Thursday, October 5th, 2017 3:08PM CST
On Thursday in Game 1 of the AL Division Series, the Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-2. Jose Altuve, the diminutive major league batting champion, provided an unprecedented show of power by hitting three home runs, as the Astros roughed up Chris Sale and Boston.
Date: Thursday, October 5th, 2017
Time: 3:08PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 43,102
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gattis 2 (2, Sale 2); González (1, Sale)
Home Runs: Bregman (1, 1st inning off Sale 0 on, 1 Out); Altuve 3 (3, 1st inning off Sale 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Sale 0 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off Maddox 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bregman (1), Altuve 3 (3), González 2 (2), McCann 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: González 2, Altuve
Ground Into Double Play: Altuve
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (McCann 1-3, Springer 0-1, Reddick 1-1, Gurriel 1-2, González 1-2, Bregman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: McCann 2; Bregman 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 18/24; Devenski 2/3; Harris 4/4; Liriano 1/1; Musgrove 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 22-6-22-16; Devenski 2-2-2-1; Harris 3-3-2-4; Liriano 1-0-0-1; Musgrove 5-1-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 6-8; Devenski 0-1; Harris 1-1; Liriano 1-0; Musgrove 1-1
Game Scores: J Verlander 53

Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Gurriel)
Assists: Reddick (Pedroia at 3rd base)

Caught Stealing: Fisher (1, 2nd base by Maddox/León)

Doubles: Ramírez (1, Verlander); Betts (1, Verlander)
Runs Batted In: León (1), Devers (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: León
Sacrifice Flies: Devers
Ground Into Double Play: Benintendi
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (León 1-1, Pedroia 0-1, Benintendi 0-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1, Moreland 1-2, Devers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Benintendi 1; Bradley Jr. 1; Moreland 1

Pitcher Notes: Sale pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sale 17/24; Kelly 1/5; Maddox 2/4; Porcello 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sale 17-12-17-17; Kelly 4-1-9-4; Maddox 2-1-5-2; Porcello 4-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sale 3-6; Kelly 1-1; Maddox 0-1; Porcello 1-2
Game Scores: C Sale 26

Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Moreland)
Passed Balls: León
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