Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, August 28, 2023
August 28, 2023, 7:10 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Houston AstrosBoston Red Sox
.768
OPS.748
222
HR182
827
Runs772
3.94
ERA4.52
1.28
WHIP1.34
1460
Strikeouts by pitchers1423
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
Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez led Houston Astros with 4 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauricio Dubón2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey JulksLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chas McCormickCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Masataka Yoshida led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex VerdugoRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin TurnerDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob RefsnyderPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaLF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam DuvallCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| David Hamilton2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triston Casas1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor StorySS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Urías2B/3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Cristian Javier went 4.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 4 ER); Chris Sale went 4.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Cristian Javier | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Urquidy | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Chris Sale | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Kyle Barraclough | 4.1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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