WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/05/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 662 - SUNDAY, MAY 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (26-8) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 11 0
Houston Astros (18-15) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Big Day for Acuna Jr. as Red Sox Down Astros, 6-5
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Houston Astros, 6-5. Doing his part was right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 runs. Boston reliever Emmanuel Clase picked up the win, upping his record to 4-1. Shawn Armstrong absorbed the loss. Boston is now 26-8, 7 games up in the American League Northeast Division.

The outcome might have been different for Boston, had it not been for Bobby Witt Jr., the 23-year old shortstop . Witt Jr. stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Boston up, 6-5. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"We'll savor this win," Witt Jr. told the Boston Herald, "then get ready for the next game."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .394 14 37
J. Soto DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .217 9 31
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 0 3 3 0 0 3 .242 4 13
C. Seager 3B 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .327 6 21
J. Rodriguez CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .287 10 22
C. Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312 7 23
   a-L. Wade Jr. PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 2 6
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .200 1 8
C. Rafaela 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .149 2 6
A. McCutchen LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .343 2 6
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 9 22      
a - L. Wade Jr. pinch hit for C. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (8, 5th Inning off A. Wood, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Soto (5, 9th Inning off S. Armstrong, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (14, 3rd Inning off A. Wood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 6 , J. Soto 3 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , J. Rodriguez 2 , A. McCutchen
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , J. Rodriguez , J. Realmuto , A. McCutchen
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. , C. Seager , C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rodriguez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rojas RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .326 2 16
O. Herrera LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .270 3 16
F. Alvarez C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .263 3 12
F. Reyes DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243 9 26
M. Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 11 23
A. Vaughn 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .190 1 7
N. Lopez SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .224 0 3
M. Vierling CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .281 1 5
L. Urias 2B 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .250 3 4
Totals 31 5 5 5 4 13 12      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Alvarez (2, 5th Inning off K. Bradish, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rojas , O. Herrera , F. Alvarez 2 , N. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rojas , M. Machado 2
Sac Fly: M. Vierling
Hit by Pitch: A. Vaughn
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lopez-Urias-Vaughn, Lopez-Urias-Vaughn, Machado-Urias-Vaughn)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Bradish 4.1 4 5 5 4 6 0 79 39 4.46   
G. Kirby 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 4.07   
J. Duran 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 2.89   
E. Clase W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 1.84   
E. Diaz SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 15 0.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bradish 37
Batters Faced: K. Bradish 21, G. Kirby 5, J. Duran 4, E. Clase 2, E. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bradish 2-5, G. Kirby 2-1, J. Duran 0-2, E. Clase 0-1, E. Diaz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bradish 79-39, G. Kirby 13-9, J. Duran 18-12, E. Clase 7-4, E. Diaz 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Kirby 1-0
WP: E. Diaz
Hit Batsmen: E. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Wood 6.0 6 4 4 4 7 1 97 58 3.74   
J. Hernandez H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 7.59   
J. James H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5 4.15   
S. Armstrong L (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 13 9 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wood 47
Batters Faced: A. Wood 27, J. Hernandez 5, J. James 3, S. Armstrong 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wood 6-4, J. Hernandez 1-1, J. James 1-0, S. Armstrong 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wood 97-58, J. Hernandez 14-10, J. James 11-5, S. Armstrong 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. James 1-0
WP: A. Wood
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 38084
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