BOS 17, HOU 1 | Aug 24, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, August 24, 2023•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

BOS

Red Sox

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Brayan Bello

LOSS

J.P. France

The Red Sox cruised past the Astros 17-1 in a dominant performance.

★Connor Wong4-for-6, 2 RBI

★Alex Verdugo5-for-7, 2 RBI

★Wilyer Abreu4-for-5, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Connor Wong homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Wilyer Abreu scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:11Att: 35,323Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Nestor Ceja

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95.6%A

9 missed calls

+12.4% BOS

+0.11 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	2	4	17	25	0
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 716873 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alex VerdugoRF	7	2	5	2	0	1	.281/.347/.440	107.2	.474	.550
Rafael Devers3B	5	1	2	3	1	0	.272/.345/.519	111.6	.328	.351
Triston Casas1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.251/.352/.471	99.3	.497	.478
Rob RefsnyderLF	1	1	0	0	2	0	.251/.377/.316	87.2	.204	.184
Masataka YoshidaDH	6	1	2	1	0	1	.295/.348/.458	106.7	.309	.439
Pablo ReyesSS	4	3	2	2	1	0	.323/.361/.436	103.9	.395	.397
Wilyer AbreuCF	5	2	4	4	1	1	.500/.571/.917	108.7	.542	.826
Luis Urías2B	6	2	2	1	0	1	.188/.328/.323	101.4	.162	.157
Connor WongC	6	4	4	2	0	1	.248/.299/.413	100.5	.330	.395
Bench
Justin Turner1B	2	1	1	1	0	0	.289/.359/.484	104.4	.506	.564
Adam DuvallLF	3	0	2	1	1	0	.265/.329/.547
Totals	49	17	25	17	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Verdugo (1st off France, 0 on, 0 out); Abreu (2nd off France, 1 on, 0 out); Wong (9th off Maldonado, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Duvall; Urías; Reyes; Wong; Abreu; Yoshida

TB:40

RBI:Duvall; Urías; Reyes 2; Wong 2; Verdugo 2; Abreu 4; Devers 3; Yoshida; Turner

SB:Reyes

SF:Reyes

GIDP:Urías; Yoshida

Team LOB:14

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mauricio Dubón2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.269/.301/.382	99.5	.303

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brayan BelloW	7.0	9	1	1	3	4	103-64	91.4	3.56
Mauricio Llovera	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	21-16	92.1	4.50
Totals	9.0	10	1	1	3	7	124-80	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Bello 103-64; Llovera 21-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Bello 6-10; Llovera 2-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.P. FranceL	2.1	11	10	10	2	3	2	81-47	84.5	3.51

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Luis Urias doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Pablo Reyes scores.

📺

T3Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Pablo Reyes grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Jon Singleton. Justin Turner scores. Adam Duvall to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.

Top 1 • BOS

1-0

Alex Verdugo homers (10) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 107.2 mph💣 376 ftLA: 21°

Top 2 • BOS

5-0

Rafael Devers singles on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Luis Urias scores. Connor Wong scores.

EV: 111.3 mph130 ftLA: 5°

3-0

Wilyer Abreu homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Pablo Reyes scores.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 431 ftLA: 28°

Top 3 • BOS

11-0

Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Pablo Reyes grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Jon Singleton. Justin Turner scores. Adam Duvall to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.

EV: 69.9 mph24 ftLA: -3°

10-0

Masataka Yoshida singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Rafael Devers scores. Justin Turner to 3rd. Adam Duvall to 2nd.

EV: 106.7 mph35 ftLA: -3°

9-0

Adam Duvall walks. Alex Verdugo scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd. Justin Turner to 2nd.

8-0

Justin Turner hit by pitch. Connor Wong scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd. Rafael Devers to 2nd.

7-0

Alex Verdugo singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Luis Urias scores. Connor Wong to 2nd.

EV: 84.5 mph118 ftLA: 9°

6-0

Luis Urias doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Pablo Reyes scores.

EV: 75.5 mph246 ftLA: 42°

Bot 5 • HOU

11-1

Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Mauricio Dubon scores.

EV: 88.8 mph202 ftLA: 13°

Top 8 • BOS

13-1

Rafael Devers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Connor Wong scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.

EV: 91.9 mph13 ftLA: -21°

12-1

Wilyer Abreu singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker, deflected by second baseman Mauricio Dubon. Pablo Reyes scores.

EV: 106.0 mph32 ftLA: -2°

Top 9 • BOS

17-1

Connor Wong homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Wilyer Abreu scores.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 348 ftLA: 26°

15-1

Wilyer Abreu doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Masataka Yoshida scores.

EV: 104.1 mph293 ftLA: 19°

14-1

Pablo Reyes out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chas McCormick. Rob Refsnyder scores.

EV: 84.5 mph321 ftLA: 34°

HBP:Turner (by Bielak); Devers (by Maldonado)

Inherited runners-scored:Bielak 3-3; Montero 1-1

Pitches-strikes:France 81-47; Bielak 112-67; Montero 13-8; Maldonado 30-14

Groundouts-flyouts:France 3-1; Bielak 6-5; Montero 0-0; Maldonado 1-2

Bench
Jose Altuve2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.314/.408/.507	72.1	.653	.610
J.P. FranceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon BielakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Martín MaldonadoP							.180/.250/.318	-	-	-