BOS 8, HOU 6 | Oct 17, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, October 18, 2018•Minute Maid Park•65°F, Roof Closed

BOS

Red Sox

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Joe Kelly

LOSS

Josh James

SAVE

Craig Kimbrel

The Red Sox defeated the Astros 8-6.

★George Springer3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Carlos Correa3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: J.D. Martinez singles on a line drive to center fielder George Springer. Mookie Betts scores.

Weather: 65°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:39 AM UTCT: 4:33Att: 43,277Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Mark Carlson

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94.2%B

11 missed calls

+32.9% BOS

+0.78 runs BOS

Win Probability

HOU WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	8	11	1
HOU	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1

Game 563396 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	5	2	1	0	0	1	.235/.333/.324	99.2	.369	.403
Andrew BenintendiLF	5	2	2	0	0	0	.273/.351/.364	104.7	.289	.500
J.D. MartinezDH	4	2	2	1	1	1	.276/.378/.414	100.6	.608	.568
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	2	2	1	1	.313/.378/.438	108.8	.322	.297
Ian Kinsler2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.238/.300	-	-	-
Steve Pearce1B	3	0	0	0	2	1	.269/.387/.423	84.3	.195	.185
Brock Holt3B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.357/.438/.786	102.4	.347	.340
Sandy LeónC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	94.8	.273	.459
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	2	1	1	2	2	0	.208/.387/.542	104.2	.517	.907
Bench
Rafael Devers3B	5	0	1	2	0	3	.375/.444/.375	101	.429	.401
Christian VázquezC	3	1	1	0	0	1	.211/.250/.421
Totals	37	8	11	8	7	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (6th off James, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Benintendi 2; Bogaerts; Vázquez

TB:18

RBI:Holt; Martinez; Devers 2; Bogaerts 2; Jr. 2

CS:Jr.

Team LOB:11

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alex Bregman3B	5	1	0	0	0	1	.350/.618/.750	100.1	.300

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rick Porcello	4.0	7	4	4	1	3	2	68-46	84.4	4.22
Joe KellyW	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	25-17	91	1.69
Eduardo Rodriguez	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7-3	94	7.36
Ryan BrasierH	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	23-17	94.1	0.00
Matt BarnesH	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	89.5	0.00
Craig KimbrelS	2.0	2	1	1	3	1	0	35-19	92.4	8.44
Totals	9.0	13	6	6	5	6	2	163-105	-	-

WP:Kelly

HBP:Gonzalez (by Porcello); Bregman (by Kimbrel)

Inherited runners-scored:Brasier 1-0; Barnes 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Porcello 68-46; Kelly 25-17; Rodriguez 7-3; Brasier 23-17; Barnes 5-3; Kimbrel 35-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Porcello 3-6; Kelly 2-0; Rodriguez 0-0; Brasier 2-3; Barnes 0-0; Kimbrel 1-3

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Charlie Morton	2.1	3	3	3	2	2	0	53-30	86.9	11.57

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Umpire reviewed (fan interference), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve flies out on fan interference.

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B1Umpire reviewed (fan interference), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve flies out on fan interference.

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T5Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: J.D. Martinez grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Yuli Gurriel.

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T1Wild pitch by Charlie Morton

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T3Wild pitch by Charlie Morton

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B5Wild pitch by Joe Kelly

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T8Wild pitch by Lance McCullers Jr.

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • BOS

2-0

Rafael Devers singles on a line drive to left fielder Tony Kemp. Mookie Betts scores. J.D. Martinez scores.

EV: 85.5 mph257 ftLA: 18°

Bot 2 • HOU

2-1

Carlos Correa singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Reddick scores.

EV: 102.7 mph138 ftLA: 7°

Top 3 • BOS

3-1

Xander Bogaerts doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Tony Kemp. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 99.1 mph21 ftLA: -9°

Bot 3 • HOU

3-2

George Springer homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 352 ftLA: 30°

3-3

Josh Reddick singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jose Altuve scores.

EV: 65.6 mph176 ftLA: 20°

Bot 4 • HOU

3-4

Tony Kemp homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 89.7 mphLA: 36°

Top 5 • BOS

4-4

Xander Bogaerts singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder George Springer. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 108.8 mph44 ftLA: -2°

Bot 5 • HOU

4-5

Carlos Correa singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores.

EV: 103.2 mph68 ftLA: 2°

Top 6 • BOS

6-5

Jackie Bradley Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Christian Vazquez scores.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 385 ftLA: 33°

Top 7 • BOS

7-5

Brock Holt walks. J.D. Martinez scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. Steve Pearce to 2nd.

Top 8 • BOS

8-5

J.D. Martinez singles on a line drive to center fielder George Springer. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 81.5 mph208 ftLA: 17°

Bot 8 • HOU

8-6

Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Steve Pearce. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 94.3 mph68 ftLA: 3°

WP:Morton 2; Jr.

HBP:Betts (by Morton); Jr. (by McHugh)

Inherited runners-scored:James 1-0; Jr. 3-1; McHugh 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Morton 53-30; James 51-36; Pressly 23-11; Jr. 33-17; Sipp 14-6; McHugh 7-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Morton 3-2; James 4-1; Pressly 1-1; Jr. 2-2; Sipp 0-0; McHugh 0-2

Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.118/.167/.353	86.1	.027	.024
Tyler WhitePH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.231/.444/.308	-	-	-
Charlie MortonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh JamesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lance McCullers Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tony SippP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin McHughP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-