MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2733 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (70-75) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 0
Houston Astros (77-68) 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 X 7 10 0
Astros Win at Home, 7-4
Yordan Alvarez was a major contributor to the 7-4 Houston win over Boston. The Astros first baseman went 2-2 with a home run and 2 walks. Houston pitcher Avery Weems got the win. He's now 4-4. Jared Koenig was tagged with the loss. The victory gives Houston a record of 77-68.

Making an impact for the home team was Christian Walker. In the bottom of the third, the 34-year old third baseman had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 3-1, Astros.

"Winning never gets dull," said Walker.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Caballero LF, SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .217 4 19
J. Polanco 2B 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .249 26 66
B. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .263 9 51
N. Jones RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .236 20 86
T. Larnach DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 19 74
S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .203 20 67
S. Murphy C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .262 20 63
J. Baez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 17 49
   a-R. Palacios PH, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 1 5
T. Trammell CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .201 15 52
Totals 34 4 9 4 5 9 15      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for J. Baez in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Jones (29, 4th Inning off M. Spence, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Trammell (23, 5th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Polanco 2 (26, 1st Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Weems, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Jones (20, 6th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Caballero 2 , J. Polanco 8 , N. Jones 6 , S. Murphy , R. Palacios , T. Trammell 2
2-out RBI: J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Jones , R. Palacios , T. Trammell
GIDP: B. Donovan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Donovan (5)
CS: T. Trammell (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Baez-Torkelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280 7 44
L. Nootbaar RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .225 18 56
   a-N. Castellanos PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291 10 25
   b-A. Call RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 8
T. Hernández DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .286 42 107
Y. Alvarez 1B 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .242 28 86
C. Walker 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .203 31 74
Y. Diaz C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .254 20 60
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .238 11 62
A. Gauthier 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 7
A. Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .262 7 49
Totals 33 7 10 7 5 7 17      
a - N. Castellanos pinch hit for L. Nootbaar in the 7th
b - A. Call substituted for N. Castellanos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gauthier (5, 3rd Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hernández (42, 7th Inning off J. Koenig, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Castellanos (10, 7th Inning off J. Koenig, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Alvarez (28, 7th Inning off J. Koenig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , N. Castellanos 4 , T. Hernández 5 , Y. Alvarez 5 , Y. Diaz 2 , A. Gauthier 2 , A. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Thomas
GIDP: H. Kim
Hit by Pitch: A. Gauthier
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Kim-Bielak)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Nelson 5.0 6 4 4 5 4 0 105 3.97   
J. Koenig L (3-4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 3 23 4.19   
D. Coleman 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 6.70   
J. France 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nelson 38
Batters Faced: R. Nelson 25, J. Koenig 6, D. Coleman 4, J. France 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nelson 6-4, J. Koenig 1-1, D. Coleman 0-1, J. France 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nelson 105-69, J. Koenig 23-15, D. Coleman 18-8, J. France 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Koenig 1-0 , J. France 2-0
WP: D. Coleman
Hit Batsmen: D. Coleman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 3.96   
M. Spence 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 53 5.00   
B. Bielak 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 31 9.00   
A. Kittredge H (6) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 3.39   
A. Weems W (4-4), BS (4) 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 1 24 5.20   
J. Duran SV (8) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 28 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 39
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 3, M. Spence 10, B. Bielak 8, A. Kittredge 5, A. Weems 6, J. Duran 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 0-1, M. Spence 4-2, B. Bielak 3-0, A. Kittredge 3-1, A. Weems 0-1, J. Duran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 12-8, M. Spence 53-31, B. Bielak 31-15, A. Kittredge 19-10, A. Weems 24-12, J. Duran 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 41733
Special Notes: SP Jacob deGrom was injured while pitching.
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