Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox, at Minute Maid Park, October 16, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Boston Red Sox
Record 4-2 in postseason
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 162
On This Date
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 18-12
Home 59-26
Away 53-30
Extra Innings 8-5
vs. RHP 89-40
vs. LHP 23-16
1-Run Games 27-14
vs. East 55-25
vs. Central 19-14
vs. West 22-13
Inter-League 16-4

BOS Last 10 Games

Nathan Eovaldi (#17, 28, RHP, 6-7, 3.81)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Houston Astros
Record 4-1 in postseason
Manager AJ Hinch
Game # 162
On This Date
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 14-6
Last 30 22-8
Home 48-35
Away 59-25
Extra Innings 5-6
vs. RHP 69-36
vs. LHP 38-24
1-Run Games 24-24
vs. East 20-16
vs. Central 28-7
vs. West 46-30
Inter-League 13-7

HOU Last 10 Games

Dallas Keuchel (#60, 30, LHP, 12-11, 3.74)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, May 31, 2018HOU4 BOS2
Fri, Jun 01, 2018HOU7 BOS3
Sat, Jun 02, 2018BOS5@HOU4
Sun, Jun 03, 2018BOS9@HOU3
Fri, Sep 07, 2018HOU6@BOS3
Sat, Sep 08, 2018HOU5@BOS3
Sun, Sep 09, 2018BOS6 HOU5
Sat, Oct 13, 2018HOU7@BOS2
Sun, Oct 14, 2018BOS7 HOU5
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Oct 16, 2018BOS@HOU5:09pm
Wed, Oct 17, 2018BOS@HOU8:39pm
Thu, Oct 18, 2018BOS@HOU8:09pm
Sat, Oct 20, 2018HOU@BOS5:09pm
Sun, Oct 21, 2018HOU@BOS7:39pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Red Sox Batters (5.41 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.30 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.41 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.30 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 60. Keuchel* 63. James 43. McCullers 31. McHugh 54. Osuna 55. Pressly 30. Rondon 29. Sipp* 38. Smith
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 10/.875 ··· 6/.533 2/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 4/.000
50. Betts G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.611 1/.000 16/1.261 11/2.102 10/.844 5/.200 4/1.250 2/2.000 8/.875
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.808 2/.500 17/.765 18/1.262 9/.888 4/2.500 2/2.000 ··· 8/.500
19. Bradley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.750 2/.000 7/.857 14/.955 14/.748 2/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 4/.500
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 6/1.000 3/1.000 4/.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/2.000
12. Holt* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 ··· 13/.558 22/.944 9/.708 2/.000 2/1.000 5/.400 7/.715
5. Kinsler G  ·   S  ·   vP 39/.776 2/.000 9/.619 17/.529 1/.000 15/.904 2/1.000 5/1.100 9/1.625
3. Leon# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 5/.800 1/2.000 4/.833 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.622 1/.000 10/.425 13/1.021 6/.167 7/1.857 5/.200 1/.000 3/1.333
18. Moreland* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.297 2/2.500 13/.648 17/1.196 8/.625 5/1.467 3/.666 11/.728 14/.517
36. Nunez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 ··· 3/1.666 4/1.750 4/.500 2/.000 1/2.000 3/.666 6/.900
25. Pearce G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.394 1/.000 8/1.000 10/1.250 4/.000 ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 1/.000
23. Swihart# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 4/.500 6/.900 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.833 1/.000 2/.000 6/.666 4/.250 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 4/.250

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 661 .290 .366 .465 .830 497 .877 164 .694 .795 84 .671 21 3 16 4
50. Betts G ·  S ·  vP 614 .346 .438 .640 1.078 459 1.037 155 1.207 1.045 67 1.292 30 6 32 1
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 580 .288 .360 .522 .883 448 .901 132 .809 .800 70 1.021 8 2 23 10
19. Bradley* G ·  S ·  vP 535 .234 .314 .403 .717 404 .768 131 .562 .645 70 .767 17 1 13 6
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 490 .240 .298 .433 .731 365 .771 125 .619 .736 66 .796 5 2 21 24
12. Holt* G ·  S ·  vP 367 .277 .362 .411 .774 291 .788 76 .718 .824 51 1.162 7 7 7 1
5. Kinsler G ·  S ·  vP 534 .240 .301 .380 .681 390 .756 144 .486 .618 69 .438 16 7 14 9
3. Leon# G ·  S ·  vP 288 .177 .232 .279 .511 206 .527 82 .466 .522 30 .167 1 0 5 1
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 649 .330 .402 .629 1.031 504 1.051 145 .966 .973 74 .897 6 1 43 0
18. Moreland* G ·  S ·  vP 459 .245 .325 .433 .758 354 .780 105 .684 .685 54 .576 2 0 15 2
36. Nunez G ·  S ·  vP 502 .265 .289 .388 .677 363 .691 139 .641 .603 30 .829 7 2 10 7
25. Pearce G ·  S ·  vP 251 .284 .378 .512 .890 131 .828 120 .959 .851 46 .769 0 0 11 1
23. Swihart# G ·  S ·  vP 207 .229 .285 .328 .613 143 .748 64 .319 .588 45 .750 6 1 3 1
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 269 .207 .257 .283 .540 198 .518 71 .603 .496 42 .504 4 1 3 3
TOTAL .268 .339 .453 .792 .817 .719 .756 .788 125 31 208 77

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
60. Keuchel* G ·  S ·  vP ·······X······ 204.2 3.74 6.7 874 .263 .704 712 .703 162 .707 .698 113 .849 18 3 0
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······X···· 200.1 2.88 12.4 799 .198 .600 410 .676 389 .519 .583 98 .643 19 14 5
63. James G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 23.0 2.35 11.3 91 .183 .605 44 .520 47 .688 .569 70 .601 3 1 0
43. McCullers G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo····o··o··· 128.1 3.86 10.0 527 .215 .653 272 .731 255 .571 .576 7 .000 12 5 2
31. McHugh G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 72.1 1.99 11.7 283 .176 .542 154 .416 129 .695 .485 37 .637 6 2 3
50. Morton G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 167.0 3.13 10.8 695 .213 .659 370 .629 325 .695 .642 61 .630 18 4 3
54. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP ·········Xo··· 38.0 2.37 7.6 150 .234 .578 70 .441 80 .699 .702 31 .469 1 1 0
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ··X······oX··· 71.0 2.54 12.8 292 .216 .604 181 .657 111 .516 .735 29 .395 6 6 2
30. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 59.0 3.20 10.2 250 .252 .695 128 .680 122 .711 .923 39 1.190 4 7 0
29. Sipp* G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 38.2 1.86 9.8 151 .200 .583 75 .608 76 .557 .464 21 .296 1 0 2
38. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 45.2 3.74 9.1 180 .207 .645 127 .644 53 .647 .794 30 .982 7 3 2
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ··X·······X··· 214.0 2.52 12.2 833 .200 .602 452 .617 381 .583 .606 94 .399 28 3 4
TOTAL 3.11 10.4 .217 .640 .647 .665 152 60 25

Astros Batters (4.92 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (3.99 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.92 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (3.99 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Eovaldi 32. Barnes 70. Brasier 37. Hembree 56. Kelly 46. Kimbrel 57. Rodriguez* 44. Workman
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/1.175 6/1.100 1/.000 5/.400 11/1.727 6/.334 7/.715 5/.650
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 4/.250 1/ 1/ 7/.453 4/.000 4/2.500 3/.667
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.616 8/1.089 1/ 5/.000 8/1.232 5/.600 7/1.857 1/.000
11. Gattis G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/.713 5/1.200 ··· 3/.000 11/1.091 2/1.000 4/.000 ···
9. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 3/1.000 1/.000 3/1.167 5/.400 3/.333 4/2.250 ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.000 2/1.500 ··· 7/1.714 5/.400 3/.666 3/3.667
18. Kemp* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/2.000 1/3.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 2/1.500
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 4/.250 1/.000 ··· 6/.334 4/.000 4/1.833 2/1.000
6. Marisnick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 1/2.000 4/.583 1/.000
16. McCann* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.533 ··· ··· 3/2.500 16/.688 4/1.833 8/.700 6/.334
22. Reddick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.757 4/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 8/.536 5/.400 2/.000 3/1.666
4. Springer G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.555 6/1.500 2/.000 7/.953 4/.500 6/.733 5/.933 1/.000
13. White G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.500 3/.000 1/ 4/1.750 2/1.000 2/.000 2/4.000 2/.000

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 599 .316 .386 .451 .837 437 .863 162 .766 .776 88 .862 17 4 13 7
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 705 .286 .394 .532 .926 496 .908 209 .969 .969 93 .798 10 4 31 16
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 468 .239 .323 .405 .728 350 .705 118 .798 .638 57 .577 3 0 15 6
11. Gattis G ·  S ·  vP 451 .226 .284 .452 .736 297 .693 154 .816 .644 43 .519 1 0 25 0
9. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 552 .247 .324 .409 .733 375 .722 177 .753 .659 66 .730 2 3 16 9
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 573 .291 .323 .428 .751 403 .693 170 .889 .802 84 .949 5 1 13 5
18. Kemp* G ·  S ·  vP 295 .263 .351 .392 .743 216 .770 79 .671 .728 44 .550 9 3 6 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 404 .225 .276 .351 .627 274 .618 130 .648 .567 43 .565 0 1 9 4
6. Marisnick G ·  S ·  vP 235 .211 .275 .399 .674 121 .655 114 .693 .630 43 .613 6 2 10 1
16. McCann* G ·  S ·  vP 216 .212 .301 .339 .640 162 .651 54 .600 .558 36 .881 0 1 7 3
22. Reddick* G ·  S ·  vP 487 .242 .318 .400 .718 343 .669 144 .827 .713 58 .845 7 2 17 0
4. Springer G ·  S ·  vP 620 .265 .346 .434 .780 439 .757 181 .834 .805 82 .833 6 4 22 1
13. White G ·  S ·  vP 237 .276 .354 .533 .888 165 .837 72 1.010 .984 79 .666 0 1 12 0
TOTAL .255 .329 .425 .754 .733 .803 .730 .731 71 26 205 63

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ·······X······ 111.0 3.81 8.2 455 .246 .685 226 .633 229 .737 .773 64 .455 14 3 1
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ·oX···o···X··· 61.2 3.65 14.0 265 .204 .624 159 .610 106 .643 .512 16 1.000 5 6 1
70. Brasier G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo···o··Xo··· 33.2 1.60 7.8 124 .171 .482 61 .313 63 .647 .508 29 .434 2 0 1
37. Hembree G ·  S ·  vP ··o····o·X···· 60.0 4.20 11.4 260 .233 .734 155 .847 105 .551 .748 20 .806 10 3 2
56. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 65.2 4.39 9.3 285 .234 .662 159 .703 126 .610 .732 34 .981 4 7 1
46. Kimbrel G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X···X··· 62.1 2.74 13.9 247 .146 .565 131 .508 116 .631 .603 32 .334 7 4 0
22. Porcello G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X···o··· 191.1 4.28 8.9 808 .241 .698 424 .672 384 .727 .693 73 .733 27 6 1
24. Price* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······X···· 176.0 3.58 9.1 722 .230 .691 605 .695 117 .672 .750 96 .651 25 5 3
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ·······o·X···· 129.2 3.82 10.1 553 .238 .681 449 .679 104 .691 .678 89 .860 16 1 2
41. Sale* G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o···X··· 158.0 2.11 13.5 617 .181 .532 510 .555 107 .424 .506 51 .685 11 6 3
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP ··X······oX··· 41.1 3.27 8.1 167 .230 .705 106 .725 61 .670 .899 35 .820 6 5 4
TOTAL 3.75 9.6 .237 .698 .702 .754 176 64 30

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