MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/20/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2464 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (64-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Houston Astros (82-43) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 12 0
Red Sox Stumble, Lose to Astros
The Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 8-1, with the biggest share of the credit going to designated hitter Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Astros on the day. Houston pitcher Nick Martinez earned the win, hiking his record to 4-6. Kyle Wright suffered the loss. Houston now has a record of 82-43 with the win.

With Houston leading 5-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Alvarez came up to bat against Boston pitcher Jimmy Herget. Alvarez hit a fastball to right for a 3-run home run. His 35th home run of the season put the Astros on top, 8-1.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Houston manager Logan F.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 7 44
J. Caballero 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .256 2 9
M. Trout CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .250 20 51
N. Jones LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289 14 63
S. Murphy C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .278 29 90
S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .237 32 85
L. Taveras RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .228 11 46
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 11 41
   a-J. Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 0 5
A. Verdugo DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .260 10 60
Totals 31 1 5 1 7 10 21      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for J. Baez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Donovan (20, 1st Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Trout (20, 8th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan 3 , J. Caballero , M. Trout 4 , A. Verdugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , N. Jones , L. Taveras , A. Verdugo
GIDP: J. Caballero
Hit by Pitch: B. Donovan
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 4 39
H. Kim SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .260 9 71
L. Nootbaar RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .271 25 85
Y. Alvarez DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .291 35 99
C. Walker 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .278 32 106
T. Cabbage 3B 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 .241 21 46
   a-J. Ortiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 13
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .297 5 42
L. Urias 2B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .251 17 57
N. Gordon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 1 19
Totals 36 8 12 8 4 8 16      
a - J. Ortiz substituted for T. Cabbage in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan (23, 8th Inning off J. France, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (25, 1st Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Cabbage (21, 3rd Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Alvarez (35, 8th Inning off J. Herget, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 3 , H. Kim , L. Nootbaar 4 , Y. Alvarez 6 , C. Walker , T. Cabbage 5 , O. Narvaez , L. Urias
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez , T. Cabbage , O. Narvaez , L. Urias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Alvarez 2 , C. Walker , L. Urias , N. Gordon
Hit by Pitch: T. Cabbage
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (26) , T. Cabbage (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Kim-Bielak)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright L (12-10) 5.1 8 5 5 2 6 2 101 5.02   
J. France 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 39 6.02   
J. Herget 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 12 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 36
Batters Faced: K. Wright 27, J. France 10, J. Herget 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 5-5, J. France 2-2, J. Herget 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 101-59, J. France 39-21, J. Herget 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Herget 1-1
WP: K. Wright
Hit Batsmen: K. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez W (4-6) 5.1 1 0 0 5 8 0 86 4.56   
B. Bielak 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 35 4.10   
T. Mayza 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 69
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 22, B. Bielak 10, T. Mayza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 4-4, B. Bielak 3-2, T. Mayza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 86-46, B. Bielak 35-17, T. Mayza 25-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 2-0 , T. Mayza 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Bielak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 41637
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