Big inning carries Red Sox to 9-4 win over Astros
Big inning carries Red Sox to 9-4 win over Astros
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
4
Boston Red Sox
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Fenway Park · 38,065 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
B Holt singled to left center, J Bradley Jr. scored, C Vazquez to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
D Pedroia hit a ground rule double to right, W Middlebrooks and J Bradley Jr. scored, B Holt to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-8
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
C Vazquez hit sacrifice fly to right, D Nava scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Bradley Jr. walked, M Napoli scored, D Nava to third, W Middlebrooks to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
W Middlebrooks singled to center, Y Cespedes scored, M Napoli to third, D Nava to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Napoli singled to left, D Pedroia scored, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
D Ortiz singled to right, B Holt scored, D Pedroia to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-1
Y Cespedes grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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End Inning 4-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
R Grossman struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
R Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
M Gonzalez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
M Gonzalez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
J Marisnick flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-9
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
J Marisnick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
M Dominguez singled to left.
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Single 4-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
M Dominguez batting
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Play Result 4-9
C Breslow relieved J Tazawa.
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Play Result 4-9
D Nava in left field.
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Play Result 4-9
C Brown in right field.
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Start Inning 4-9
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-9
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Lineup Change 4-9
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Lineup Change 4-9
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Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Brock HoltSS17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Daniel NavaLF25
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Christian VazquezC7
Substitutes
Corey BrownRF25
HOU
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Jose Altuve2B27
Chris CarterDH48
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jason CastroC18
Jon Singleton1B35
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Jake MarisnickRF94
Marwin GonzalezSS14
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