Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros

Oct 16, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	0	6
HOU	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	8	0	5

loss:

L. Garciawin: Boston Red Sox logo

N. Eovaldi

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- A split decision is what the Red Sox left Minute Maid Park with on Saturday night. But it is a big one that puts swagger back in their step as this American League Championship Series heads back to Fenway Park. Needing a quick bounce-back from a tight loss...

Scoring Summary

BOSHOU

1
J.D. Martinez hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Kyle Schwarber scores. Rafael Devers scores. Alex Verdugo scores. [4 runs]
40
2
Rafael Devers hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Kevin Plawecki scores. Christian Arroyo scores. Enrique Hernandez scores. [4 runs]
80
4
Enrique Hernandez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
90
4
Kyle Tucker doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Verdugo. Yordan Alvarez scores. Carlos Correa to 3rd. [1 run]
91
4
Yuli Gurriel singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker scores. [2 runs]
93
9
Yuli Gurriel homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
94
9
Jason Castro homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
95

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Kyle Schwarber1B	1	4	1	0	3	1	0	2	.286
Bobby DalbecPR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Enrique HernandezCF	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	.500
3Rafael Devers3B	1	4	2	4	1	1	1	2	.310
4Xander BogaertsSS	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	.321
5Alex VerdugoLF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.367
6J.D. MartinezDH	2	5	1	4	1	0	1	4	.391
7Hunter RenfroeRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.259
8Kevin PlaweckiC	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167
Christian VazquezC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286
9Christian Arroyo2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269
TOTAL	11	37	9	9	12	4	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nathan EovaldiRHP	5.1	5	3	3	3	1	0	81	3.45
Adam OttavinoRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	0.00
Garrett WhitlockRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33	1.42
Darwinzon HernandezLHP	0.2	2	2	2	2	0	2	22	27.00
Ryan BrasierRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5.40
TOTAL	8.3	8	5	5	8	2	2	158	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
2Michael BrantleyLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286
3Alex Bregman3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
4Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.294
5Carlos CorreaSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.429
6Kyle TuckerRF	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.280
7Yuli Gurriel1B	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	.250
8Chas McCormickCF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	.417
Aledmys DiazPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.053
Jason CastroPH-C	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	.500
TOTAL	8	35	5	5	8	2	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luis GarciaRHP	1.0	2	5	5	2	3	1	33	24.55
Jake OdorizziRHP	4.0	7	4	4	5	0	2	82	9.00
Blake TaylorLHP	1.2	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	0.00
Yimi GarciaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	24	9.82
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	11	9	9	12	4	3	173	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSHOU

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Kyle Schwarber doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker.
00
LINEOUT — Enrique Hernandez lines out to center fielder Chas McCormick. [1 out]
00
WALK — Rafael Devers walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Xander Bogaerts strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Alex Verdugo walks. Kyle Schwarber to 3rd. Rafael Devers to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — J.D. Martinez hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Kyle Schwarber scores. Rafael Devers scores. Alex Verdugo scores. [4 runs]
40
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
40
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. [1 out]
40
GROUNDOUT — Michael Brantley grounds out, second baseman Christian Arroyo to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. [2 outs]
40
SINGLE — Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Verdugo.
40
LINEOUT — Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to center fielder Enrique Hernandez. [3 outs]
40

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Team Stats

BOS

HOU

9Runs5

11Hits8

0Errors0

.297Batting Avg.229

37At Bats35

6Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs2

9Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

12Strikeouts8

6Left on Base5

23Total Bases15

Game Details

Saturday, October 16, 2021 · 4:20 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 41,476 (100.7%)

weather: 70 degrees, roof closed