Post Game Thread (Aug 9, 2024): Astros (59-55) @ Red Sox (61-52)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	8	16	1	10
BOS	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	1	10

Box Score

BOS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Duran, Ja	4	1	2	0	1	1	.293
RF	Abreu, W	3	0	0	0	0	2	.269
RF	Refsnyder	1	0	0	0	1	1	.299
DH	Yoshida	3	0	0	0	0	0	.280
PH	Jansen, D	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
DH	Valdez, E	1	0	0	0	1	0	.224
3B	Devers	4	0	0	1	1	2	.301
C	Wong	5	0	0	0	0	2	.293
1B	Smith, Do	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235
SS	Sogard	3	2	2	0	1	1	.318
CF	Rafaela	2	1	1	0	2	1	.259
SS	Hamilton, D	2	0	1	2	0	0	.257
2B	Gonzalez, R	1	0	0	0	1	0	.282

BOS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Houck	6.0	4	1	1	3	1	82-51	3.02
Sims	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	16-11	4.26
Kelly, Z	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	15-8	2.45
García, L	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	15-10	3.97
Booser	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	20-16	3.15

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	4	2	1	2	1	0	.302
3B	Bregman	4	2	3	0	1	0	.256
LF	Alvarez, Y	4	1	2	1	1	0	.302
LF	McCormick	0	1	0	0	0	0	.204
C	Diaz, Y	5	1	2	2	0	0	.301
DH	Singleton	5	0	2	1	0	1	.235
SS	Peña	5	0	3	1	0	0	.272
1B	Dezenzo	5	0	1	0	0	1	.250
CF	Meyers	5	1	2	0	0	0	.233
RF	Dubón	4	0	0	0	0	2	.259

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Blanco	4.0	4	3	2	3	5	88-55	3.02
King, B	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	2.45
Ort	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	25-16	1.13
Ferguson, C	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	12-6	5.45
Scott, Tay	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	9-5	1.81
Abreu, B	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-11	2.50
Pressly	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	28-15	3.74

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Yordan Alvarez grounds into a double play, first baseman Dominic Smith to shortstop David Hamilton to pitcher Tanner Houck. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Yordan Alvarez out at 1st.	0-1
B2	David Hamilton doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nick Sogard scores. Ceddanne Rafaela scores.	2-1
B4	Jarren Duran strikes out on a foul tip.	3-1
T7	Jose Altuve homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Meyers scores.	3-3
T7	Jon Singleton singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd.	3-4
T7	Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yainer Diaz to 3rd. Jon Singleton to 2nd.	3-5
T9	Yordan Alvarez doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Alex Bregman scores.	3-6
T9	Yainer Diaz homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Chas McCormick scores.	3-8
B9	Rafael Devers reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Alex Bregman unassisted. Jarren Duran scores. Rob Refsnyder out at 3rd.	4-8

Highlights

Description	Length
Bullpen availability for Boston, August 9 vs Astros	0:07
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 9 vs Red Sox	0:07
Tanner Houck against the Astros	0:07
Probable pitchers for Astros at Red Sox – August 9, 2024	0:06
Fielding alignment for Boston, August 9 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Boston, August 9 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 9 vs Red Sox	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 9 vs Red Sox	0:07
Starting lineups for Astros at Red Sox – August 9, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Ronel Blanco's pitches	0:04
Tanner Houck's outing against the Astros	0:22
Jose Altuve: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Breaking down Tanner Houck's pitches	0:04
Jose Altuve's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Yainer Diaz's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Yainer Diaz's home run	0:12
Jose Altuve scores on a double play	0:20
Trevor Story on his potential return	1:54
Ronel Blanco ends the 1st inning with a K	0:06
David Hamilton's two-run double	0:24
Tanner Houck strikes out Zach Dezenzo	0:07
Tanner Houk escapes a jam with a DP	0:09
The Red Sox score on an error	0:26
Ronel Blanco's five strikeouts	0:32
Jose Altuve's game-tying home run (15)	0:23
Tanner Houck's solid outing	0:48
Jon Singleton's go-ahead single	0:19
Jeremy Peña's RBI single	0:16
Tayler Scott leaves the bases loaded	0:11
Yordan Alvarez's RBI double	0:16
Yainer Diaz's two-run home run (11)	0:23

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Ort (1-0, 1.13 ERA)	Sims (1-5, 4.26 ERA)

Game ended at 9:20 PM.