MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/23/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1101 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (27-25) 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 12 1
Boston Red Sox (20-33) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0
Big Day for Polanco in 7-4 Astros Win
The Houston Astros bested the Boston Red Sox by a score of 7-4, with shortstop Jorge Polanco getting the main credit. On the day, Polanco was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Astros. The winning pitcher was Gerrit Cole. His record is now 5-3. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits for the Astros. Tyler Duffey earned the save for Houston, his 8th.

Early in the game, Polanco had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 2-0.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Polanco.

Houston now has a record of 27-25 with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .321 2 7
J. Polanco SS 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .273 5 26
M. Kemp LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 12 20
T. Mancini RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 7 29
D. Valencia 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .262 4 8
J. Gyorko DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .161 3 11
A. Romine C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 2 10
T. La Stella 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .305 5 16
M. Margot CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .216 3 13
Totals 39 7 12 7 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot (6, 2nd Inning off T. Alexander, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Polanco (11, 4th Inning off C. Sadzeck, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Polanco (5, 1st Inning off T. Alexander, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Valencia (4, 3rd Inning off T. Alexander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Margot 3 , T. La Stella , J. Polanco 8 , A. Romine , D. Valencia 5 , D. Pedroia 2
2-out RBI: T. La Stella , D. Valencia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , M. Margot , D. Pedroia
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Duffey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Pedroia-Valencia, Pedroia-Polanco-Valencia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. McKinstry 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .328 2 7
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .238 1 8
M. Trout CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .261 4 6
M. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .224 4 12
J. Panik 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 4 7
S. Souza Jr. RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .226 5 14
J. Dyson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 1 6
K. Cowart DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 14
T. Federowicz C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .238 2 2
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. McKinstry (5, 6th Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 1 out) X. Bogaerts (2, 4th Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Souza Jr. (5, 2nd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dyson , T. Federowicz , Z. McKinstry 2 , X. Bogaerts 3 , S. Souza Jr. 4 , M. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , S. Souza Jr. , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Panik , M. Trout , S. Souza Jr.
GIDP: J. Panik , X. Bogaerts
Hit by Pitch: J. Panik
Team LOB: 6
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Cole W (5-3) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 1 93 64 5.05   
D. Mengden 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 20 14 4.63   
B. Brennan H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 3.29   
T. Duffey SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 71
Batters Faced: G. Cole 24, D. Mengden 6, B. Brennan 3, T. Duffey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 9-3, D. Mengden 2-0, B. Brennan 0-0, T. Duffey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 93-64, D. Mengden 20-14, B. Brennan 9-7, T. Duffey 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brennan 3-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Brennan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Alexander L (1-4) 3.1 8 6 6 1 4 2 71 43 8.90   
C. Sadzeck 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 40 25 3.09   
C. Kimbrel 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 14 3.51   
T. Layne 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Alexander 21
Batters Faced: T. Alexander 19, C. Sadzeck 11, C. Kimbrel 6, T. Layne 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Alexander 1-5, C. Sadzeck 2-2, C. Kimbrel 2-1, T. Layne 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Alexander 71-43, C. Sadzeck 40-25, C. Kimbrel 23-14, T. Layne 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sadzeck 2-1
WP: C. Sadzeck
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Polanco
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 34794
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