BOS @ HOU

October 05, 2017

Final Score: BOS 2 - HOU 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Minute Maid Park
Attendance
43,102
Game Duration
206 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Justin Verlander
Losing Pitcher
Chris Sale

Umpires

Home Plate
Dan Bellino
First Base
Angel Hernandez
Second Base
Ted Barrett
Third Base
Mark Wegner

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
73°F
Sky
Dome
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

BOS @ HOU — Line Score
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 x 8 12 0

BOS Batting

BOS @ HOU — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Andrew Benintendi 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mookie Betts 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Xander Bogaerts 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Bradley 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rafael Devers 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sandy Leon 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Austin Maddox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mitch Moreland 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Eduardo Nunez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dustin Pedroia 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Porcello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hanley Ramirez 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Chris Sale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 .250

HOU Batting

BOS @ HOU — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jose Altuve 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .750
Alex Bregman 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Carlos Correa 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chris Devenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Derek Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Evan Gattis 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .667
Marwin Gonzalez 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Yuli Gurriel 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Will Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Francisco Liriano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian McCann 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Joe Musgrove 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Reddick 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667
George Springer 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Justin Verlander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 8 12 8 2 8 3 0 4 0 .353

BOS Pitching

BOS @ HOU — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joe Kelly - 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Austin Maddox - 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.00
Rick Porcello - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Chris Sale (L) L 5.0 9 7 7 1 6 3 12.60
Team Totals 8.0 12 8 8 2 8 4 9.00

HOU Pitching

BOS @ HOU — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chris Devenski - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Will Harris - 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Francisco Liriano - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Joe Musgrove - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Justin Verlander (W) W 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 2 2 2 6 0 2.00

Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, October 5, 2017

At home, the Houston Astros won 8-2 over the Boston Red Sox on October 5, 2017 in the Division Series. The Houston Astros won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 43,102, a running time of 206 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 73 degrees and dome skies. The Boston Red Sox's runs came one at a time, in the second and fourth. The Houston Astros scored in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run first. Hits were 8 for the Boston Red Sox and 12 for the Houston Astros, with 0 and 0 errors. Justin Verlander was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 6.0 innings. The loss was charged to Chris Sale after 5.0 innings and 7 runs. Chris Sale led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Joe Kelly, Austin Maddox, Rick Porcello, and Chris Sale. The Houston Astros used Chris Devenski, Will Harris, Francisco Liriano, Joe Musgrove, and Justin Verlander on the mound. Sandy Leon led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. For the Houston Astros, Jose Altuve went 3 for 4, 3 home runs, and 3 RBI. Alex Bregman also homered for the Houston Astros. Behind the plate was umpire Dan Bellino.

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