MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/29/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1431 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (29-29) 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 8 11 0
Houston Astros (38-20) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Red Sox Upend Astros, 8-3
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros, 8-3, at Minute Maid Park. J.D. Martinez, in particular, was impressive. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Nathan Eovaldi. His record is now 5-5. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Red Sox. The win elevated the Red Sox to 29-29.

Boston relied on the hitting of Rafael Devers to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Red Sox on top, 3-0. For the game, Devers had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Martinez told the Boston Times.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .265 3 17
J. Martinez DH 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .301 12 38
R. Devers 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .254 9 27
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .300 9 48
A. Verdugo RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .364 5 25
A. Benintendi LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .307 3 17
K. Pillar CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .289 2 23
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 5 21
C. Vazquez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 6 21
Totals 37 8 11 8 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Pillar (11, 8th Inning off J. Smith, 2 on, 1 out) X. Bogaerts (14, 5th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 2 on, 1 out) A. Verdugo (10, 8th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Verdugo (2, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Devers (9, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 2 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez (12, 9th Inning off J. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi , R. Devers 5 , J. Peraza , K. Pillar 3 , X. Bogaerts 2 , J. Martinez 5 , A. Verdugo 5
2-out RBI: R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , C. Vazquez 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Pillar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Peraza-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 7 26
M. Brantley LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .343 5 30
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 16 44
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .265 15 48
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 13 35
G. Springer CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252 10 35
A. Diaz 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 1 13
J. Reddick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .196 1 3
G. Stubbs C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 8
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 1 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (11, 5th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (15, 3rd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Tucker (7, 3rd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 4 , A. Diaz , C. Correa , J. Reddick , K. Tucker 6 , M. Brantley 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , J. Reddick
GIDP: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Tucker (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stubbs-Diaz)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Eovaldi W (5-5) 8.0 8 3 3 1 1 2 113 71 4.81   
M. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 54
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 31, M. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 9-12, M. Perez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 113-71, M. Perez 15-6
WP: N. Eovaldi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. L (4-4) 4.1 7 6 6 2 1 1 68 44 4.90   
Y. Ramirez 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 21 3.57   
J. Smith 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 42 29 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 24
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 22, Y. Ramirez 7, J. Smith 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 4-8, Y. Ramirez 2-0, J. Smith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 68-44, Y. Ramirez 38-21, J. Smith 42-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ramirez 1-0
WP: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.D. Martinez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 80 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 41726
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