Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 7, Houston 5
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 22205
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Boston 0110002037120
Houston 002003000580
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 70-46 39-21 31-25 W2
Houston 37-76 19-39 18-37 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 19-39 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 31-25 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Astros have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Junichi Tazawa pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.60. Koji Uehara closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Josh Fields took the loss for Houston.
  • Robbie Grossman had the only homerun for Houston. Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew hit homeruns for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Houston
Ryan Dempster Player Jarred Cosart
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.0
7 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 7
7.50 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Boston   Houston
David Ortiz Player Robbie Grossman
4 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.800 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Boston 12 2 19 .324 8 6 8 0 0
Houston 8 1 14 .242 12 5 0 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Texas. The Astros have a W/L % of .342 after a win and .320 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .586 after a win and .630 after a loss.