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Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, ALCS GAME 2

MLBALCS · GAME 2 · Series tied 3-3
Red Sox
3-3 in series
9-5
Final
Astros
3-3 in series
Daikin Park
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Red Sox 9-5

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 9-5 in ALCS GAME 2 on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Daikin Park. The series is tied 3-3. The Red Sox outscored the Astros 4-0 in the 1st inning. J.D. Martinez went 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Red Sox. Yuli Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros.

What it means

  • Astros won the series 4-2.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada
ESPN · Oct 13
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

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
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

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East
Nathan Eovaldi SP
Probable starter · 2-2, 4.79 ERA, 25 K, 1.16 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Kyle Schwarber1B
  2. 2Enrique HernandezCF
  3. 3Rafael Devers3B
  4. 4Xander BogaertsSS
  5. 5Alex VerdugoLF
  6. 6J.D. MartinezDH
  7. 7Hunter RenfroeRF
  8. 8Kevin PlaweckiC
  9. 9Christian Arroyo2B
Astros5th in AL West
Luis Garcia SP
Probable starter · 1-3, 8.04 ERA, 21 K, 1.60 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Carlos CorreaSS
  6. 6Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 7Yuli Gurriel1B
  8. 8Chas McCormickCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

Series tied 3-3
Last meeting: Astros 5, Red Sox 4 (Oct 15)

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 41,476
Officials
Rob Drake (Home Plate Umpire), Laz Diaz (First Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Second Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Third Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Left Field Umpire), David Rackley (Right Field Umpire)

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

This seriesSeries tied 3-3

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