MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/17/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2852 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (79-73) 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
Boston Red Sox (74-78) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 9 X 14 12 0
Red Sox Overwhelm Astros, 14-6
Boston first baseman Spencer Torkelson played a vital role in his team's 14-6 conquest of Houston. He was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for Boston. Ben Lively picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 6-14. Avery Weems was tagged with the loss. Boston is now 74-78, while Houston is 79-73.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Red Sox grabbed the lead when Torkelson hit his 29th double of the season. The 2-run double off Jhoan Duran made it 7-6, Boston.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Torkelson told reporters after the game.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .277 7 44
L. Nootbaar RF 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .233 20 59
T. Hernández DH 4 0 0 1 0 3 6 .282 44 114
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .249 31 96
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .198 31 74
Y. Diaz C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .249 20 61
H. Kim SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 11 63
A. Thomas CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 7 52
   a-A. Call CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1 8
B. Wisely 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   b-W. MacIver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 4 11
Totals 35 6 10 5 3 6 13      
a - A. Call substituted for A. Thomas in the 8th
b - W. MacIver pinch hit for B. Wisely in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wisely (1, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Thomas (31, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Thomas (7, 4th Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (31, 5th Inning off K. Wright, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , L. Nootbaar 2 , Y. Alvarez 5 , Y. Diaz 2 , A. Thomas 5 , B. Wisely 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Walker 2 , B. Wisely
GIDP: H. Kim
Sac Fly: T. Hernández
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Walker (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Caballero LF, SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .230 7 27
J. Polanco 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .240 26 66
B. Donovan 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .262 9 54
N. Jones RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .234 20 90
T. Larnach DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .229 19 75
S. Torkelson 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .210 26 80
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .258 20 65
J. Baez SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 17 51
   a-R. Palacios PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 1 6
   b-J. Bart PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 5 11
   c-A. Verdugo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 3 15
T. Trammell CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 .204 18 57
Totals 37 14 12 14 4 11 15      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for J. Baez in the 7th
b - J. Bart pinch ran for R. Palacios in the 8th
c - A. Verdugo substituted for J. Bart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Donovan 2 (30, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Weems, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Murphy (27, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Caballero 2 (8, 5th Inning off M. Spence, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Duran, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Torkelson (29, 8th Inning off J. Duran, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Donovan (3, 8th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Torkelson (26, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Trammell 2 (18, 3rd Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Caballero 4 , B. Donovan 7 , N. Jones , T. Larnach , S. Torkelson 6 , S. Murphy 2 , T. Trammell 8
2-out RBI: B. Donovan , N. Jones , T. Larnach , S. Torkelson , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Jones , J. Baez
Hit by Pitch: R. Palacios
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Caballero-Polanco-Torkelson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown 4.0 5 5 5 1 6 3 73 4.50   
M. Spence 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 5.22   
A. Weems L (4-5) 0.2 1 3 3 3 0 0 28 6.17   
J. Duran BS (1) 0.2 2 4 1 0 2 0 26 3.32   
M. Rodriguez 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 37
Batters Faced: H. Brown 18, M. Spence 8, A. Weems 6, J. Duran 6, M. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 3-3, M. Spence 0-4, A. Weems 1-1, J. Duran 0-0, M. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 73-46, M. Spence 32-22, A. Weems 28-14, J. Duran 26-15, M. Rodriguez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 3-3 , M. Rodriguez 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Duran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito 4.1 6 5 5 2 2 0 93 4.92   
K. Wright 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 35 4.24   
B. Lively W (6-14) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 35 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 31
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 21, K. Wright 8, B. Lively 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 8-3, K. Wright 2-2, B. Lively 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 93-56, K. Wright 35-19, B. Lively 35-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wright 2-2 , B. Lively 1-0
WP: L. Giolito 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 36935
Special Notes: 2B Richie Palacios was injured being hit by a pitch. CF Alek Thomas was injured while throwing the ball.
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