Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Astros

77-58

7-4

Final

Red Sox

69-65

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 7-4

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 30

Framber Valdez helps Astros to 7-4 win over Red Sox and first sweep at Fenway Park

The defending World Series champions are heading into September in position to make another long postseason run.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Astros 42-27 on the road; Red Sox 36-33 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

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Chas McCormickLF
6Michael BrantleyDH
7Jon Singleton1B
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Martin MaldonadoC

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Kutter Crawford SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 4.04 ERA, 135 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Ceddanne RafaelaSS
2Justin TurnerDH
3Rafael Devers3B
4Adam DuvallCF
5Rob RefsnyderLF
6Alex VerdugoRF
7Luis Urias2B
8Triston Casas1B
9Connor WongC

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Astros 6, Red Sox 2 (Aug 29)

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 31,045
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Beck (First Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)