Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 21, 2023 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Red SoxBOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 9 | 16 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerCristian Javier
- LoserJames Paxton
Scoring plays
- Top 1Adam Duvall homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Verdugo scores. Masataka Yoshida scores.3-0
- Bot 1Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Jose Altuve scores.3-1
- Bot 2Martin Maldonado doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Masataka Yoshida. Jake Meyers scores.3-2
- Bot 2Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Pablo Reyes, deflected by third baseman Rafael Devers. Martin Maldonado scores.3-3
- Bot 2Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Adam Duvall. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.3-4
- Bot 4Chas McCormick homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez scores.3-7
- Top 6Masataka Yoshida grounds out to first baseman Yainer Diaz. Luis Urias scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd. Rafael Devers to 2nd.4-7
- Bot 8Chas McCormick homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.4-8
- Bot 8Yainer Diaz homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.4-9
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex VerdugoRF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Triston Casas1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Adam DuvallCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Trevor StoryDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .186 |
| Pablo ReyesSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Reese McGuireC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Luis Urías2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .184 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Paxton | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 101-65 | 3.79 |
| Chris Murphy | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 80-52 | 3.72 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .256 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Yainer Diaz1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .176 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 105-57 | 4.52 |
| Seth Martinez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 5.40 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.09 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 2.17 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.82 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 31,590
- Duration
- 3 h 12
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Brian O'Nora (Home plate) · Pat Hoberg (First base) · Tom Hanahan (Second base) · Nestor Ceja (Third base)
About this game
Who won Red Sox vs Astros?
Astros won 9-4 over Red Sox on Monday, August 21, 2023.
When was Red Sox vs Astros played?
On Monday, August 21, 2023, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Red Sox vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.