Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

6-7, 2-5 Away

Final/11

5-10, 3-6 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	13	4
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
O. Infante2B
E. Hosmer1B
S. PerezC
B. ButlerDH
A. GordonLF
D. Valencia3B
aN. AokiPH-RF
J. MaxwellRF
bM. MoustakasPH-3B
L. CainCF
J. DysonCF
A. EscobarSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	0	1	1	0	0	1	.279	.354	.349
5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.286	.364	.367
6	0	1	2	0	0	0	.304	.407	.435
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.149	.222	.149
4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.302	.396
3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.273	.273	.545
1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.244	.320	.378
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.143	.000
2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.119	.213	.238
4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.250	.267	.295
43	6	13	6	2	3	8

a-walked for D Valencia in the 8th

b-grounded to first for J Maxwell in the 8th

Batting
HRD Valencia (1, 2nd inning off D Keuchel 0 on, 1 Out); M Moustakas (1, 11th inning off J Williams 0 on, 0 Out)
RBID Valencia (1), L Cain (5), S Perez 2 (4), M Moustakas (2), O Infante (5)
2Out RBIS Perez 2
SHA Escobar
GIDPS Perez 2
Team LOB9
Team RISP1-10 (S Perez 1-3, O Infante 0-2, A Escobar 0-1, L Cain 0-1, B Butler 0-2, N Aoki 0-1)

Baserunning
CSN Aoki (2, 2nd base by M Albers/J Castro)
SBA Escobar (2, 2nd base off B Peacock/J Castro); J Dyson (2, 2nd base off J Williams/J Castro)

Fielding
EA Escobar (2, ground ball); S Perez (2, throw); D Valencia (1, ground ball); J Dyson (1, ground ball)

Astros Hitting

hitters
D. FowlerCF
G. SpringerRF
J. CastroC
J. Altuve2B
J. Guzman1B
M. KraussDH
aC. CarterPH
J. VillarPR-DH
M. Dominguez3B
L.J. HoesLF
M. GonzalezSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.239	.386
5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200
4	1	2	2	1	1	1	.209	.333	.465
6	0	2	0	0	0	1	.276	.338	.345
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.233	.258	.467
4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.172	.250	.310
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.136	.255	.227
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.349
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.196	.250	.353
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.333	.350
4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.250	.308	.250
43	4	10	4	2	5	12

a-walked for M Krauss in the 10th

Batting
HRJ Castro (3, 3rd inning off J Guthrie 1 on, 1 Out); M Krauss (1, 6th inning off J Guthrie 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Castro 2 (6), M Krauss 2 (2)
Team LOB12
Team RISP0-6 (L Hoes 0-1, M Krauss 0-1, J Castro 0-1, J Altuve 0-1, J Guzman 0-2)

Baserunning
SBJ Altuve (5, 2nd base off J Guthrie/S Perez)
Picked OffG Springer (1st base by J Guthrie); J Altuve (1st base by D Duffy)

Fielding
DP2 (M Gonzalez-J Altuve-J Guzman 2)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Guthrie
A. Crow
K. Herrera
D. Duffy(W,1-0)
G. Holland(S,5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	4	4	2	4	2	103-64	4.34
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-14	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	3.38
2.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	30-22	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	3.00
11.0	10	4	4	5	12	2	191-121

Pitching
HBPJ Maxwell (By D Keuchel)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Guthrie 18-27; A Crow 5-5; K Herrera 3-3; D Duffy 8-9; G Holland 1-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Guthrie 22-10-12-20; A Crow 5-2-4-3; K Herrera 0-6-2-1; D Duffy 10-5-3-4; G Holland 4-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Guthrie 7-6; A Crow 1-1; K Herrera 1-0; D Duffy 1-0; G Holland 0-2
Game ScoresJ Guthrie 46

Astros Pitching

pitchers
D. Keuchel
B. Peacock(H,1)
K. Chapman
M. Albers(B,1)
J. Fields
J. Williams(L,0-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	2	1	5	1	97-62	3.50
0.2	2	2	2	0	1	0	16-12	7.45
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5-1	12.27
1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	1.35
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	3.18
2.0	4	2	2	0	1	1	38-24	8.00
11.0	13	6	6	3	8	2	193-121

Pitching
HBPJ Castro (By J Guthrie)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Keuchel 17-24; B Peacock 3-4; K Chapman 1-1; M Albers 3-5; J Fields 3-3; J Williams 8-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Keuchel 18-10-17-17; B Peacock 4-2-3-3; K Chapman 0-1-0-0; M Albers 3-3-3-3; J Fields 2-0-5-3; J Williams 8-3-3-10
Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Keuchel 11-2; B Peacock 0-1; K Chapman 0-0; M Albers 2-0; J Fields 1-2; J Williams 3-2
Game ScoresD Keuchel 56

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
2nd	D Valencia homered to left (356 feet).	1	0
3rd	J Castro homered to left, G Springer scored (361 feet).	1	2
4th	L Cain grounded out to first, A Gordon scored, D Valencia to third, J Maxwell to second.	2	2
6th	M Krauss homered to left, J Guzman scored (355 feet).	2	4
7th	S Perez singled to center, L Cain and A Escobar scored, E Hosmer to third.	4	4
11th	M Moustakas homered to right (363 feet).	5	4
11th	O Infante grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Dyson scored.	6	4

Royals
4
Astros
2

Game 1

16/4

Royals
6
Astros
4

Game 2

17/4

Royals
5
Astros
1

Game 3

18/4

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 17 April 2014

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 23,043

Game Time:4:05

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Hal Gibson III
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

D. Duffy1-0

J. Williams0-1

G. Holland5

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