HOU @ BOS

Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, October 18, 2021

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 12-3 at Fenway Park on October 18, 2021 in a League Championship Series game. The Boston Red Sox won comfortably. The game information lists attendance of 37,603, a game time of 196 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 54 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 12 mph wind. All of the Houston Astros scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the fourth. The line score has the Boston Red Sox crossing the plate in the second, third, sixth, and eighth; the second brought 6 runs. The Houston Astros had 5 hits and the Boston Red Sox 11, with 2 and 0 errors. Eduardo Rodriguez was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits in 6.0 innings. The loss was charged to Jose Urquidy after 1.2 innings and 6 runs. Eduardo Rodriguez led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Yimi Garcia, Phil Maton, Brooks Raley, Ryne Stanek, and Blake Taylor. The Boston Red Sox used Martin Perez, Hansel Robles, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Hirokazu Sawamura on the mound. For the Houston Astros, Yuli Gurriel went 2 for 3. Kyle Tucker drove in 3 for the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros got another home run from Kyle Tucker. For the Boston Red Sox, J. D. Martinez went 2 for 3, 1 home run, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Kyle Schwarber drove in 4 for the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox got more home runs from Christian Arroyo, Rafael Devers, and Kyle Schwarber. The home-plate umpire was Bill Miller.