Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Astros

60-55

8-4

Final

Red Sox

61-54

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 8-4

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday, August 9, 2024 at Fenway Park. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Red Sox 4-0 in the 7th inning. Yainer Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 9

Altuve, Singleton and Peña fuel a 4-run 7th inning as the Astros beat the Red Sox 8-4

Jose Altuve hit two-run homer and Jon Singleton and Jeremy Peña added RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning as the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Astros 28-29 on the road; Red Sox 27-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 22h ago

Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics

ESPN · 4d ago

Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon

ESPN · 5d ago

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

ESPN · 5d ago

Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches

Recap · 6d ago

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

Recap · 6d ago

Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

ESPN · 6d ago

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

ESPN · 6d ago

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

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
Justin Slaten RP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Yainer DiazC
5Jon SingletonDH
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Zach Dezenzo1B
8Jake MeyersCF
9Mauricio DubonRF

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Tanner Houck SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 3.12 ERA, 154 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Wilyer AbreuRF
3Masataka YoshidaDH
4Rafael Devers3B
5Connor WongC
6Dominic Smith1B
7Nick SogardSS
8Ceddanne RafaelaCF
9David HamiltonSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 32,898
Officials: Mark Carlson (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Merzel (First Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)