Astros 9-1 Red Sox (Oct 20, 2021) Play-by-Play

Boston Red Sox

92-70, 49-32 home


HOU
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	9	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2

F. Valdez1-0

8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

C. Sale0-1

5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Fly Out
  Sinker 89
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Brantley safe at first on error by first baseman Schwarber, Altuve safe at third on error.
  1
  0
- R. Brasier pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 6th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- H. Robles pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Altuve to second on pickoff error by pitcher Robles.
  6
  0
- D. Hernandez pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 7th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- D. Hernandez pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- H. Sawamura pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Gurriel to second on wild pitch by Sawamura, Tucker to third on wild pitch by Sawamura.
  7
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- M. Perez pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 9th
- R. Stanek pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Fly Out	Sinker	89

Red Sox
4
Astros
5

Game 1

10/15

Red Sox
9
Astros
5

Game 2

10/16

Astros
3
Red Sox
12

Game 3

10/18

Astros
9
Red Sox
2

Game 4

10/19

Astros
9
Red Sox
1

Game 5

10/20

Red Sox
0
Astros
5

Game 6

10/22

Fenway Park

5:08 PM, October 20, 2021Coverage: FS1

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,599

Game Time:3:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Left Field Umpire - Bill Miller
Right Field Umpire - Laz Diaz

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	67	52	.563	-	W2
Seattle	66	53	.555	1	W7
Texas	61	59	.508	6.5	W1
Los Angeles	57	62	.479	10	W1
Athletics	53	68	.438	15	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	69	50	.580	-	W1
Boston	65	55	.542	4.5	L3
New York	63	56	.529	6	W1
Tampa Bay	58	62	.483	11.5	W1
Baltimore	53	65	.449	15.5	L2

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F. Valdez1-0

C. Sale0-1

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