Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

67-60, 38-27 Away

Final

68-58, 35-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. DuranCF	1-2	1	0	0	.293
W. AbreuRF	0-4	0	0	0	.264
T. Casas1B	1-3	0	0	1	.262
R. Devers3B	0-4	0	0	0	.292
R. RefsnyderLF	0-4	0	0	0	.289
M. YoshidaDH	2-4	1	0	0	.296
C. WongC	0-4	1	0	0	.286
D. Hamilton2B	1-4	1	1	1	.254
C. RafaelaSS	2-4	0	0	2	.262

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Criswell	4.2	4	1	1	4	80-43	4.41
Z. Kelly	0.1	0	0	0	0	5-3	2.79
J. Winckowski	1.0	1	0	0	0	12-8	3.65
G. Weissert	0.2	2	0	1	1	18-10	4.10
B. Bernardino	0.1	0	0	0	1	3-3	3.59
L. Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	2	10-7	5.17
C. Martin	1.0	1	0	0	1	16-11	2.94

According to ESPN Analytics

BOS

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

7:10 PM, 21 August 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 31,954

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Second Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

Rookies Rafaela and Hamilton help Red Sox to 4-1 victory and series win over Astros

— Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela doubled twice with two RBI and fellow rookie David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Aug 21, 2024, 10:24 pm - AP


BOS
HOU

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

Scoring Summary

		BOS	HOU
1st	Casas singled to center, Duran scored.	1	0
1st	Bregman homered to left (361 feet).	1	1
2nd	Rafaela doubled to shortstop, Wong scored.	2	1
7th	Rafaela doubled to left, Yoshida scored.	3	1
9th	Hamilton homered to right (380 feet).	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Red Sox
4
Astros
5

Game 1

20/8

Red Sox
6
Astros
5

Game 2

21/8

Red Sox
4
Astros
1

Game 3

21/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

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Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

Rookies Rafaela and Hamilton help Red Sox to 4-1 victory and series win over Astros

J. Winckowski4-1

J. Verlander3-3

C. Martin1

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