Major League Baseball
Houston 5, Boston 4
Monday, October 9, 2017 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Monday, October 9, 2017
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Dan Bellino, LF - Angel Hernandez, RF - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 37305
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 1100000215120
Boston 100020001491
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 101-61 48-33 53-28 W1
Boston 93-69 48-33 45-36 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Boston Red Sox have a 48-33 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 53-28 record on the road.
  • Boston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Justin Verlander pitched 2.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.36. Ken Giles closed out the game to get the save and has 34 saves for the season. Chris Sale took the loss for Boston.
  • Xander Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi, Rafael Devers hit homeruns for Boston. Alex Bregman had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Boston
Charlie Morton Player Rick Porcello
Loss W/L Loss
4.1 IP 3.0
6 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 5
4.15 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Houston   Boston
George Springer Player Rafael Devers
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
4 TB 5
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 12 1 20 .308 11 4 4 0 0
Boston 9 3 19 .273 7 4 4 1 1