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Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

2015-07-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 36703 · 70°F · Wind 8 mph from RF · 3:02

Boston Red Sox defeated Houston Astros 6–1. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Presley. Mookie Betts scores. Brock Holt to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Brock Holt singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Presley. Mookie Betts to 3rd — worth 8% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Clay Buchholz L: Collin McHugh SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chris Guccione · 1B: Clint Fagan · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Cory Blaser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jose Altuve	4	1	1	0	1
Preston Tucker	4	0	0	0	0
Carlos Correa	4	0	1	0	1
Luis Valbuena	4	0	2	1	0
Evan Gattis	4	0	1	0	0
Colby Rasmus	3	0	0	0	3
Jon Singleton	3	0	0	0	1
Hank Conger	3	0	1	0	0
Alex Presley	3	0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	3	1	2	3	1	0
Brock Holt	4	1	1	0	1	0
Xander Bogaerts	4	0	2	2	1	0
David Ortiz	3	0	0	0	2	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pablo Sandoval	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Napoli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Shane Victorino	4	2	2	0	0	0
Sandy Leon	4	2	3	0	0	0
Alejandro De Aza	1	0	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Collin McHugh	5.1	7	3	1
Roberto Hernandez	2.2	4	2	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Buchholz	9.0	6	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Altuve: 8/F8LXD+
Preston Tucker: 3/F3F-
Carlos Correa: K

Bot 1

Mookie Betts: W
Brock Holt: S9/L9M.1-3
Xander Bogaerts: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
David Ortiz: 7/F78S
Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8RM
Pablo Sandoval: K

Top 2

Luis Valbuena: DGR/F7LS
Evan Gattis: 43/G4.2-3
Colby Rasmus: K
Jon Singleton: K

Bot 2

Mike Napoli: 31/G34
Shane Victorino: S7/G6
Sandy Leon: S9/L34D.1-3
Mookie Betts: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Brock Holt: W.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56

Top 3

Hank Conger: 7/F7S
Alex Presley: K
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 3

David Ortiz: 2/F25F-
Hanley Ramirez: 3/G34
Pablo Sandoval: 43/G34-

Top 4

Preston Tucker: 5/F5F-
Carlos Correa: 43/G4
Luis Valbuena: 43/G34

Bot 4

Mike Napoli: 53/G5-
Shane Victorino: 23/G2R-
Sandy Leon: 3E1/G3
Mookie Betts: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Evan Gattis: 7/F8LS
Colby Rasmus: K
Jon Singleton: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Brock Holt: E2/G2R-.B-2
Xander Bogaerts: D7/L7M+.2-H(UR)
David Ortiz: W
Hanley Ramirez: 6/F4MD-
Pablo Sandoval: 9/F9M
Mike Napoli: 13/G13

Top 6

Hank Conger: S8/L89M
Alex Presley: 46(1)/FO/G34
Jose Altuve: 8/F8RM
Preston Tucker: WP.1-2
Preston Tucker: 31/G3+

Bot 6

Shane Victorino: 5/F5SF-
Sandy Leon: S9/L9M+
Mookie Betts: D7/G5.1-H
Brock Holt: 7/F7LS
Xander Bogaerts: W
David Ortiz: 3/L3

Top 7

Carlos Correa: S7/L7M+
Luis Valbuena: 56(1)3/GDP/G34
Evan Gattis: S5/G5S-
Colby Rasmus: K

Bot 7

Hanley Ramirez: 43/G4
Pablo Sandoval: 7/F7M
Mike Napoli: K

Top 8

Jon Singleton: 3/L3+
Hank Conger: 5/F15-
Alex Presley: K

Bot 8

Shane Victorino: S8/G4
Sandy Leon: S7/G56-.1-2
Mookie Betts: D8/F8RXD+.2-H;1-3
Brock Holt: 3/G34S
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56S
David Ortiz: IW
Alejandro De Aza: S3/MREV/G3.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pablo Sandoval: 6/F6MD

Top 9

Jose Altuve: S7/G56
Preston Tucker: WP.1-2
Preston Tucker: 7/F7M
Carlos Correa: 63/G6
Luis Valbuena: DI.2-3
Luis Valbuena: S8/L4MD.3-H
Evan Gattis: 9/F9M

Notes & reviews

replay,8,deaza001,BOS,diazl901,BOS07,,N,M,HOU,C $when Alejandro de Aza was called safe at 1B, Astros manager A.J. Hinch challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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