Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Astros

24-14

1-5

Final

Red Sox

15-22

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BOS	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	5

Who won: Red Sox 5-1

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 4th inning. Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · May 18

Pivetta tosses 2-hitter to lead Red Sox past Astros 5-1

The Astros littered the seats of Fenway Park with home runs during their rout of the Red Sox on Tuesday.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Astros 15-10 on the road; Red Sox 6-10 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

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 15-8, 3.72 ERA, 157 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Michael BrantleyLF
3Aledmys Diaz3B
4Yordan AlvarezDH
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6Kyle TuckerRF
7Chas McCormickCF
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Martin MaldonadoC

Red Sox5th in AL East

Nick Pivetta SP

Probable starter · 10-12, 4.56 ERA, 175 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Enrique HernandezCF
2Rafael Devers3B
3J.D. MartinezDH
4Xander BogaertsSS
5Alex VerdugoLF
6Trevor Story2B
7Franchy CorderoRF
8Bobby Dalbec1B
9Christian VazquezC

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 13, Red Sox 4 (May 17)

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 31,717
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Greg Gibson (First Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)