ALCS Game 1: Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox, October 15, 2021
ALCS Game 1
October 15, 2021, 8:07 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Boston Red SoxHouston Astros
.777
OPS.783
219
HR221
829
Runs863
4.26
ERA3.78
1.38
WHIP1.23
1527
Strikeouts by pitchers1456
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Enrique Hernández led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits and 2 home runs and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique HernándezCF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Schwarber1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny SantanaPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex VerdugoLF/RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Arroyo2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis ShawPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin PlaweckiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Carlos Correa and Chas McCormick led Houston Astros with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
Chris Sale went 2.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (2 SO, 1 ER); Framber Valdez went 2.2 innings for Houston Astros (2 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Chris Sale | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Ottavino | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Taylor | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Brasier | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Houck | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín Pérez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yimi García | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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