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Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

2015-07-23 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 30748 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:31

Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — David Ortiz doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Preston Tucker. Mookie Betts scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 7th — Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Marwin Gonzalez doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mookie Betts. Jose Altuve scores. Marwin Gonzalez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Mookie Betts to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to third baseman Pablo Sandoval. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve homers (9) on a line drive to left field — worth 42% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	10
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	5	10

W: Josh Fields L: Craig Breslow SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Jordan Baker · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	2	4	1	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	3	1	2	2	1	0
Carlos Correa	2	1	1	0	2	1
Evan Gattis	4	0	2	1	0	0
Preston Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Carter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Conger	3	0	0	0	1	1
L. J. Hoes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Marisnick	2	0	0	0	0	2
Colby Rasmus	2	1	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wade Miley	6.0	4	5	4
Alexi Ogando	0.1	2	0	0
Junichi Tazawa	0.1	3	0	0
Tommy Layne	0.1	0	0	0
Craig Breslow	1.1	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lance McCullers	5.0	6	3	2
Tony Sipp	1.0	0	0	2
Chad Qualls	1.0	0	0	1
Will Harris	0.2	2	0	1
Luke Gregerson	0.1	1	0	0
Josh Fields	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: D7/G5+
Brock Holt: 43/G4.2-3
Xander Bogaerts: K
David Ortiz: D7/F7LD.3-H
Hanley Ramirez: 43/G4M-

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: 63/G6
Marwin Gonzalez: HR/F7LD+
Carlos Correa: K
Evan Gattis: S8/L6D
Preston Tucker: POCS2(13)

Top 2

Pablo Sandoval: 31/G34
Alejandro De Aza: 9/F89S
Mike Napoli: HR/F7D+
Ryan Hanigan: S7/L78S
Mookie Betts: W.1-2
Brock Holt: S7/G6.2XH(72);1-2

Bot 2

Preston Tucker: 43/G34S-
Chris Carter: K
Hank Conger: W
L. J. Hoes: W.1-2
Jake Marisnick: K

Top 3

Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6+
David Ortiz: K
Hanley Ramirez: W
Pablo Sandoval: W.1-2
Alejandro De Aza: 63/G4

Bot 3

Jose Altuve: S1/BG23-
Marwin Gonzalez: 7/L78D+
Carlos Correa: WP.1-2
Carlos Correa: W
Evan Gattis: 46(1)/FO/G4M-.2-3
Preston Tucker: 8/F8LD

Top 4

Mike Napoli: D7/L7LM+
Ryan Hanigan: 9/L89S
Mookie Betts: 63/G6-.2-3
Brock Holt: 43/G4

Bot 4

Chris Carter: 53/G56-
Hank Conger: 31/G34
L. J. Hoes: 7/F78D

Top 5

Xander Bogaerts: 9/F89D
David Ortiz: 5/F56-
Hanley Ramirez: E6/G56
Pablo Sandoval: 7/F78M

Bot 5

Jake Marisnick: K
Jose Altuve: D7/F78D+
Marwin Gonzalez: OA.2X3(25)
Marwin Gonzalez: W
Carlos Correa: W.1-2
Evan Gattis: 63/G6S-

Top 6

Alejandro De Aza: K
Mike Napoli: K
Ryan Hanigan: 8/F8RD

Bot 6

Preston Tucker: 1/F15S-
Chris Carter: 7/L78M
Hank Conger: 53/G56

Top 7

Mookie Betts: 63/G6S-
Brock Holt: K
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56

Bot 7

L. J. Hoes: 43/G4
Colby Rasmus: HR/F9LD+
Jose Altuve: S8/G6
Marwin Gonzalez: WP.1-2
Marwin Gonzalez: D8/MREV/F8LXD+.2-H;BX3(865)
Carlos Correa: D7/L5+
Evan Gattis: S8/G6.2-H
Preston Tucker: 63/G4

Top 8

David Ortiz: HR/F9LD+
Hanley Ramirez: S9/F9LS-
Pablo Sandoval: SB2/UREV
Pablo Sandoval: K
Alejandro De Aza: 6/F6
Mike Napoli: D7/L7M+.2-H
Ryan Hanigan: WP.2-3
Ryan Hanigan: 53/G56

Bot 8

Chris Carter: 13/G
Hank Conger: K
L. J. Hoes: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

Mookie Betts: S8/L8LS
Brock Holt: 16(1)/FO/G15S-
Xander Bogaerts: K
David Ortiz: 63/L4S-

Bot 9

Colby Rasmus: 7/F7M
Jose Altuve: HR/F7D+/UREV

Notes & reviews

originally scored as stolen base, changed to wild pitch on 07-31-2015
replay,7,gonzm002,HOU,mealj901,HOU03,,N,M,HOU,A $when Marwin Gonzalez was called out at 3B, Astros manager A.J. Hinch challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
replay,8,sandp001,BOS,mealj901,HOU03,,N,U,,A $when Hanley Ramirez was called safe at 2B, crew chief Jerry Meals requested a review; the call was upheld by replay
replay,9,altuj001,HOU,mealj901,HOU03,I,N,U,,H Jose Altuve's fly to LF was touched by a fan in the front row; it was called a home run; crew chief Jerry Meals requested a review, which confirmed the call of home run, thus ending the game

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