Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Houston 5,
Boston 4
When: 1:00 PM ET, Monday, October 9, 2017
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Dan Bellino, LF - Angel Hernandez, RF - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 37305
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Dan Bellino, LF - Angel Hernandez, RF - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 37305
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| Josh Reddick | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .533 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .235 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 |
| Evan Gattis | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Cameron Maybin | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Beltran | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Brian McCann | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .125 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - George Springer (2), Yuli Gurriel (1), Carlos Beltran (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Yuli Gurriel (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Bregman (2) | |||||||||
| TB - George Springer 4, Josh Reddick 2, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman 4, Yuli Gurriel 6, Evan Gattis, Carlos Beltran 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - George Springer (2), Josh Reddick (2), Alex Bregman (2), Carlos Beltran (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - George Springer (1), Josh Reddick (1), Carlos Beltran (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (3), Carlos Correa 2 (4), Marwin Gonzalez (3), Alex Bregman (3), Evan Gattis (1), Brian McCann 3 (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jose Altuve (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 13 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Marwin Gonzalez (Moreland at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Charlie Morton | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.15 |
| Justin Verlander (W 2-0) | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.12 |
| Ken Giles (SV 1) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Charlie Morton 83-52, Justin Verlander 40-24, Ken Giles 29-21 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Charlie Morton 3-1, Justin Verlander 3-4, Ken Giles 5-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Charlie Morton 20, Justin Verlander 10, Ken Giles 7 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Justin Verlander 1-1 | ||||||||
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .059 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mookie Betts | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .385 |
| Hanley Ramirez | DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .571 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Mitch Moreland (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Xander Bogaerts (1), Andrew Benintendi (1), Rafael Devers (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Xander Bogaerts 4, Andrew Benintendi 5, Mookie Betts, Mitch Moreland 2, Hanley Ramirez 2, Rafael Devers 5 | |||||||||
| RBI - Xander Bogaerts (1), Andrew Benintendi 2 (2), Rafael Devers (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Xander Bogaerts 2 (2), Mitch Moreland (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Mookie Betts (1, 2nd off Morton/McCann) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Rafael Devers (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Rick Porcello | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Chris Sale (L 0-2) | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8.38 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Addison Reed | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 |
| WP - Rick Porcello, Craig Kimbrel | ||||||||
| HBP - Marwin Gonzalez (by Porcello), Marwin Gonzalez (by Kimbrel) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Rick Porcello 70-41, Chris Sale 77-52, Craig Kimbrel 38-24, Addison Reed 2-2 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Rick Porcello 2-1, Chris Sale 4-3, Craig Kimbrel 0-2, Addison Reed 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Rick Porcello 17, Chris Sale 19, Craig Kimbrel 8, Addison Reed 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Craig Kimbrel 1-1, Addison Reed 2-0 | ||||||||