BOS 4, HOU 5 | Aug 19, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 20, 2024•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

BOS

Red Sox

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Josh Hader

LOSS

Kenley Jansen

The Astros edged the Red Sox 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Victor Caratini3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Yordan Alvarez3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Chas McCormick scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:46Att: 33,409Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Chris Segal

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89.4%C

14 missed calls

+2.0% BOS

+0.12 runs BOS

Win Probability

HOU WinBOS Win

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

Game 746351 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jarren DuranCF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.287/.344/.505	102	.254	.430
Tyler O'NeillRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.265/.354/.529	67.9	.118	.145
Rob RefsnyderLF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.296/.377/.472	107.8	.639	.615
Rafael Devers3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.295/.374/.584	106.5	.509	.538
Romy Gonzalez2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.271/.322/.450	111.2	.358	.364
Danny JansenC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.222/.310/.380	96.2	.267	.272
Triston Casas1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.247/.342/.464	99.4	.003	.002
Masataka YoshidaDH	2	1	1	2	0	0	.299/.375/.450	99.2	.202	.313
Ceddanne RafaelaSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.260/.292/.403	102.1	.076	.069
Bench
Connor WongDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.289/.344/.431	107.1	.526	.483
Tanner HouckP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	4	7	3	1	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Duran (1st off Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 out); Yoshida (6th off Scott, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:13

RBI:Duran; Yoshida 2

CS:Rafaela

GIDP:Wong; Refsnyder

Team LOB:5

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.300/.352/.440	106.3	.402

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tanner Houck	6.0	8	3	2	0	8	0	90-61	89.5	3.01
Chris MartinH	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	13-11	93	3.03
Lucas SimsBS	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	23-12	88.9	4.09
Kenley JansenL	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	4-4	91.8	2.84
Totals	8.1	13	5	4	2	13	1	130-88	-	-

HBP:Alvarez (by Houck)

Pitches-strikes:Houck 90-61; Martin 13-11; Sims 23-12; Jansen 4-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Houck 5-4; Martin 0-0; Sims 1-0; Jansen 0-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi	5.2	6	3	1	1	7	1	99-64	89.7	4.37

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jeremy Peña reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Rafael Devers to catcher Danny Jansen. Yordan Alvarez out at home. Yainer Diaz to 2nd.

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T6Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Romy Gonzalez reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Jose Altuve.

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T6Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Masataka Yoshida homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Romy Gonzalez scores.

Top 1 • BOS

2-0

Danny Jansen reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Shay Whitcomb. Rafael Devers scores. Romy Gonzalez to 3rd.

EV: 95.7 mph20 ftLA: -7°

1-0

Jarren Duran homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 102.0 mph💣 356 ftLA: 24°

Bot 4 • HOU

2-2

Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Yainer Diaz scores. Jeremy Peña scores. Victor Caratini to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Danny Jansen.

EV: 102.7 mph15 ftLA: -8°

Top 6 • BOS

4-2

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Masataka Yoshida homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Romy Gonzalez scores.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 344 ftLA: 24°

Bot 6 • HOU

4-3

Jon Singleton out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jarren Duran. Jeremy Peña scores.

EV: 84.0 mph300 ftLA: 35°

Bot 8 • HOU

4-4

Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to left fielder Rob Refsnyder. Chas McCormick scores.

EV: 92.3 mph178 ftLA: 11°

Bot 9 • HOU

4-5

Yainer Diaz homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 401 ftLA: 34°

Bench
Victor CaratiniC	3	0	3	1	1	0	.290/.346/.462	106.8	.433	.402
Trey CabbageRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.212/.247/.341	69.8	-	-
Yusei KikuchiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tayler ScottP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb FergusonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh HaderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-