MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1586 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (80-65) 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 7 0
Houston Astros (73-72) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Boston Beats Houston, 5-2
Led by Roman Anthony, the Boston Red Sox downed the Houston Astros, 5-2. Anthony went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Red Sox. Boston raised its record to 80-65 with the win.

Anthony had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a full count slider from Yusei Kikuchi, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Red Sox a 4-2 lead. It was the 29th home run of the year for Anthony.

Said losing manager Brian Butterfield: "We just didn't get it done tonight."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duran CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 17 67
R. Anthony LF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .289 29 78
C. Rafaela 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 20 107
T. Casas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 30 103
R. Devers 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 24 78
M. Bleis RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 3 14
K. Teel C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .251 7 45
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 2 12
M. Mayer SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241 9 31
Totals 33 5 7 4 1 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Anthony 2 (39, 1st Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Teel (27, 7th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Bleis (3, 5th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Mayer (9, 6th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Anthony (29, 6th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duran , R. Anthony 8 , M. Bleis 4 , K. Teel 2 , M. Mayer 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas
Hit by Pitch: M. Bleis
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mayer-Rafaela-Devers, Hayes-Rafaela-Devers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 12 52
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 18 66
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 35 110
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255 26 86
L. Baez LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .257 6 16
F. Alvarez C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .267 23 69
R. Tellez 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 21 77
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 13 61
T. Trammell CF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .217 23 66
Totals 28 2 3 2 5 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Baez (4, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez (23, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Baez 3 , F. Alvarez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve
GIDP: J. Altuve , R. Tellez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Tucker(Anthony at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck 4.2 2 2 2 3 4 1 82 4.08   
K. Crawford W (3-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.91   
P. Fairbanks H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.14   
J. Duran SV (33) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 53
Batters Faced: T. Houck 19, K. Crawford 7, P. Fairbanks 3, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 2-8, K. Crawford 3-1, P. Fairbanks 1-1, J. Duran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 82-48, K. Crawford 29-16, P. Fairbanks 13-7, J. Duran 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crawford 2-0
Balk: T. Houck
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi L (14-7) 6.2 7 5 5 1 6 3 98 4.11   
C. Ferguson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.88   
J. Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 45
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 27, C. Ferguson 4, J. Hader 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 10-3, C. Ferguson 3-0, J. Hader 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 98-64, C. Ferguson 17-11, J. Hader 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ferguson 1-1
WP: C. Ferguson
Hit Batsmen: J. Hader
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roman Anthony
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 38657
Special Notes: SP Tanner Houck was injured while pitching.
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