Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Astros

76-58

6-2

Final

Red Sox

69-64

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 6-2

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Red Sox 2-0 in the 1st inning. Alex Bregman went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Adam Duvall went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 29

Bregman, Alvarez homer in 1st inning leading Astros over Red Sox 6-2

Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez hit back-to-back homer runs in the first inning and the Houston Astros continued their late-August surge with a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Astros 41-27 on the road; Red Sox 36-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago

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

ESPN · Oct 1

Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st 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 Sox3rd in AL East

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
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

J.P. France SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.83 ERA, 101 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Michael BrantleyLF
7Yainer DiazC
8Mauricio DubonCF
9Jeremy PenaSS

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Brayan Bello SP

Probable starter · 12-11, 4.24 ERA, 132 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex VerdugoRF
2Rafael Devers3B
3Justin TurnerDH
4Masataka YoshidaLF
5Adam DuvallCF
6Triston Casas1B
7Trevor StorySS
8Reese McGuireC
9David Hamilton2B

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Astros 13, Red Sox 5 (Aug 28)

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 30,267
Officials: Clint Vondrak (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)