Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

ALCS - GAME 1 • HOU leads series 1-0

103-59, 57-24 Away

Final

108-54, 57-24 Home


HOU
BOS

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

J. Verlander1-0

6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

J. Kelly0-1

1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 89
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 78
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  6
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  7
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  8
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- Betts to second on wild pitch by Verlander.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Bregman caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- C. Sale pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- Moreland hit for León
  2
  0
- Vázquez ran for Moreland
  2
  1
- Bradley Jr. scored on Verlander wild pitch, Betts to second on wild pitch by Verlander, Vázquez to third on wild pitch by Verlander.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J. Kelly pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Vázquez catching.
  2
  2
- Gurriel grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bregman safe at second on fielding error by third baseman Núñez.
  2
  2
- M. Barnes pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
Red SoxBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- M. Barnes pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 7th
- R. Pressly pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- Núñez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Correa.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 8th
- R. Brasier pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Marisnick ran for White
  3
  2
- Marisnick stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 8th
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- Marisnick as designated hitter.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- B. Workman pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Kemp hit for Marisnick
  7
  2
- H. Hembree pitching for BOS
  HOU
  BOS
- Gonzalez caught stealing second, catcher to second, Kemp to third.
  0
  0
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxBottom 9th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  HOU
  BOS
- Kemp as designated hitter.
  7
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	89
3 Foul Ball	Slider	78
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	90
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
6 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
7 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	92
8 Ball	Four-seam FB	93

Astros
7
Red Sox
2

Game 1

14/10

Astros
5
Red Sox
7

Game 2

15/10

Red Sox
8
Astros
2

Game 3

16/10

Red Sox
8
Astros
6

Game 4

18/10

Red Sox
4
Astros
1

Game 5

19/10

Fenway Park

1:09 AM, 14 October 2018

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 38,007

Game Time:4:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Second Base Umpire - Joe West
Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Left Field Umpire - Chris Guccione
Right Field Umpire - Mark Wegner

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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

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Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

J. Verlander1-0

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