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Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

2017-10-05 · 2017 Division Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 43102 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:26

Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox 8–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Alex Bregman homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Marwin Gonzalez doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Evan Gattis scores. Josh Reddick scores — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Justin Verlander L: Chris Sale SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Angel Hernandez · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: Mike Everitt · RF: Marty Foster

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Xander Bogaerts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eduardo Nunez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Benintendi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mookie Betts	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mitch Moreland	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dustin Pedroia	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rafael Devers	3	0	0	1	0	2
Sandy Leon	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jackie Bradley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	3	0	2	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	0	0	0	0	3
Alex Bregman	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jose Altuve	4	3	3	3	0	0
Carlos Correa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Gattis	3	2	2	0	1	0
Josh Reddick	3	2	2	0	1	1
Yuli Gurriel	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	4	0	1	2	0	2
Brian McCann	4	0	1	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Sale	5.0	9	1	6
Joe Kelly	1.0	2	0	1
Austin Maddox	1.0	1	1	1
Rick Porcello	1.0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Verlander	6.0	6	2	3
Chris Devenski	1.0	0	0	2
Will Harris	0.2	2	0	0
Francisco Liriano	0.1	0	0	0
Joe Musgrove	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Xander Bogaerts: 5/P5F
Eduardo Nunez: 53/G
Andrew Benintendi: K

Bot 1

George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: HR/7/F+
Jose Altuve: HR/78/F+
Carlos Correa: 9/L+
Evan Gattis: 7/F

Top 2

Mookie Betts: 8/L
Mitch Moreland: W
Dustin Pedroia: W.1-2
Rafael Devers: K
Sandy Leon: S9/G.2-H;1X3(95)

Bot 2

Josh Reddick: S9/L
Yuli Gurriel: 8/F
Marwin Gonzalez: K
Brian McCann: PB.1-2
Brian McCann: K

Top 3

Jackie Bradley: 8/F
Xander Bogaerts: K
Hanley Ramirez: D7/L
Andrew Benintendi: 5/P

Bot 3

George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: S15/L
Jose Altuve: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Mookie Betts: D7/L
Mitch Moreland: S7/L.2-3
Dustin Pedroia: 2/P2F
Rafael Devers: 9/L/SF.3-H
Sandy Leon: S9/L+.1-2
Jackie Bradley: 43/G

Bot 4

Carlos Correa: 4/P-
Evan Gattis: D7/L
Josh Reddick: S8/L.2-2
Yuli Gurriel: 7/F
Marwin Gonzalez: D8/L.2-H;1-H
Brian McCann: 6/P

Top 5

Xander Bogaerts: 63/G
Hanley Ramirez: S7/G+
Andrew Benintendi: 5(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: K
Jose Altuve: HR/78/L+
Carlos Correa: 63/G+

Top 6

Mookie Betts: 3/P3F
Mitch Moreland: 8/L
Dustin Pedroia: 53/G

Bot 6

Evan Gattis: D7/L+
Josh Reddick: W
Yuli Gurriel: S8/L+.2-3;1-2
Marwin Gonzalez: K
Brian McCann: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-2
George Springer: 64(1)/FO/G.2-3
Alex Bregman: 9/F

Top 7

Rafael Devers: K
Sandy Leon: 4/L
Jackie Bradley: K

Bot 7

Jose Altuve: HR/7/F+
Carlos Correa: 8/F
Evan Gattis: W
Josh Reddick: CS2(26)
Josh Reddick: K

Top 8

Xander Bogaerts: 8/L
Hanley Ramirez: 63/G
Andrew Benintendi: S8/L+
Mookie Betts: S8/L+.1-2
Mitch Moreland: 43/G

Bot 8

Yuli Gurriel: 9/L
Marwin Gonzalez: 3/G
Brian McCann: 6/P-

Top 9

Dustin Pedroia: 13/G
Rafael Devers: 7/F
Sandy Leon: K

Notes & reviews

Nunez fell to ground after hitting ball, aggravating knee injury that limited him to one game in September
Red Sox challenged call that Pedroia was out at 3rd before Moreland scored; call was overturned - run scores
Astros challenged call that Reddick's fly had been caught, claiming it was a trap; call was overturned - single

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