Summary
3/6/2024 9:27PM PST
W: Justin Verlander (19-4, 1.75), L: Chris Sale (0-2, 3.18)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Astros batting. Sale pitching. Altuve lined to center for a single. Bregman hit to right for a single. Altuve advances to 3rd. Bregman advances to 2nd. Alvarez popped out to Devers (P5). Abreu grounded to center for a single. Altuve scores. Bregman scores. Abreu advances to 2nd.* Dubon flied out to Verdugo (F9). Tucker struck out chasing an outside slider.
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Verlander pitching. Duran struck out chasing a low curveball. Devers doubled (ground rule double). Turner struck out on a low slider. Casas struck out on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Astros batting. McCormick homered to left (352 feet). Pena grounded out to Devers (5-3). Diaz flied out to Verdugo (F9). Altuve lined to right for a single. Bregman lined out to Verdugo (L9).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Verdugo struck out chasing a slider low and in. Yoshida grounded out to Abreu (3U). Story lined to right for a single. Rafaela flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Astros batting. Pivetta in bullpen. Alvarez grounded out to Rafaela (4-3). Abreu flied out to Verdugo (F9). Dubon flied out to Duran (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 4 Runners Left On: 0
Red Sox batting. McGuire grounded to right for a single. Duran popped out into a double play on a deflected hit (P5-4 DP). McGuire out. Devers struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Astros batting. Tucker doubled to left. McCormick grounded to right for a single. Tucker advances to 3rd. Pena batted out to Devers (L5). Diaz hit a sacrifice fly to Duran (SF8). Tucker scores. Altuve flied out to Duran (F8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Turner struck out on a low slider. Casas grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Verdugo was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Astros batting. Bregman grounded out to Story (6-3). Alvarez grounded to center for a single. Abreu grounded to center for a single. Alvarez advances to 2nd. Pivetta in bullpen. Pivetta pitching. Dubon popped out to Casas (P3). Tucker doubled to center. Alvarez scores. Abreu advances to 3rd. McCormick grounded to shortstop for a single. Abreu scores. Tucker scores. Pena flied out to Duran (F8).
Runs: 3 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Yoshida grounded to shortstop for a single. Story struck out swinging early at a slider low and away. Rafaela struck out chasing a slider low and away. McGuire grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Astros batting. Diaz lined out to Verdugo (L9). Altuve grounded to right for a single. Bregman grounded out to Story (6-3). Altuve advances to 3rd. Alvarez lined out to Duran (L8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Duran grounded out to Verlander on a deflected hit (1-3). Maton in bullpen. Abreu in bullpen. Devers struck out chasing a low changeup. Turner doubled to right. Casas struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Astros batting. Abreu struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Dubon flied out to Duran (F8). Tucker doubled to left, out while advancing extra bases (7-6-5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Red Sox batting. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu pitching. Pressly in bullpen. Verdugo struck out chasing a slider low and in. Yoshida struck out on a slider low and in. Story struck out on an inside fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Astros batting. McCormick doubled and deflected off left fielder Yoshida. Whitlock in bullpen. Jacques in bullpen. Pena reached first on fielder's choice (FC). McCormick advances to 3rd. Diaz doubled (ground rule double). McCormick scores. Pena advances to 3rd. Altuve hit a sacrifice fly into a double play (SF8-5-4-5-6 DP). Diaz out. Pena scores. Bregman doubled to center. Jacques in bullpen. Jacques pitching. Alvarez grounded to right for a single. Bregman scores. Alvarez advances to 2nd. Abreu grounded to left for a single. Alvarez scores. Dubon lined out to Rafaela (L4).
Runs: 4 Hits: 5 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Red Sox batting. Rafaela bunted to first baseman for a single. McGuire struck out on a low slider. Duran bunted to the pitcher for a single. Rafaela advances to 2nd. Devers struck out swinging late at a slider down the middle. Turner struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Altuve: 105 mph (Altuve lined to center for a single. )
Devers: 108 mph (Devers doubled (ground rule double). )
Tucker: 112 mph (Tucker doubled to center. 1 RBI)
Bregman: 110 mph (Bregman doubled to center. )
Dubon: 95 mph (Dubon lined out to 2B (L4). )
Rafaela: 34 mph (Rafaela bunted to 1B for a single. )
Fenway Park™ (21 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is All-Star.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 36,842 (98% capacity)
Weather: 35 degrees, Overcast
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 25 (Sale), 77 (Verlander)
UMPIRES
HP: Ed Drummond. 1B: Clyde Washington. 2B: Earl Hendricks. 3B: Woody Keller.