MLB PRO
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/23/2023
 
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2471 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (60-67) 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 9 13 0
Houston Astros (81-47) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 6 12 1
González Excels, But Red Sox Win
The Boston Red Sox overcame a good performance by Houston left fielder José González to knock off Houston, 9-6, at Minute Maid Park. González was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Logan Allen, who went 5.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 3 runs on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 6. His record now stands at 4-9. Picking up the save was Mitchell Traver, his 15th.

Boston relied on the hitting of Kenny Gentry to pick up the win. The third baseman ripped a bases-clearing triple in the top of the fourth inning to put the Red Sox on top, 5-1. For the game, Gentry had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Gentry.

The 4th-place Red Sox improved to 60-67.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORES HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. James RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .232 6 17
D. Allen SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 20 74
D. Mendoza 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .207 16 49
S. Cleveland LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .205 24 55
G. Bird C 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .236 9 34
B. Rounds CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .241 13 43
J. Frost DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .318 2 16
K. Gentry 3B 4 1 2 3 1 2 4 .293 6 44
S. Opitz 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 .285 4 19
Totals 40 9 13 8 6 10 24      
BATTING
Triples: K. Gentry (1, 4th Inning off J. Dávila, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rounds (13, 5th Inning off J. Norbe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. James , S. Cleveland 2 , G. Bird , B. Rounds 5 , J. Frost 3 , K. Gentry 4 , S. Opitz 2
2-out RBI: J. Frost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. James 2 , D. Mendoza , S. Cleveland
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. James (2) , S. Opitz (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gentry-Opitz-Mendoza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis Jr. SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .227 30 83
J. González LF 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .301 25 64
E. Arredondo DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .257 21 62
J. Silva 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .283 15 47
A. Bregman 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 18 52
J. Bart C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .247 18 57
A. Candelalia 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .143 0 1
D. Kawawe CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .222 13 53
J. Ellis RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 8 32
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bart (15, 8th Inning off A. Bass, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. González 2 (25, 1st Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Tatis Jr. (30, 7th Inning off M. Torretta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 5 , J. González 9 , E. Arredondo , J. Silva , A. Bregman , J. Bart 4 , A. Candelalia
2-out RBI: F. Tatis Jr. , J. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Arredondo , J. Silva , A. Bregman , J. Bart
GIDP: A. Candelalia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. González (6)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORES HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Allen W (4-9) 5.1 7 3 3 0 6 2 88 55 5.23
M. Torretta 1.2 3 2 2 2 0 1 39 21 4.89
A. Bass 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 15 5.05
M. Traver SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 10 2.53
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Allen 48
Batters Faced: L. Allen 22, M. Torretta 10, A. Bass 4, M. Traver 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Allen 4-5, M. Torretta 1-4, A. Bass 3-0, M. Traver 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Allen 88-55, M. Torretta 39-21, A. Bass 22-15, M. Traver 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bass 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Dávila L (11-8) 3.0 7 6 6 1 3 0 66 43 2.67
J. Norbe 2.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 56 34 4.93
B. Creath 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 23 3.05
M. Vaughn 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 29 15 2.35
M. Tobías 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.67
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dávila 21
Batters Faced: J. Dávila 17, J. Norbe 12, B. Creath 8, M. Vaughn 7, M. Tobías 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dávila 3-3, J. Norbe 1-2, B. Creath 3-2, M. Vaughn 1-0, M. Tobías 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dávila 66-43, J. Norbe 56-34, B. Creath 36-23, M. Vaughn 29-15, M. Tobías 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Norbe 1-1 , M. Tobías 3-0
WP: J. Dávila
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José González
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 81 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 41929
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