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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX 09/15/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT BOSTON RED SOX |  
					| GAME ID: 2755 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Houston Astros (65-81) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |  
								| Boston Red Sox (81-64) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Red Sox Improve to 81-64 with 3-2 Win |  
					| The 3-2 Boston win over Houston was due in large part to Jose Diaz. The Red Sox left fielder was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Boston reliever Jon Mercado picked up the win, upping his record to 5-3. Lance Crumpton took the loss. The victory gives Boston a record of 81-64. 
 Diaz had a key at-bat for Boston early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run  home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and gave Boston an early 2-0 lead.
 
 "We'll savor this win," Diaz told the Boston Observer, "then get ready for the next game."
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
M. Dearth
 (11, 1st Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) 
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E. Chotkowski
 2 (16, 4th Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) 
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B. Govella
 (1, 7th Inning off J. Mercado, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Dearth
 4
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J. Gardner
, 
B. Govella
 3
, 
H. Yamada
, 
E. Chotkowski
 5
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Dearth
, 
E. Katz
, 
B. Hill
 2
 GIDP: 
B. Govella
 Team LOB: 
11
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Corkery-Trump-Dearth)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
D. Price Jr.
 (39, 1st Inning off L. Crumpton, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Diaz
 2 (23, 1st Inning off L. Crumpton, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off L. Crumpton, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
A. Wollf
, 
D. Price Jr.
 2
, 
J. Diaz
 8
, 
K. McCormic Jr.
 2-out RBI: 
, 
J. Diaz
 2
 GIDP: 
N. Esteves
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
A. Wollf
 (17)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Wollf-Campbell-McCormic Jr.)
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| L. Crumpton L (7-3) | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 102 | 2.01 |  
	| J. Sandoval | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.43 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Jose Diaz Ballpark: 
Fenway Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 19 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM ET
 Time: 
3:09
 Attendance: 
41237
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