Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Houston 8,
Boston 2
When: 4:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 5, 2017
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Mark Wegner, LF - Mike Everitt, RF - Marty Foster
Attendance: 43102
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Mark Wegner, LF - Mike Everitt, RF - Marty Foster
Attendance: 43102
Final Scoring Summary
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Eduardo Nunez | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hanley Ramirez | PH-DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Mookie Betts | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Sandy Leon | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Hanley Ramirez (1), Mookie Betts (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Hanley Ramirez 3, Andrew Benintendi, Mookie Betts 3, Mitch Moreland, Sandy Leon 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Rafael Devers (1), Sandy Leon (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Sandy Leon (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Benintendi (1), Mitch Moreland (1), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Rafael Devers (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Andrew Benintendi (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| PB - Sandy Leon (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Chris Sale (L 0-1) | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12.60 |
| 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 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Chris Sale 100-63, Joe Kelly 25-18, Austin Maddox 18-10, Rick Porcello 12-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Sale 2-3, Joe Kelly 1-1, Austin Maddox 0-1, Rick Porcello 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Chris Sale 24, Joe Kelly 5, Austin Maddox 4, Rick Porcello 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Joe Kelly 2-2 | ||||||||
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Evan Gattis | DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Derek Fisher | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Reddick | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 |
| Brian McCann | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Evan Gattis 2 (2), Marwin Gonzalez (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Bregman (1), Jose Altuve 3 (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Bregman 5, Jose Altuve 12, Evan Gattis 4, Josh Reddick 2, Yuli Gurriel, Marwin Gonzalez 2, Brian McCann | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Bregman (1), Jose Altuve 3 (3), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (2), Brian McCann 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jose Altuve (1), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Bregman (1), Brian McCann 2 (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jose Altuve (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Derek Fisher (1, 2nd by Maddox/Leon) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Josh Reddick (Pedroia at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander (W 1-0) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 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 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 99-66, Chris Devenski 10-7, Will Harris 19-12, Francisco Liriano 2-2, Joe Musgrove 16-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 5-1, Chris Devenski 0-0, Will Harris 1-0, Francisco Liriano 1-0, Joe Musgrove 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 24, Chris Devenski 3, Will Harris 4, Francisco Liriano 1, Joe Musgrove 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Francisco Liriano 2-0 | ||||||||