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Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox, ALCS GAME 5

MLBALCS · GAME 5 · Series tied 3-3
Astros
3-3 in series
9-1
Final
Red Sox
3-3 in series
Fenway Park
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Astros 9-1

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 in ALCS GAME 5 on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Fenway Park. The series is tied 3-3. The Astros outscored the Red Sox 5-0 in the 6th inning. Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Oct 20
Astros' Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead

Framber Valdez lost his perfect game in the fifth inning and then bounced the next pitch off the batter's leg.

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
Framber Valdez SP
Probable starter · 1-1, 7.78 ERA, 16 K, 1.83 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Carlos CorreaSS
  6. 6Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 7Yuli Gurriel1B
  8. 8Jose SiriCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC
Red Sox5th in AL East
Chris Sale SP
Probable starter · 0-1, 8.00 ERA, 11 K, 1.78 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Enrique HernandezCF
  2. 2Kyle Schwarber1B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Hunter RenfroeRF
  7. 7Alex VerdugoLF
  8. 8Christian Arroyo2B
  9. 9Christian VazquezC

The series

Series tied 3-3
Last meeting: Astros 9, Red Sox 2 (Oct 19)

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 37,599
Officials
Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), David Rackley (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Left Field Umpire), Laz Diaz (Right Field Umpire)

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

This seriesSeries tied 3-3

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