Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Boston 7,
Houston 5
When: 7:09 PM ET, Sunday, October 14, 2018
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Chris Guccione, LF - Mark Wegner, RF - James Hoye
Attendance: 37960
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Chris Guccione, LF - Mark Wegner, RF - James Hoye
Attendance: 37960
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .222 |
| Tyler White | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Tony Kemp | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Evan Gattis | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Reddick | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - George Springer 2 (2), Martin Maldonado (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Marwin Gonzalez (1) | |||||||||
| TB - George Springer 4, Jose Altuve, Yuli Gurriel, Marwin Gonzalez 4, Carlos Correa, Martin Maldonado 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - George Springer 2 (4), Jose Altuve (1), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - George Springer 2 (4), Jose Altuve (1), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (2), Tyler White (1), Marwin Gonzalez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Gerrit Cole (1) | |||||||||
| PB - Martin Maldonado 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Gerrit Cole (L 0-1) | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Josh James | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Hector Rondon | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WP - Lance McCullers Jr. | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Gerrit Cole 90-56, Lance McCullers Jr. 18-9, Josh James 26-16, Hector Rondon 3-2, Tony Sipp 4-1 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gerrit Cole 7-5, Lance McCullers Jr. 0-0, Josh James 1-0, Hector Rondon 0-0, Tony Sipp 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Gerrit Cole 27, Lance McCullers Jr. 3, Josh James 6, Hector Rondon 1, Tony Sipp 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Rondon 2-1, Tony Sipp 2-0 | ||||||||
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Mookie Betts | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .111 |
| J.D. Martinez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Steve Pearce | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .000 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Mitch Moreland | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Sandy Leon | PR-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Mookie Betts 2 (2), Steve Pearce (1), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Mookie Betts 4, Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, Steve Pearce 2, Rafael Devers 2, Jackie Bradley Jr. 2, Mitch Moreland | |||||||||
| RBI - Mookie Betts (1), Andrew Benintendi (1), Rafael Devers (1), Jackie Bradley Jr. 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Mookie Betts (1), Jackie Bradley Jr. 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Benintendi 2 (4), Jackie Bradley Jr. 2 (2), Christian Vazquez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| David Price | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7.71 |
| Matt Barnes (W 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Brasier (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Porcello (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Craig Kimbrel (SV 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| WP - Craig Kimbrel | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - David Price 80-50, Matt Barnes 15-11, Ryan Brasier 19-11, Rick Porcello 18-15, Craig Kimbrel 16-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - David Price 3-3, Matt Barnes 2-0, Ryan Brasier 1-1, Rick Porcello 1-0, Craig Kimbrel 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - David Price 23, Matt Barnes 4, Ryan Brasier 4, Rick Porcello 3, Craig Kimbrel 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Matt Barnes 2-0 | ||||||||