MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/18/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2865 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (79-74) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Boston Red Sox (75-78) 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 8 0
Red Sox 7-4 Winners Over Houston
Spencer Torkelson was a major contributor to the 7-4 Boston win over Houston. The Red Sox first baseman was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The win belonged to J.P. France in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Jacob deGrom took the loss for Houston. John Schreiber, credited with the save, is now 7 for 10 in save opportunities.

The Astros had been locked in a 4-4 tie with the Red Sox going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Sean Murphy came to the plate. Murphy hit a 2-run triple on a 1-2 fastball from Houston hurler Brandon Bielak. It was Murphy's 1st triple of the year.

"We took home the win," said Murphy. "What's not to like?"

Houston has now lost 4 in a row.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .279 7 44
L. Nootbaar CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .234 20 60
T. Hernández RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .281 44 114
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 5 .249 32 98
C. Walker 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .199 31 74
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 20 61
H. Kim SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 11 63
N. Castellanos DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .282 10 25
B. Wisely 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
Totals 33 4 7 3 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan (27, 3rd Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Wisely (2, 5th Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Kim (17, 8th Inning off D. Coleman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (32, 1st Inning off R. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 3 , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez 4 , C. Walker , H. Kim 2 , B. Wisely 2
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Alvarez 3 , N. Castellanos 2
GIDP: Y. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: T. Hernández 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Alvarez (5) , H. Kim (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Wisely-Kim-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Caballero LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .236 8 28
J. Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 26 66
B. Donovan 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .261 9 54
N. Jones RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .235 20 91
T. Larnach DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 19 76
S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .212 27 82
S. Murphy C 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .258 20 67
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .254 17 51
T. Trammell CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 18 57
Totals 32 7 8 7 4 7 15      
BATTING
Triples: S. Murphy (1, 5th Inning off B. Bielak, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Caballero (8, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Torkelson (27, 7th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Caballero 5 , J. Polanco , N. Jones , T. Larnach , S. Torkelson 5 , S. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: S. Torkelson , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polanco , T. Trammell
GIDP: J. Baez
Sac Bunt: J. Caballero
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Polanco-Torkelson)
PB: S. Murphy
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom L (12-8) 4.1 5 5 2 3 5 1 86 3.96   
B. Bielak 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 30 8.10   
A. Kittredge 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.58   
M. Llovera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 41
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 22, B. Bielak 8, A. Kittredge 4, M. Llovera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 5-2, B. Bielak 3-1, A. Kittredge 1-1, M. Llovera 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 86-53, B. Bielak 30-18, A. Kittredge 18-11, M. Llovera 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Nelson 4.2 5 4 4 1 5 1 96 7.50   
J. France W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 5.04   
D. Coleman H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.60   
T. Holton H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.88   
J. Schreiber SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nelson 42
Batters Faced: R. Nelson 21, J. France 8, D. Coleman 5, T. Holton 1, J. Schreiber 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nelson 3-6, J. France 1-4, D. Coleman 1-0, T. Holton 0-0, J. Schreiber 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nelson 96-59, J. France 36-24, D. Coleman 20-10, T. Holton 6-3, J. Schreiber 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. France 2-0 , D. Coleman 1-0 , T. Holton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Nelson , D. Coleman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 37171
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