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Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

2017-06-18 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 38389 · 73°F, dome, dry · 4:08

Boston Red Sox defeated Houston Astros 6–5. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Houston Astros took the lead in the 5th — Carlos Correa homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 6th — Xander Bogaerts homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Dustin Pedroia scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Xander Bogaerts homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Dustin Pedroia scores — worth 29% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Yuli Gurriel (P): Called third strike (Kicked helmet).

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	6	8
HOU	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	5	14

W: David Price L: Joe Musgrove SV: Craig Kimbrel

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Shane Livensparger · 2B: D.J. Reyburn · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dustin Pedroia	2	1	0	0	1	0
Xander Bogaerts	4	2	3	4	0	0
Mitch Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	4
Hanley Ramirez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Andrew Benintendi	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jackie Bradley	4	0	1	2	0	2
Josh Rutledge	4	0	1	0	0	2
Christian Vazquez	4	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jose Altuve	3	1	2	0	2	0
Carlos Correa	5	1	2	1	0	0
Brian McCann	3	0	2	1	1	1
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	1	1	1
Yuli Gurriel	5	0	2	0	0	1
Alex Bregman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Derek Fisher	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jake Marisnick	3	1	1	1	0	1
Nori Aoki	2	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Price	5.0	8	3	3
Heath Hembree	1.0	3	0	1
Joe Kelly	1.0	1	0	2
Matt Barnes	0.1	0	2	0
Robby Scott	0.2	1	1	1
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Musgrove	5.2	6	2	7
James Hoyt	0.2	1	0	1
Chris Devenski	0.2	1	0	1
Michael Feliz	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: 8/F8RXD+
Dustin Pedroia: 7/L78D+
Xander Bogaerts: HR/F8LXD+
Mitch Moreland: K

Bot 1

George Springer: 3/F13S-
Jose Altuve: D8/F8LXD+
Carlos Correa: S6/G56+.2-2
Brian McCann: S49/G34.2-H;1-3
Carlos Beltran: 9/F9LSF
Yuli Gurriel: 3/F34-

Top 2

Hanley Ramirez: 53/G56+
Andrew Benintendi: S8/L8LS+
Jackie Bradley: K
Josh Rutledge: S7/G56+.1-2
Christian Vazquez: K

Bot 2

Alex Bregman: S7/L78S
Derek Fisher: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Jake Marisnick: 7/F7D
George Springer: S7/L78S+.1-2
Jose Altuve: W.2-3;1-2
Carlos Correa: 9/F9M

Top 3

Mookie Betts: S7/F8LS-
Dustin Pedroia: 3/F3SF-
Xander Bogaerts: 5/L56+/DP.1X1(53)

Bot 3

Brian McCann: HP
Carlos Beltran: W.1-2
Yuli Gurriel: 8/F8LXD+
Alex Bregman: 65(2)/FO/G56.1-2
Derek Fisher: WP.2-3;1-2
Derek Fisher: 3/G3-

Top 4

Mitch Moreland: K
Hanley Ramirez: K
Andrew Benintendi: 31/G34-

Bot 4

Jake Marisnick: K
George Springer: 6/L6
Jose Altuve: 4/L4

Top 5

Jackie Bradley: K
Josh Rutledge: 4/L4+
Christian Vazquez: 8/F8RD+

Bot 5

Carlos Correa: HR/F7LD+
Brian McCann: K
Carlos Beltran: 63/G6+
Yuli Gurriel: D8/F8LXD+
Alex Bregman: WP.2-3
Alex Bregman: W
Derek Fisher: K

Top 6

Mookie Betts: 7/L7M+
Dustin Pedroia: W
Xander Bogaerts: HR/F7LD+.1-H
Mitch Moreland: K
Hanley Ramirez: S7/G56
Andrew Benintendi: WP.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: W
Jackie Bradley: D9/L9S+.2-H;1-H
Josh Rutledge: K

Bot 6

Jake Marisnick: HR/F8LXD+
George Springer: HR/F78XD+
Jose Altuve: S7/G56
Carlos Correa: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Brian McCann: S7/G56
Carlos Beltran: K

Top 7

Christian Vazquez: 7/F78XD+
Mookie Betts: HP
Dustin Pedroia: HP.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-2
Mitch Moreland: CS3(25).1-2
Mitch Moreland: K

Bot 7

Yuli Gurriel: D9/L9D+
Alex Bregman: K
Derek Fisher: 3/G34+.2-3
Nori Aoki: K

Top 8

Hanley Ramirez: 4/F34D
Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4
Jackie Bradley: 43/G4+

Bot 8

George Springer: W
Jose Altuve: W.1-2
Carlos Correa: 7/L78M
Brian McCann: W.2-3;1-2
Carlos Beltran: S7/MREV/F8LS.3-H;2XH(72);1-2
Yuli Gurriel: K

Top 9

Josh Rutledge: K
Christian Vazquez: 53/G56
Mookie Betts: 7/F7D

Bot 9

Alex Bregman: K
Derek Fisher: S8/L8RS
Nori Aoki: 7/L78S
George Springer: CS2(24)

Notes & reviews

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Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel ejected by HP umpire Greg Gibson

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