Post Game Thread (Aug 24, 2023): Red Sox (68-60) @ Astros (72-57)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	1	4	6	0	0	0	0	2	4	17	24	0	14
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	11

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	2	0	0	0	0	1	.314
2B	Dubón	3	1	2	0	0	1	.269
3B	Bregman	5	0	2	1	0	1	.258
RF	Tucker	4	0	1	0	1	0	.293
DH	Alvarez, Y	3	0	1	0	1	0	.278
C	Diaz, Y	3	0	1	0	1	0	.287
CF	McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	2	.283
1B	Singleton	4	0	1	0	0	1	.143
LF	Julks	4	0	0	0	0	1	.241
SS	Peña	4	0	1	0	0	0	.249

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
France, J	2.1	11	10	10	2	3	81-47	3.51
Bielak	5.1	6	3	3	3	3	112-67	3.83
Montero	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	13-8	5.47
Maldonado, M	1.0	5	4	4	1	0	30-14	36.00

BOS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Verdugo	7	2	4	2	0	1	.279
3B	Devers	5	1	2	3	1	0	.272
1B	Turner, J	2	1	1	1	0	0	.289
1B	Casas	4	0	1	0	0	2	.251
LF	Duvall	3	0	2	1	1	0	.265
LF	Refsnyder	1	1	0	0	2	0	.251
DH	Yoshida	6	1	2	1	0	1	.295
SS	Reyes, P	4	3	2	2	1	0	.323
CF	Abreu, W	5	2	4	4	1	1	.500
2B	Urías, L	6	2	2	1	0	1	.188
C	Wong	6	4	4	2	0	1	.248

BOS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Bello	7.0	9	1	1	3	4	103-64	3.56
Llovera	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	21-16	4.50

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Alex Verdugo homers (10) on a line drive to right field.	0-1
T2	Wilyer Abreu homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Pablo Reyes scores.	0-3
T2	Rafael Devers singles on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Luis Urias scores. Connor Wong scores.	0-5
T3	Luis Urias doubles (4) on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Pablo Reyes scores.	0-6
T3	Alex Verdugo singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Luis Urias scores. Connor Wong to 2nd.	0-7
T3	Justin Turner hit by pitch. Connor Wong scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd. Rafael Devers to 2nd.	0-8
T3	Adam Duvall walks. Alex Verdugo scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd. Justin Turner to 2nd.	0-9
T3	Masataka Yoshida singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Rafael Devers scores. Justin Turner to 3rd. Adam Duvall to 2nd.	0-10
T3	Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Pablo Reyes grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Jon Singleton. Justin Turner scores. Adam Duvall to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.	0-11
B5	Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Mauricio Dubon scores.	1-11
T8	Wilyer Abreu singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker, deflected by second baseman Mauricio Dubon. Pablo Reyes scores.	1-12
T8	Rafael Devers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Connor Wong scores. Alex Verdugo to 3rd.	1-13
T9	Pablo Reyes out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chas McCormick. Rob Refsnyder scores.	1-14
T9	Wilyer Abreu doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Masataka Yoshida scores.	1-15
T9	Connor Wong homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Wilyer Abreu scores.	1-17

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 24 vs Red Sox	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Boston, August 24 vs Astros	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Boston, August 24 vs Astros	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 24 vs Red Sox	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Red Sox at Astros – August 24, 2023	0:09	Video
Breaking down Alex Verdugo's home run	0:16	Video
Wilyer Abreu: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:11	Video
A deep dive into Wilyer Abreu's home run	0:09	Video
Breaking down J.P. France's pitches	0:04	Video
Breaking down Brandon Bielak's pitches	0:04	Video
Brandon Bielak's outing against the Red Sox	0:23	Video
Breaking down Brayan Bello's pitches	0:04	Video
Brayan Bello's outing against the Astros	0:23	Video
Breaking down Connor Wong's home run	0:15	Video
Alex Verdugo powers a leadoff dinger to right field	0:23	Video
Brayan Bello K's Jose Altuve	0:07	Video
Wilyer Abreu slugs his first career home run	0:22	Video
France K's Alex Verdugo in the 2nd inning	0:08	Video
Rafael Devers laces a two-run single to center field	0:21	Video
Luis Urias ground-rule double extends the lead	0:11	Video
Alex Verdugo lines a RBI single to right field	0:12	Video
Adam Duvall's RBI walk	0:06	Video
Masataka Yoshida smacks a RBI single to right field	0:12	Video
Pablo Reyes grounds a RBI groundout to shortstop	0:18	Video
Justin Turner collects an RBI as he gets hit in 3rd	0:11	Video
Luis Urias hits a RBI ground-rule double	0:31	Video
Jeremy Pena throws out Pablo Reyes at first base	0:28	Video
Alex Bregman smacks a RBI to right field	0:16	Video
Pablo Reyes makes the play and goes airborne	0:22	Video
Six runs come across to score for Boston in the 3rd	1:33	Video
Wilyer Abreu drives in his third run of the game	0:18	Video
Rafael Devers hits a RBI single to center field	0:13	Video
Pablo Reyes's sac fly	0:16	Video
Wilyer Abreu doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Masataka Yoshida scores.	0:21	Video
Connor Wong's two-run homer (8)	0:27	Video
Kyle Tucker lines out to left fielder Rob Refsnyder.	0:09	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Bello (10-7, 3.56 ERA)	France, J (9-5, 3.51 ERA)

Game ended at 4:24 PM.