Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros

MLB

Red Sox

67-60

4-1

Final

Astros

68-58

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Red Sox 4-1

The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. David Hamilton went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 21

Rookies Rafaela and Hamilton help Red Sox to 4-1 victory and series win over Astros

Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela doubled twice with two RBI and fellow rookie David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 38-27 on the road; Astros 35-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 19h ago

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ESPN · 5d ago

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ESPN · 5d ago

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Recap · 5d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

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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

Cooper Criswell SP

Probable starter · 6-5, 4.08 ERA, 73 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranCF
2Wilyer AbreuRF
3Triston Casas1B
4Rafael Devers3B
5Rob RefsnyderLF
6Masataka YoshidaDH
7Connor WongC
8David Hamilton2B
9Ceddanne RafaelaSS

Astros1st in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 5.48 ERA, 74 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex BregmanDH
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Yainer Diaz1B
4Jeremy PenaSS
5Victor CaratiniC
6Jake MeyersCF
7Mauricio Dubon2B
8Shay Whitcomb3B
9Chas McCormickRF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 6, Astros 5 (Aug 20)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 31,954
Officials: David Rackley (Home Plate Umpire), Larry Vanover (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Third Base Umpire)