MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/29/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1431 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (29-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Houston Astros (38-20) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 2
McCullers Jr. 'Lights Out' in Houston Win
The Houston Astros just keep winning.

Houston got a strong outing from Lance McCullers Jr. as the Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, at Minute Maid Park. Houston is now riding a 10-game win streak.

McCullers Jr. allowed no runs on 4 hits over 7 innings for the Astros. He walked 2 and struck out 10.

"I liked his command," said Houston manager Al Melchior. "Lance was throwing strikes."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .332 2 29
A. Verdugo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .350 1 20
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 6 37
R. Devers 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 9 43
C. Vazquez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .325 5 25
M. Chavis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .245 11 35
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 8 34
M. Moreland DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .170 2 20
T. Lin 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .245 0 3
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 12 20      
BATTING
Total Bases: A. Benintendi , T. Lin , M. Moreland , C. Vazquez , A. Verdugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chavis , M. Moreland , A. Verdugo
GIDP: X. Bogaerts 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Devers (4)
CS: R. Devers (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lin-Bogaerts-Chavis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 7 31
J. Altuve DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 11 38
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 17 40
Y. Alvarez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .353 14 48
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .332 17 36
K. Calhoun RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 1 4
I. Vargas 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
S. Wrenn CF 2 1 2 4 1 0 0 .264 3 11
M. Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 7 28
Totals 29 5 6 5 3 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez 2 (16, 2nd Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Walden, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Wrenn (6, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) I. Vargas (2, 7th Inning off M. Walden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (17, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) S. Wrenn (3, 2nd Inning off M. Perez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 4 , Y. Gurriel 4 , S. Wrenn 6 , I. Vargas 2
2-out RBI: , S. Wrenn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , C. Correa , M. Maldonado
GIDP: M. Maldonado
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (2) , C. Correa (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Maldonado-Vargas, Vargas-Correa-Gurriel, Correa-Vargas-Gurriel)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez L (6-4) 3.2 4 5 5 2 1 2 62 39 4.43   
M. Walden 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 46 31 5.59   
C. McHugh 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 30
Batters Faced: M. Perez 17, M. Walden 14, C. McHugh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 4-6, M. Walden 4-5, C. McHugh 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 62-39, M. Walden 46-31, C. McHugh 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walden 1-0 , C. McHugh 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (6-4) 7.0 4 0 0 2 10 0 105 65 3.27   
F. Valdez 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 3.71   
C. Sneed 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 77
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 27, F. Valdez 5, C. Sneed 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 4-5, F. Valdez 1-1, C. Sneed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 105-65, F. Valdez 19-10, C. Sneed 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Valdez 1-0 , C. Sneed 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 73 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 41948
Special Notes: RP Collin McHugh was injured while pitching.
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