Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

ALCS - GAME 5 • HOU leads series 3-2

95-67, 44-37 Away

Final

92-70, 49-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	1-4	2	0	0	.150
M. BrantleyLF	2-5	1	0	1	.273
A. Bregman3B	0-3	1	0	0	.158
Y. AlvarezDH	3-5	2	1	3	.421
C. CorreaSS	0-4	1	0	0	.286
K. TuckerRF	1-4	1	0	0	.263
Y. Gurriel1B	3-5	1	0	3	.474
J. SiriCF	1-5	0	0	2	.125
M. MaldonadoC	0-3	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
F. Valdez	8.0	3	1	1	5	93-62	2.53
R. Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	17-10	2.70

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

BOS

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Fenway Park

5:08 PM, October 20, 2021Coverage: FS1

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 37,599

Game Time:3:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Left Field Umpire - Bill Miller
Right Field Umpire - Laz Diaz

Astros' Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead

— Framber Valdez lost his perfect game in the fifth inning and then bounced the next pitch off the batter's leg.

Oct 20, 2021, 10:37 pm - AP


HOU
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	9	11	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2

F. Valdez1-0

8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

C. Sale0-1

5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	BOS
2nd	Alvarez homered to left center (390 feet).	1	0
6th	Alvarez doubled to left, Altuve scored and Brantley scored.	3	0
6th	Gurriel doubled to right, Alvarez scored, Tucker to third.	4	0
6th	Siri singled to right, Tucker scored and Gurriel scored.	6	0
7th	Brantley singled to center, Altuve scored.	7	0
7th	Devers homered to right (402 feet).	7	1
9th	Gurriel singled to center, Bregman scored and Correa scored, Tucker to second.	9	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Red Sox
4
Astros
5

Game 1

10/15

Red Sox
9
Astros
5

Game 2

10/16

Astros
3
Red Sox
12

Game 3

10/18

Astros
9
Red Sox
2

Game 4

10/19

Astros
9
Red Sox
1

Game 5

10/20

Red Sox
0
Astros
5

Game 6

10/22

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	47	.510	-	W1
Seattle	48	49	.495	1.5	W1
Houston	47	51	.480	3	L1
Athletics	41	55	.427	8	L9
Los Angeles	38	59	.392	11.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	56	38	.596	-	L1
New York	54	42	.563	3	W4
Boston	46	48	.489	10	W9
Baltimore	46	51	.474	11.5	W4
Toronto	45	51	.469	12	L2

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

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Game Information

Astros' Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead

F. Valdez1-0

C. Sale0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year