9	5	5	2	2	1	91-53	86.9	3.59
Joe Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	82.5	3.02
Collin McHugh	0.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	25-15	88.1	1.95
Tony Sipp	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-6	87.8	2.14
Héctor RondónL	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	19-11	96.3	2.19
Totals	8.2	14	6	6	3	5	1	151-92	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Sipp 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Keuchel 91-53; Smith 8-7; McHugh 25-15; Sipp 8-6; Rondón 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Keuchel 11-3; Smith 2-1; McHugh 0-0; Sipp 0-0; Rondón 1-1

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rick Porcello	5.2	7	4	4	1	6	2	95-61	86.4	4.27

Game Notes

📺

B5Replay review: Red Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve. Mookie Betts to 2nd.

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T7Replay review: Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yuli Gurriel reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to catcher Sandy Leon. Jose Altuve out at home.

🥎

T1Passed ball

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T7Passed ball

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • BOS

0-1

Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to center fielder George Springer. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 94.9 mph291 ftLA: 18°

Top 2 • HOU

1-1

Marwin Gonzalez homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 422 ftLA: 26°

Bot 3 • BOS

1-2

J.D. Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 92.8 mph339 ftLA: 26°

Bot 5 • BOS

1-5

J.D. Martinez homers (40) on a fly ball to left center field. Mookie Betts scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 97.7 mph💣 374 ftLA: 35°

Top 6 • HOU

5-5

Josh Reddick doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder J. D. Martinez. Tyler White scores. Brian McCann to 3rd.

EV: 87.8 mph213 ftLA: 16°

4-5

Tyler White doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores. Carlos Correa scores.

EV: 100.0 mph348 ftLA: 19°

2-5

Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.9 mph💣 374 ftLA: 45°

Bot 9 • BOS

5-6

Mitch Moreland singles on a fly ball to left fielder Marwin Gonzalez. Tzu-Wei Lin scores. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd.

Inherited runners-scored:Hembree 2-2; Johnson 1-1; Brasier 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Porcello 95-61; Hembree 6-4; Johnson 12-5; Brasier 3-3; Wright 24-18; Kimbrel 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Porcello 5-5; Hembree 0-0; Johnson 0-0; Brasier 0-0; Wright 2-3; Kimbrel 0-1

Bench
J.D. MartinezRF	4	1	1	4	0	0	.331/.402/.636	97.7	.234	.276
Steve Pearce1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.287/.376/.519	79.9	.043	.039
Brandon Phillips3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.375/.667	85.2	.125	.124
Eduardo NúñezDH	3	0	2	0	0	0	.261/.284/.385	108.9	.143	.132
Sandy LeónC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.188/.246/.296	99.7	.087	.090
Rick PorcelloP							.429/.429/.714	-	-	-
Heath HembreeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian JohnsonP							.250/.250/.250	-	-	-
Ryan BrasierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven WrightP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-