MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2329 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (47-70) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Boston Red Sox (64-53) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 6 11 1
Astros Tagged with 6-3 Loss
Boston pitcher Ted Burton did his part in helping his team beat the Houston Astros, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Terence McCray collected save number 36. Boston is now 64-53, 2½ games up in the American League East Division.

Dave Hopper hit a 3-run home run off Lachlan Madden in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Red Sox ahead, 5-3. In addition to the homer, Hopper had 1 double, while going 2 for 3.

Boston manager Alvin Morman called it "a pretty good win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .255 8 43
T. Holman C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 16 45
S. McGuire 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .253 7 32
D. Jones LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .224 12 38
E. Simmons DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .221 14 41
J. Ibarra 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 1 1
B. Antonelli 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 4 24
B. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 0 4
A. Rosa RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 2 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Simmons (14, 4th Inning off T. Burton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Holman , S. McGuire , E. Simmons 4 , J. Ibarra , B. Antonelli , B. Simmons , A. Rosa
2-out RBI: E. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McGuire , B. Simmons
GIDP: T. Holman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Simmons (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson LF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 7 35
B. Dawson 2B, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251 17 38
R. Devers 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .248 14 55
P. Vitzhum DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .278 15 52
D. Hopper RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .292 3 8
   a-R. Diharce 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1 7
D. Robertson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 3 39
S. Potter CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 8 44
M. Pérez C 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .215 1 10
F. Mallen SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 12 47
Totals 34 6 11 6 3 5 15      
a - R. Diharce substituted for D. Hopper in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hopper (1, 3rd Inning off L. Madden, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Pérez 2 (7, 6th Inning off B. Dailey, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Devers (15, 7th Inning off B. Dailey, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Robertson (25, 8th Inning off S. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Vitzhum (15, 3rd Inning off L. Madden, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hopper (3, 5th Inning off L. Madden, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dawson , R. Devers 3 , P. Vitzhum 4 , D. Hopper 6 , D. Robertson 2 , S. Potter , M. Pérez 5
2-out RBI: P. Vitzhum , D. Hopper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Williamson 2 , D. Hopper , R. Diharce , D. Robertson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Potter (7)
CS: M. Pérez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dawson (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Burton-Mallen-Devers)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Madden L (5-15) 4.2 7 5 5 3 4 2 23 92 4.48   
B. Dailey 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 31 2.13   
S. Jackson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 23 1.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madden 31
Batters Faced: L. Madden 23, B. Dailey 9, S. Jackson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madden 4-5, B. Dailey 1-5, S. Jackson 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madden 92-56, B. Dailey 31-19, S. Jackson 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Burton W (8-9) 7.0 4 3 0 1 1 1 25 99 2.63   
T. Robinson H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 3.78   
T. McCray SV (36) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Burton 63
Batters Faced: T. Burton 25, T. Robinson 5, T. McCray 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Burton 11-7, T. Robinson 0-3, T. McCray 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Burton 99-62, T. Robinson 18-11, T. McCray 13-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Burton
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 37036
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