Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

1-3, 1-3 Away

Final

3-2, 3-2 Home


KC
HOU

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

J. Vargas1-0

6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

M. Fiers0-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. GordonLF
M. Moustakas3B
L. CainCF
E. Hosmer1B
S. PerezC
B. MossDH
P. OrlandoRF
A. EscobarSS
A. Mondesi2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	2	0	1	0	.188	.278	.250
4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.294	.333	.647
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.500	.250
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.188	.188	.188
5	2	2	1	1	0	0	.333	.375	.733
2	1	0	0	0	3	1	.000	.333	.000
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.154	.214	.154
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.357
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143
35	5	10	4	1	6	5

Batting
2BEscobar (2, Fiers); Gordon (1, Gustave)
HRPérez (2, 2nd inning off Fiers 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIPérez (2), Orlando (2), Gordon 2 (2)
2Out RBIOrlando, Gordon 2
GIDPHosmer 2
Team LOB10
Team RISP3-15 (Moustakas 0-2, Mondesi 0-2, Hosmer 0-2, Orlando 0-1, Gordon 1-2, Escobar 1-2, Moss 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 1-2)

Baserunning
SBMondesi 2 (3, 2nd base off Sipp/Gattis, 3rd base off Sipp/Gattis); Cain (2, 2nd base off Peacock/Gattis)

Fielding
DP3 (Escobar-Mondesi-Hosmer, Mondesi-Escobar-Hosmer, Soria-Mondesi-Hosmer)

Astros Hitting

hitters
G. SpringerCF
A. Bregman3B
J. Altuve2B
C. CorreaSS
C. BeltranDH
E. GattisC
J. ReddickRF
Y. Gurriel1B
aM. GonzalezPH-1B
N. AokiLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	1	2	.263	.364	.789
3	0	1	0	1	1	.200	.333	.267
4	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143
4	1	1	0	0	0	.235	.300	.412
4	0	2	1	0	0	.250	.250	.300
4	0	1	0	0	1	.273	.385	.364
3	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.313
2	0	0	0	0	1	.067	.067	.067
0	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.556	1.286
3	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300
30	1	6	1	3	8

a-walked for Y Gurriel in the 7th

Batting
2BBeltrán (1, Vargas)
RBIBeltrán (1)
GIDPAltuve 2; Aoki
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-5 (Gattis 0-1, Reddick 0-2, Gurriel 0-1, Aoki 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (Gurriel-Correa-Gurriel, Correa-Gurriel)
EGattis (1, catchers interference)
PBGattis

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Vargas(W, 1-0)
P. Moylan(H, 1)
T. Wood(H, 1)
J. Soria
K. Herrera
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	1	1	1	6	93-62	1.50
0.2	0	0	0	1	2	14-7	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	18.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10-4	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	0.00
9.0	6	1	1	3	8	135-86

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 15/23; Moylan 2/3; Wood 1/1; Soria 1/3; Herrera 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 16-16-15-15; Moylan 4-2-1-0; Wood 0-0-0-1; Soria 1-0-1-2; Herrera 1-2-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 8-4; Moylan 0-0; Wood 0-1; Soria 2-1; Herrera 1-2
Game ScoresJ Vargas 61

Astros Pitching

pitchers
M. Fiers(L, 0-1)
T. Sipp
J. Gustave
B. Peacock
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	2	1	3	3	1	97-64	1.50
0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12-7	0.00
1.2	4	3	2	1	1	0	44-30	16.20
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	0.00
9.0	10	5	3	6	5	1	171-110

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedFiers 19/26; Sipp 1/3; Gustave 6/9; Peacock 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesFiers 15-14-16-20; Sipp 2-0-3-2; Gustave 4-5-14-7; Peacock 2-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsFiers 11-4; Sipp 1-0; Gustave 2-2; Peacock 0-2
Game ScoresM Fiers 56

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
2nd	Pérez homered to left (400 feet).	1	0
6th	Orlando reached first base on catcher's interference, Moustakas scored, Hosmer to third, Moss to second.	2	0
7th	Beltrán doubled to deep right center, Correa scored.	2	1
8th	Pérez scored, Moss to third, Escobar to second on passed ball by Gattis.	3	1
8th	Gordon doubled to deep left, Moss and Escobar scored.	5	1

Royals
5
Astros
1

Game 1

8/4

Royals
7
Astros
3

Game 2

9/4

Royals
4
Astros
5

Game 3

9/4

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 8 April 2017

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,491

Game Time:3:12

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - David Rackley

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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