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Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

MLB
Astros
23-13
3-6
Final
Red Sox
14-21
Fenway Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 6-3

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 8th inning. Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Chas McCormick went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · May 17
Story, Bogaerts homer to help Red Sox beat Astros 6-3

With J.D. Martinez on second after his tiebreaking double and the crowd thinned by a 98-minute rain delay, there were still enough fans in Fenway Park on Monday for a healthy chant of “Re-sign Xander!”

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
  • Astros 14-9 on the road; Red Sox 5-9 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago
Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada
ESPN · 4d ago
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
Jake Odorizzi SP
Probable starter · 6-6, 4.40 ERA, 86 K, 1.33 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Yuli Gurriel1B
  6. 6Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 7Chas McCormickCF
  8. 8Jason CastroC
  9. 9Mauricio DubonSS
Red Sox5th in AL East
Garrett Whitlock SP
Probable starter · 4-2, 3.45 ERA, 82 K, 1.02 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Enrique HernandezCF
  2. 2Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3J.D. MartinezDH
  4. 4Xander BogaertsSS
  5. 5Alex VerdugoLF
  6. 6Trevor Story2B
  7. 7Franchy Cordero1B
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Jackie Bradley Jr.RF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 29,706
Officials
Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Nick Mahrley (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Greg Gibson (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesBOS wins series 2-1

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