Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

44-29, 22-16 Away

Final

45-34, 26-16 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	6	7	0

L. McCullers Jr.4-2

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

J. Blanton2-1

2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
J. DysonCF
M. Moustakas3B
L. CainDH
K. Morales1B
S. PerezC
A. GordonLF
A. RiosRF
O. Infante2B
C. ColonSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	1	0	0	2	0	.273	.312	.398
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.317	.369	.463
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289	.346	.435
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.287	.349	.459
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.270	.280	.467
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.272	.390	.443
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.220	.248	.271
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.239	.314
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.306	.295
31	1	5	1	1	4	6

Batting
2BDyson (5, McCullers)
HRPérez (13, 7th inning off McCullers 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIPérez (34)
GIDPColón
Team LOB7
Team RISP0-7 (Pérez 0-1, Moustakas 0-1, Infante 0-2, Colón 0-1, Cain 0-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Colón-Infante-K. Morales)

Astros Hitting

hitters
G. SpringerCF
J. Altuve2B
C. CorreaSS
L. Valbuena3B
C. Carter1B
J. SingletonDH
P. TuckerLF
D. SantanaRF
J. CastroC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262	.361	.446
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.292	.336	.415
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.323	.567
4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.199	.277	.444
4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.198	.315	.405
2	2	1	0	0	2	1	.167	.375	.333
2	0	1	1	0	2	0	.248	.320	.429
3	0	1	2	0	1	1	.250	.314	.500
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.212	.273	.370
29	6	7	6	2	7	8

Batting
2BSingleton (1, Frasor)
HRAltuve (7, 3rd inning off Blanton 0 on, 0 Out); Carter (14, 5th inning off Finnegan 0 on, 0 Out)
RBISantana 2 (8), Castro (18), Altuve (31), Tucker (17), Carter (38)
2Out RBITucker, Santana
SFCastro
GIDPAltuve
Team LOB7
Team RISP2-7 (Tucker 1-1, Castro 0-2, Springer 0-2, Santana 1-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Correa-Altuve-Carter)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Blanton(L,2-1)
B. Finnegan
L. Hochevar
J. Frasor
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.2	5	5	5	4	2	1	74-39	3.14
3.1	1	1	1	2	2	1	49-31	2.04
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	5.54
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	30-20	1.61
8.0	7	6	6	7	8	2	171-103

Pitching
WPFrasor
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBlanton 9-17; Finnegan 6-12; Hochevar 2-3; Frasor 5-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBlanton 10-7-11-11; Finnegan 9-4-10-8; Hochevar 2-3-7-1; Frasor 4-5-9-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBlanton 1-5; Finnegan 4-4; Hochevar 1-0; Frasor 1-0
Game ScoresJ Blanton 26

Astros Pitching

pitchers
L. McCullers Jr.(W,4-2)
J. Thatcher
W. Harris
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	1	1	2	6	1	102-66	2.19
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-4	2.08
1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21-11	0.99
9.0	5	1	1	4	6	1	132-81

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcCullers 15-26; Thatcher 1-3; Harris 2-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcCullers 21-8-19-18; Thatcher 1-0-1-2; Harris 3-1-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcCullers 7-8; Thatcher 1-1; Harris 3-1
Game ScoresL McCullers Jr. 69

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
2nd	Santana walked, Valbuena scored, Singleton to third, Tucker to second.	0	1
2nd	Castro hit sacrifice fly to center, Singleton scored, Tucker to third.	0	2
3rd	Altuve homered to left (365 feet).	0	3
3rd	Tucker singled to center, Valbuena scored, Singleton to third.	0	4
3rd	Santana singled to left, Singleton scored, Tucker to second.	0	5
5th	Carter homered to center (419 feet).	0	6
7th	Pérez homered to left (394 feet).	1	6

Royals
1
Astros
6

Game 1

30/6

Royals
0
Astros
4

Game 2

1/7

Royals
5
Astros
6

Game 3

2/7

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 30 June 2015

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 20,419

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

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

L. McCullers Jr.4-2

J. Blanton2-1

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