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Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

2021-06-10 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 23378 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph R to L · 3:47

Boston Red Sox defeated Houston Astros 12–8. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 2nd — Yuli Gurriel homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Enrique Hernandez walks. Hunter Renfroe scores. Christian Vazquez to 3rd. Bobby Dalbec to 2nd. Houston Astros took the lead in the 3rd — Yordan Alvarez doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Enrique Hernandez. Carlos Correa scores. Alex Bregman scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 3rd — Christian Vazquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Xander Bogaerts scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 5th — Kyle Tucker doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Enrique Hernandez. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yuli Gurriel scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Kyle Tucker advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Enrique Hernandez. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 6th — Christian Vazquez hit by pitch. J.D. Martinez scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Hunter Renfroe to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Christian Arroyo homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Rafael Devers scores. Christian Vazquez scores — worth 32% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Dusty Baker (M): Fair/foul call.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	8	10
BOS	0	2	2	0	3	5	0	0		12	14

W: Darwinzon Hernandez L: Blake Taylor SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Sean Barber · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: John Tumpane · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	1	2	1	0	0
Carlos Correa	3	1	0	0	2	1
Alex Bregman	5	2	2	0	0	2
Yordan Alvarez	3	1	2	2	1	0
Yuli Gurriel	3	2	1	2	1	0
Kyle Tucker	4	0	1	3	0	0
Taylor Jones	4	0	0	0	0	2
Martin Maldonado	4	0	0	0	0	2
Myles Straw	4	1	2	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Enrique Hernandez	4	1	2	1	1	1
Alex Verdugo	5	0	0	0	0	0
J. D. Martinez	4	2	1	2	0	2
Xander Bogaerts	4	2	2	0	1	0
Rafael Devers	5	2	2	0	0	0
Hunter Renfroe	4	2	1	0	1	0
Christian Vazquez	4	2	3	3	0	0
Christian Arroyo	3	1	1	4	1	0
Bobby Dalbec	5	0	2	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Zack Greinke	3.0	7	1	2
Brandon Bielak	2.0	4	0	1
Blake Taylor	0.2	1	1	0
Enoli Paredes	0.0	0	2	0
Brooks Raley	1.1	2	0	0
Nivaldo Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Rodriguez	4.2	6	3	5
Matt Andriese	0.1	1	1	0
Darwinzon Hernandez	1.0	1	0	2
Adam Ottavino	1.0	1	0	1
Josh Taylor	1.0	0	0	1
Matt Barnes	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Altuve: 7/F78
Carlos Correa: W
Alex Bregman: K
Yordan Alvarez: 5/P6

Bot 1

Enrique Hernandez: K
Alex Verdugo: 63/G4S
J. D. Martinez: K

Top 2

Yuli Gurriel: HR/F9LD
Kyle Tucker: 43/G34
Taylor Jones: 63/G6
Martin Maldonado: K

Bot 2

Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6
Rafael Devers: S5/G6M+
Hunter Renfroe: S48/G4M.1-3
Christian Vazquez: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Christian Arroyo: 9/L9L
Bobby Dalbec: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
Enrique Hernandez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Verdugo: 53/G56

Top 3

Myles Straw: K
Jose Altuve: S7/L7.BX2(74)
Carlos Correa: W
Alex Bregman: S7/G6.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: D8/L8XD+.2-H;1-H
Yuli Gurriel: 4/P3D

Bot 3

J. D. Martinez: HR/F8XD
Xander Bogaerts: D7/L5D+
Rafael Devers: 9/F89D
Hunter Renfroe: 53/G5.2-3
Christian Vazquez: S8/L8+.3-H
Christian Arroyo: 6/L6D

Top 4

Kyle Tucker: 8/L8XD
Taylor Jones: K
Martin Maldonado: K

Bot 4

Bobby Dalbec: 9/F9D
Enrique Hernandez: D9/L9LD
Alex Verdugo: 53/G56
J. D. Martinez: K

Top 5

Myles Straw: S7/L78S
Jose Altuve: 8/F89
Carlos Correa: 6/P6D
Alex Bregman: S8/L8.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: W.2-3;1-2
Yuli Gurriel: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kyle Tucker: D8/L8XD+.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3(E8)
Taylor Jones: 9/F89D

Bot 5

Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56+
Rafael Devers: S7/G5+
Hunter Renfroe: 4/P6D
Christian Vazquez: S9/G4.1-3
Christian Arroyo: HR/F78XD.3-H;1-H
Bobby Dalbec: 63/G6+

Top 6

Martin Maldonado: 8/F8D
Myles Straw: K
Jose Altuve: HR/F7D
Carlos Correa: K

Bot 6

Enrique Hernandez: D7/L7D
Alex Verdugo: 63/G6M.2-3
J. D. Martinez: E9/F9+/SF.3-H;B-1
Xander Bogaerts: W.1-2
Rafael Devers: 6/P8S/IF.2-3(E6);1-2
Hunter Renfroe: W
Christian Vazquez: HP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Christian Arroyo: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Bobby Dalbec: D7/F7LD+.3-H(TUR);2-H(TUR);1-3
Enrique Hernandez: 4/P8S

Top 7

Alex Bregman: K
Yordan Alvarez: S7/F7LD
Yuli Gurriel: 23(B)4(1)/GDP/G2

Bot 7

Alex Verdugo: 43/G4D
J. D. Martinez: 9/F9S
Xander Bogaerts: S7/G56
Rafael Devers: 5/P7S

Top 8

Kyle Tucker: 8/L8D+
Taylor Jones: K
Martin Maldonado: 53/G56

Bot 8

Hunter Renfroe: 63/G56
Christian Vazquez: 53/G5D+
Christian Arroyo: HP
Bobby Dalbec: 4/L4MD

Top 9

Myles Straw: S6/G6MS
Jose Altuve: 6/L6D
Carlos Correa: 3/P2F/FL
Alex Bregman: 8/F8XD

Notes & reviews

Infield fly dropp by SS; error added on 06-12-2021
Astros manager Baker ejected by HP umpire Barber for arguing that dribbler hit by Gurriel was foul; runner on 1st did not run to 2nd and was tagged out

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