Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox, August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024, 2:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Boston Red SoxHouston Astros
.742
OPS.740
194
HR190
751
Runs740
4.04
ERA3.74
1.26
WHIP1.24
1353
Strikeouts by pitchers1479
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
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Box Score
Batting
Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren DuranCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Triston Casas1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob RefsnyderLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hamilton2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubón led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex BregmanDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer Diaz1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio Dubón2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shay Whitcomb3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey CabbagePH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Cooper Criswell went 4.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 1 ER); Justin Verlander went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Cooper Criswell | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Zack Kelly | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Winckowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Weissert | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis García | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tayler Scott | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth Martinez | 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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