Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

95-67, 39-42 Away

Final

86-75, 47-33 Home


BOS
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	12	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0

Red SoxTop 1st
- R. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  6
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- R. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- R. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- R. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- R. Hernandez pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- D. Matsuzaka pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- Erstad hit for Hernández
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Hansen pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- Casey hit for Hansen
  3
  0
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- O. Villarreal pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- O. Villarreal pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- Loretta at second base.
  4
  0
- Loretta at second base.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- M. Delcarmen pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- Ellsbury in left field.
  4
  0
- Ellsbury in left field.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- O. Villarreal pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- H. Okajima pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- Abercrombie hit for Villarreal
  4
  0
- Cora at shortstop.
  4
  1
- Cora at shortstop.
  4
  1
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- W. Wright pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- D. Brocail pitching for HOU
  BOS
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  BOS
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
6 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	95

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Red Sox
6
Astros
1

Game 1

28/6

Red Sox
10
Astros
11

Game 2

29/6

Red Sox
2
Astros
3

Game 3

29/6

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 28 June 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 42,327

Game Time:3:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Boston Red Sox @ Houston Astros

D. Matsuzaka1-0

R. Hernandez0-0

J. Papelbon1

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

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