MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/31/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1458 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (29-31) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Houston Astros (40-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 8 0
Astros Clip Red Sox, 3-2
Houston Astros starter Josh James pitched his team past the Boston Red Sox, 3-2. Ryan Pressly notched his 13th save in 14 chances. The American League West Division-leading Astros have a record of 40-20.

Houston took a 3-2 lead on Jose Altuve's 14th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Boston pitcher Jimmy Nelson in the bottom of the eighth.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said James.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 3 17
J. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .299 12 38
R. Devers 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .258 10 30
A. Verdugo RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .371 5 25
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .228 5 21
M. Chavis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 7 20
   a-A. Benintendi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 3 17
K. Pillar CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 3 26
C. Vazquez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 6 21
B. Dalbec DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 0
   b-X. Bogaerts DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 9 49
Totals 35 2 7 2 2 11 13      
a - A. Benintendi pinch hit for M. Chavis in the 9th
b - X. Bogaerts substituted for B. Dalbec in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Devers (10, 8th Inning off J. Biagini, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Verdugo 2 , R. Devers 5 , C. Vazquez 2 , A. Benintendi
2-out RBI: , R. Devers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peraza , M. Moreland
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Chavis-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .233 7 26
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .299 14 40
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 15 48
G. Springer CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .252 10 35
Y. Gurriel DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 8 27
J. Reddick RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .226 1 3
A. Diaz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 1 13
A. Toro 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 1 6
G. Stubbs C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .252 3 9
Totals 30 3 8 3 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (3, 3rd Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Stubbs (3, 8th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) J. Altuve (14, 8th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Stubbs 4 , G. Springer , J. Altuve 4 , J. Reddick 2 , K. Tucker 2 , A. Toro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez
GIDP: A. Diaz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Tucker (5)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson L (0-1) 8.0 8 3 3 1 7 2 118 74 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 60
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 4-11
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 118-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. James 6.2 4 1 1 1 10 0 101 67 4.26   
J. Biagini W (3-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 23 15 5.84   
R. Pressly SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 11 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. James 71
Batters Faced: J. James 26, J. Biagini 6, R. Pressly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. James 5-6, J. Biagini 4-0, R. Pressly 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. James 101-67, J. Biagini 23-15, R. Pressly 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Biagini 1-0
WP: J. James
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh James
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 41712
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 54