ALCS Game 2: Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, October 14, 2018
ALCS Game 2
October 14, 2018, 7:09 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Houston AstrosBoston Red Sox
.754
OPS.792
205
HR208
797
Runs876
3.11
ERA3.75
1.10
WHIP1.25
1687
Strikeouts by pitchers1558
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
George Springer led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler WhiteDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony KempPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marwin GonzalezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan GattisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh ReddickRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Mookie Betts and Rafael Devers led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie BettsRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pearce1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kinsler2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch MorelandPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy LeónPR/C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Gerrit Cole went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 4 ER); David Price went 4.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Gerrit Cole | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh James | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Héctor Rondón | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| David Price | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Brasier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Porcello | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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