Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros

MLB

Red Sox

66-60

6-5

Final

Astros

68-57

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Red Sox 6-5

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 4th inning. Jarren Duran went 4-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Jon Singleton went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 21

Duran goes 4 for 4 with tiebreaking homer in 8th to lift Red Sox over Astros 6-5

Jarren Duran went 4 for 4, capped by a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning that sent the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 37-27 on the road; Astros 35-28 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Nick Pivetta SP

Probable starter · 6-12, 4.14 ERA, 172 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranCF
2Wilyer AbreuRF
3Triston Casas1B
4Rafael Devers3B
5Tyler O'NeillRF
6Masataka YoshidaDH
7Danny JansenC
8David Hamilton2B
9Ceddanne RafaelaSS

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

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

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Yainer DiazC
4Jeremy PenaSS
5Jon Singleton1B
6Mauricio DubonLF
7Jake MeyersCF
8Shay Whitcomb3B
9Chas McCormickRF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 5, Red Sox 4 (Aug 19)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 34,436
Officials: Nate Tomlinson (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Second Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Third Base Umpire)