MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/28/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2191 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (57-50) 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 9 11 0
Houston Astros (44-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Red Sox Roll Over Astros, 9-0
Red Sox catcher Dan Combs left his mark on his team's 9-0 win over the Houston Astros. Combs, who is tied for 6th in the AL with a .501 slugging percentage, went 2-3 with a double and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for Boston in the contest. The winning pitcher was Ted Burton. His record now stands at 7-9. The right-hander went 5.1 innings, allowing no runs on 2 hits for the Red Sox. The Red Sox have a one-game lead in the American League East Division.

Jim Williamson went 1-4 with a double for Boston. The speedster had a key at-bat in the top of the third. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Lachlan Madden. It was his 34th RBI of the season.

"We were firing on all cylinders," said Red Sox manager Alvin Morman.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .243 7 34
D. Combs C 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .258 21 56
R. Devers 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .252 14 50
   a-X. Bogaerts PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 3 13
P. Vitzhum DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .282 10 45
B. Dawson RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .254 16 33
S. Potter CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .244 8 43
R. Diharce 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 1 3
F. Mallen SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 12 46
   b-S. Pratt PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 2 22
D. Robertson 3B, SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 3 38
Totals 36 9 11 9 4 12 18      
a - X. Bogaerts pinch hit for R. Devers in the 7th
b - S. Pratt pinch hit for F. Mallen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Vitzhum (17, 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Williamson (20, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Combs (15, 7th Inning off A. Sanchez, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Dawson (12, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Vitzhum (10, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Williamson 2 , D. Combs 3 , P. Vitzhum 6 , B. Dawson 2 , S. Potter , R. Diharce , F. Mallen , D. Robertson 2
2-out RBI: P. Vitzhum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dawson , S. Potter , D. Robertson
GIDP: R. Devers
Sac Fly: J. Williamson , R. Diharce
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mallen-Devers, Pratt-Diharce-Bogaerts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 12 36
S. Montés DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 3 8
   b-N. Gomez DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Jones C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 3 5
C. Spears CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 7 41
   a-S. Piscotty PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 2 9
S. McGuire 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 7 31
E. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 13 39
B. Simmons SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .378 0 4
G. Porter 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
S. Sweet 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 0 6
Totals 29 0 5 0 2 6 11      
a - S. Piscotty pinch hit for C. Spears in the 7th
b - N. Gomez inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Piscotty (11, 7th Inning off D. Smyly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jones , N. Gomez , B. Jones , S. Piscotty 2 , G. Porter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Simmons
GIDP: S. Montés , S. Piscotty
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Jones (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McGuire-Simmons-Madden)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Burton W (7-9) 5.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 19 93 2.69   
D. Smyly 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 40 4.28   
S. Taylor 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Burton 66
Batters Faced: T. Burton 19, D. Smyly 10, S. Taylor 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Burton 7-4, D. Smyly 3-3, S. Taylor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Burton 93-57, D. Smyly 40-28, S. Taylor 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smyly 1-0 , S. Taylor 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Madden L (5-13) 5.0 4 4 4 3 4 0 21 87 4.35   
A. Sanchez 1.2 4 3 3 0 4 0 10 40 3.23   
B. Dailey 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 7 35 2.33   
C. Brown 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 19 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madden 44
Batters Faced: L. Madden 21, A. Sanchez 10, B. Dailey 7, C. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madden 3-7, A. Sanchez 1-1, B. Dailey 2-0, C. Brown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madden 87-55, A. Sanchez 40-28, B. Dailey 35-19, C. Brown 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Sanchez 2-2 , B. Dailey 1-0 , C. Brown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Combs
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 29384
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