HOU 3, CWS 2 | Aug 17, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 18, 2022•Guaranteed Rate Field•74°F, Clear

HOU

Astros

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Framber Valdez

LOSS

Michael Kopech

SAVE

Ryan Pressly

The Astros edged the White Sox 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Framber Valdez7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Top 4: Chas McCormick doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Andrew Vaughn. Kyle Tucker scores. Jeremy Pena to 3rd.

Weather: 74°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:06Att: 24,671Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

Carlos Torres

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93.8%B

9 missed calls

+9.2% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

CWS WinHOU Win

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

Game 661447 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	3	1	0	0	1	2	.277/.368/.503	72.1	.147	.132
Yuli Gurriel1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.243/.290/.377	92.8	.084	.099
Yordan AlvarezLF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.296/.400/.615	105.8	.317	.519
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.258/.363/.450	93.2	.112	.125
Kyle TuckerRF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250/.334/.466	105.9	.242	.349
Trey ManciniDH	3	0	0	1	0	0	.264/.339/.413	98.7	.009	.210
Jeremy PeñaSS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.249/.291/.418	83.5	.076	.074
Chas McCormickCF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.232/.320/.413	97.6	.245	.227
Martín MaldonadoC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.185/.247/.359	100	.297	.279
Bench
Framber ValdezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	30	3	5	3	3	6	-	-	-	-

2B:Tucker; McCormick

TB:7

RBI:Mancini; McCormick; Alvarez

SB:Altuve 2

SF:Mancini; Alvarez

Team LOB:5

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
AJ PollockLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.240/.289/.369	103.9	.476

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Framber ValdezW	7.0	7	2	2	3	6	100-64	87.8	2.72
Ryne StanekH	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	21-12	91.6	1.09
Ryan PresslyS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-9	88.1	2.78
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	4	9	135-85	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Valdez 100-64; Stanek 21-12; Pressly 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Valdez 10-2; Stanek 1-1; Pressly 1-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael KopechL	6.0	5	3	3	2	2	0	90-55	91.6	3.25

Top 1 • HOU

1-0

Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder AJ Pollock. Jose Altuve scores.

EV: 100.4 mph384 ftLA: 31°

Top 4 • HOU

3-0

Chas McCormick doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Andrew Vaughn. Kyle Tucker scores. Jeremy Pena to 3rd.

EV: 97.6 mph147 ftLA: 6°

2-0

Trey Mancini out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Adam Engel. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.

EV: 98.7 mph373 ftLA: 31°

Bot 4 • CWS

3-1

Yoan Moncada doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez, deflected by third baseman Alex Bregman. Eloy Jimenez scores. Jose Abreu to 3rd.

EV: 100.2 mph20 ftLA: -5°

3-2

Josh Harrison grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Pena to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Jose Abreu scores. Yoan Moncada to 3rd. Yasmani Grandal out at 2nd. Josh Harrison out at 1st.

EV: 98.7 mph7 ftLA: -18°

Bench
Eloy JiménezDH	2	1	1	0	2	0	.308/.353/.455	100.4	.226	.313
Adam EngelCF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.236/.286/.337	81.4	.605	.545
Michael KopechP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe KellyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Reynaldo LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-