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Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox, ALCS GAME 4

MLBALCS · GAME 4 · Series tied 3-3
Astros
3-3 in series
9-2
Final
Red Sox
3-3 in series
Fenway Park
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Astros 9-2

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2 in ALCS GAME 4 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Fenway Park. The series is tied 3-3. The Astros outscored the Red Sox 7-0 in the 9th inning. Michael Brantley went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Astros. Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Oct 20
Astros awaken for 7 in 9th, beat Boston 9-2 to tie ALCS 2-2

Six outs from falling behind 3-1 in the AL Championship Series and facing elimination in Game 5 in Boston, where the Red Sox had yet to lose this postseason, the Houston Astros offense awakened.

What it means

  • Astros won the series 4-2.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada
ESPN · Oct 13
Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada
ESPN · Oct 5
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

Injuries and inactives

Astros5th in AL West
  • Brice Matthews CF
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    Out
  • Cristian Javier SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    Out
  • Daulton Varsho CF
    Wrist, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Enyel De Los Santos RP
    Knee, Tendinitis, right
    Out
  • Mike Burrows SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL
Red Sox5th in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out

Probable starters

Astros5th in AL West
Zack Greinke SP
Probable starter · 0-0, 2.84 ERA, 4 K, 1.58 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Carlos CorreaSS
  6. 6Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 7Yuli Gurriel1B
  8. 8Chas McCormickCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC
Red Sox5th in AL East
Nick Pivetta SP
Probable starter · 1-0, 2.63 ERA, 14 K, 1.02 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Kyle Schwarber1B
  2. 2Enrique HernandezCF
  3. 3Rafael Devers3B
  4. 4Xander BogaertsSS
  5. 5Alex VerdugoLF
  6. 6J.D. MartinezDH
  7. 7Hunter RenfroeRF
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Christian Arroyo2B

The series

Series tied 3-3
Last meeting: Red Sox 12, Astros 3 (Oct 18)

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 38,010
Officials
Laz Diaz (Home Plate Umpire), Jim Wolf (First Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Second Base Umpire), David Rackley (Third Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Left Field Umpire), Bill Miller (Right Field Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesSeries tied 3-3

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