Clay Buchholz strikes out career-best 12 in shutout for Red Sox
Clay Buchholz allowed three hits and struck out a career-high 12 in his fifth career shutout in the Boston Red Sox's 11-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
11
Houston Astros
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
D Ortiz grounded out to second, M Carp scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
M Carp tripled to deep center, C Vazquez and B Holt scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-0
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Advancing On Force 9-0
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
D Ortiz walked, S Drew scored, B Holt to third, D Pedroia to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
C Vazquez hit sacrifice fly to left, X Bogaerts scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
C Vazquez reached on infield single to second, D Nava scored, J Bradley Jr. to third, S Drew to second, J Bradley Jr. scored on throwing error by second baseman J Altuve.
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Error 6-0
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
X Bogaerts hit sacrifice fly to center, D Nava scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
J Bradley Jr. singled to center, M Napoli scored, D Nava to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-0
C Vazquez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, X Bogaerts scored, S Drew out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 11-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
J Guzman flied out to center.
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Fly Out 11-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-0
J Guzman batting
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Play Result 11-0
J Guzman hit for G Springer.
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
C Corporan grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 11-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 11-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 11-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 11-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-0
C Corporan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
J Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 11-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-0
J Altuve batting
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Start Inning 11-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 11-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
M Betts flied out to center.
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Fly Out 11-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 11-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-0
M Betts batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
D Ortiz grounded out to second, M Carp scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-0
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Ground Out 10-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 10-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-0
D Ortiz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
M Carp tripled to deep center, C Vazquez and B Holt scored.
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Advancing On Force 10-0
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Advancing On Force 9-0
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Triple 8-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Jason CastroC18
George SpringerDH4
Chris CarterLF48
Jon Singleton1B35
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Robbie GrossmanRF8
Enrique HernandezCF5
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Substitutes
Carlos CorporanC17
Jesus GuzmanPH29
BOS
Brock Holt2B17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Daniel NavaLF25
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Xander Bogaerts3B2
Stephen DrewSS10
Christian VazquezC7
Substitutes
Mookie BettsRF50
Mike Carp1B33
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