MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/11/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1430 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (75-56) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Boston Red Sox (65-66) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 7 0
Red Sox Beat Astros, 4-3
Boston pitcher Dutch H Leonard did his part in helping his team beat the Houston Astros, 4-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Leonard, now 7-10, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 3 runs. The win boosts the Red Sox to 65-66. The loss puts the Astros at 75-56.

In the bottom of the sixth, Boston pinch hitter Nomar Garciaparra put his team on top. With two out and runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit his 1st home run of the year. Houston pitcher Joe Sambito served it up. Just like that, the Red Sox were ahead, 4-3.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Leonard.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .307 7 39
C. Correa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 4 20
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .285 17 56
K. Tucker RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .259 19 70
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 18 75
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .194 13 50
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 2 34
C. Palm C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 1 4
R. Hidalgo CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 3 22
Totals 32 3 7 3 0 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (28, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (19, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Palm (1, 5th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker 7 , D. Thon , C. Palm 4
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman
GIDP: J. Altuve , B. Serrell
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 8 33
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 13 51
T. Williams DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 18 53
M. Betts CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .254 13 66
L. Easter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .192 24 79
C. Yastrzemski LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 15 60
   a-N. Garciaparra PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .233 1 3
   b-M. Greenwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Lynn RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 6 28
J. Varitek C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230 1 3
J. Collins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 4 33
Totals 31 4 7 4 1 5 12      
a - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for C. Yastrzemski in the 6th
b - M. Greenwell substituted for N. Garciaparra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Lynn (16, 2nd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs) , X. Bogaerts (32, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (1, 6th Inning off J. Sambito, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia , X. Bogaerts 3 , T. Williams , N. Garciaparra 4 , F. Lynn 2 , J. Varitek
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra , J. Varitek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , J. Collins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Easter, Pedroia-Bogaerts-Easter)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro 5.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 94 3.38   
J. Sambito L (0-1), BS (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 47
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 21, J. Sambito 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 8-4, J. Sambito 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 94-58, J. Sambito 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sambito 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard W (7-10) 6.2 6 3 3 0 7 2 101 4.04   
T. Gordon H (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.16   
D. Radatz SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 57
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 26, T. Gordon 4, D. Radatz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 7-5, T. Gordon 1-2, D. Radatz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 101-72, T. Gordon 17-10, D. Radatz 15-10
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dutch H Leonard
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 26210
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