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Red Sox-Astros Game 1
News from Houston.
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Betts is now hitless in 16 career PAs vs Verlander. No other pitcher has held him hitless in > 7 PAs.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 8:36:05 PM -
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Another disaster. Moreland does not score as Pedroia was thrown out first. Sox did not respect Reddick’s arm there.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 8:45:57 PM
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That’s nonetheless a bad challenge of Reddick’s arm.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 8:48:44 PM
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Pedroia took the extra base 16% of the time this year and made seven outs on the bases; those are the same numbers Ortiz had last year.by Tim Britton via twitter retweeted by alexspeier 10/5/2017 8:52:36 PM -
In the PA to Gonzalez, Sale snapped off his best two sliders of the game, including one for a swing/miss for the K.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 8:58:26 PM
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Nunez left with a "reaggravation of a right knee injury." TBD for the duration of ALDS. If he's removed from roster, he's out for ALCS.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:08:42 PM
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Eduardo Nunez is carried off by trainer Masai Takahashi and manager John Farrell (Getty Images)
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Naturally, Hanley comes in as a pinch-hitter and rips a double on a 95 mph Verlander fastball.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:09:25 PM
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Sox said only that Nunez re-aggravated his right knee injury and that his status is TBD. … Meanwhile, Hanley doubles in his place.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 9:09:39 PM
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Devers ties it with a sacrifice fly, spoiling several elevated Verlander fastballs before golfing a slider to shallow right to score Bettsby Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:33:06 PM
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Heck of an at-bat by Devers to get that ball in play. Betts does the rest and it’s 2-2.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 9:34:28 PM
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Also: Verlander is at 74 pitches through 3.2. Astros bullpen is mobilizing.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:35:00 PM
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79 pitches for Verlander through 4 innings. Sox have turned the order over twice. Wrestled the game under control.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 9:41:11 PM
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Jackie Bradley Jr. does a very Jackie Bradley Jr. thing. Even diving catch overturned as a trap, he held Gattis at 2nd.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:46:18 PM
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That Josh Reddick now has two hits vs Sale is a pretty striking development given that he's been a pretty strict platoon guy in his career.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:48:11 PM
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Marwin Gonzalez, an 8-hole hitter w/a .907 OPS, smashes a 97 mph 4-seamer for a two-out, two-run double to right-center. Astros up, 4-2.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:54:01 PM
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Gonzalez was 1 for 10 against Sale. He’s got to be able to put him away there,by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 9:54:37 PM
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Naturally, Hanley pulls a 96 mph fastball through the left side of the infield for a hit.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 9:58:25 PM
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Another homer by Altuve, this one on 95 down the pipe. Astros lead, 5-2. Sale's given up 3 homers again.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 10:07:21 PM
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12 HRs in Chris Sale’s last six starts. 5-2 Houston as Altuve connects again.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 10:08:03 PM
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3rd time in Red Sox history a Game 1 starter has allowed 3 homers: Porcello in 2016 ALDS, Clement in 2005 ALDS.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 10:11:12 PM
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Verlander breezes through a 1-2-3 6th inning. At 99 pitches, might he start the 7th? Meanwhile, Sale's out for the 6th, but Kelly's warming.by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 10:17:24 PM
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Farrell must be bringing Sale back to get his 300th K.by Dan Shaughnessy via twitter 10/5/2017 10:17:44 PM -
3-run game is not over. But leaving Sale in at this point may soon put it out of reach.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 10:22:38 PM
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Sale has given up six extra-base hits (3 doubles, 3 homers) for just the second time in his career. (Also 7/8/16 vs Atlanta.)by Alex Speier via twitter 10/5/2017 10:22:50 PM
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Chris Sale’s first career playoff game: 5+ IP, 9 H (6 for extra bases) and at least 5 runs. Joe Kelly inherits a mess in the 6th inning.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 10:25:24 PM
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Four RBIs from the Nos. 8 and 9 hitters for Houston. 7-2 and that is probably that.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 10:41:34 PM
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Altuve again. Each one clobbered better than the last. What an amazing player.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 10:56:11 PM
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Good company. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLaNBXNVwAAc2WO.jpg
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By Barry Chin/Globe Staff -- Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell takes the ball from Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale who had a rocky outing in his first game pitching in the postseason. #redsox #bostonredsox #alds #houston
Boston Globe Sports 10/5/2017 11:05:32 PM via Instagram -
8-2 Astros. The Red Sox turn their lonely eyes to Drew tomorrow.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 11:43:05 PM
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Farrell further acknowledged Nunez will be out and that Chris Young will replace him.by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/5/2017 11:53:52 PM
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By Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff -- Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid fights with Nashville Predators Cody McLeod during the first period of the first game of the NHL season. #nhl #hockey #nhlbruins #bruins #tdgarden
Boston Globe Sports 10/6/2017 12:02:34 AM via Instagram -
Nunez: 'I was really confident entering this game... Obviously, no one expected that...It wasn't ready. We need more time.'by Alex Speier via twitter 10/6/2017 12:13:29 AM
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Breaking down the Astros' Game 1 offensive eruption bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/… via @BostonGlobeby Alex Speier via twitter 10/6/2017 12:23:33 AM
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"[The Astros have] almost doubled the damage done by the second best team [against fastballs]. It’s almost historic" bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/…by Alex Speier via twitter 10/6/2017 12:24:03 AM
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Chis Sale; "Got to be better, no excuses. Bad time to suck."by Pete Abraham via twitter 10/6/2017 12:25:05 AM
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By Barry Chin/Globe Staff -- Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman tags out a sliding Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. #redsox #dutinpedroia #alds
Boston Globe Sports 10/6/2017 12:55:43 AM via Instagram -
From @Dan_Shaughnessy : So much for Chris Sale’s first postseason start bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/… via @BostonGlobeby Alex Speier via twitter 10/6/2017 1:12:05 AM
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So much for Chris Sale’s first postseason start bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/… via @BostonGlobeby Dan Shaughnessy via twitter 10/6/2017 1:12:05 AM