Thursday, April 25th, 2013 5:35PM CST
On Thursday evening, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Houston Astros seven to two, securing their eighth straight win in a series opener. David Ortiz was a standout performer in the game, going three for four at the plate with a home run and two runs batted in, a strong outing that lifted his batting average above five hundred.
Date: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Time: 5:35PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 30,093
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
HOU |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: M Carp (4, P Humber); J Ellsbury (6, P Humber); W Middlebrooks (3, P Humber); M Napoli (11, J Cisnero)
Home Runs: D Ortiz (1, 3rd inning off P Humber 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Pedroia (8), D Ortiz 2 (5), M Carp (4), J Saltalamacchia 2 (8), W Middlebrooks (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Carp, J Saltalamacchia 2, W Middlebrooks
Ground Into Double Play: D Pedroia
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-12 (M Carp 1-2, D Ortiz 1-1, D Pedroia 1-2, W Middlebrooks 1-2, J Saltalamacchia 2-3, S Drew 0-1, M Napoli 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: W Middlebrooks 1; S Drew 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Buchholz 19-29; A Miller 1-1; D Bard 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Buchholz 26-8-14-17; A Miller 0-0-1-1; D Bard 4-2-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 10-3; A Miller 0-1; D Bard 1-1
Game Scores: C Buchholz 67

Double Plays: 2 (D Pedroia-M Napoli, W Middlebrooks-D Pedroia-M Napoli)

Stolen Bases: D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off P Humber/J Castro)

Doubles: C Carter (1, C Buchholz); M Gonzalez (3, C Buchholz)
Runs Batted In: J Castro (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Castro
Ground Into Double Play: M Dominguez 2
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (F Martinez 1-1, J Castro 1-1, R Grossman 0-1, J Altuve 0-1, M Dominguez 0-1)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: P Humber 11-26; T Blackley 4-5; J Cisnero 3-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: P Humber 15-10-7-18; T Blackley 3-6-5-2; J Cisnero 3-3-8-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Humber 7-2; T Blackley 2-0; J Cisnero 1-4
Game Scores: P Humber 18

Double Plays: 1 (M Dominguez-J Altuve-C Pena)
Errors: R Ankiel (1, throw)
Passed Balls: J Castro

Stolen Bases: M Gonzalez (2, 3rd base off C Buchholz/J Saltalamacchia)
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