Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
Astros Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Maldonado in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BMaldonado (11, Snider); Alvarez (20, Zerpa)
- HRJ. Abreu (15, 9th inning off Clarke 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ. Abreu (78), Alvarez (89)
- GIDPBregman (2)
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-6 (Brantley 0-1, Altuve 0-2, J. Abreu 0-1, Bregman 0-1, Peña 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Peña-Altuve-J. Abreu)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. IsbelPR-CF |
N. VelazquezRF-LF |
D. WatersCF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .308 | .389 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .272 | .380 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .320 | .500 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .291 | .413 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .312 | .445 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .270 | .380 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .305 | .619 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .314 | .422 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .389 | .531 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .324 | .371 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 | .304 | .380 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .317 | .365 |
| 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
- Batting
- 2BGarcia (20, Maton)
- HRVelázquez (13, 4th inning off Javier 0 on, 1 Out); Witt Jr. (29, 5th inning off Javier 0 on, 2 Out); Massey (14, 8th inning off Maton 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIPerez (70), Velázquez (24), Witt Jr. (89), Massey (52)
- 2Out RBIWitt Jr.
- SFPerez
- GIDPWitt Jr.
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-10 (Perez 0-2, Olivares 0-2, Pratto 0-1, Waters 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-2, Massey 0-1, Loftin 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. 2 (46, 2nd base off Javier/Maldonado 2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Pratto , Garcia-Massey-Pratto)
- EWaters (5, fielding)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Javier(L, 9-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 81-52 | 4.80 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-15 | 3.32 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.88 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22-14 | 3.26 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 12.00 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 151-95 |
- Pitching
- WPGraveman; Javier
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMontero 3/4; Graveman 2/5; Maton 4/5; Javier 12/21; Sousa 1/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMontero-1-2-6-2; Graveman-2-6-4-3; Maton-4-4-4-2; Javier-9-13-16-12; Sousa-0-2-1-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMontero 1-0; Graveman 1-1; Javier 1-8
- Game ScoresC Javier 50
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Zerpa(W, 2-3) |
C. Snider(H, 2) |
C. Hernandez(H, 13) |
T. Clarke(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48-28 | 5.39 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 70-43 | 5.63 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.11 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 4.80 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18-12 | 5.60 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 161-98 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 4/10; Clarke 3/4; Hernández 2/3; Snider 2/4; Zerpa 9/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-8-0-12-8; Clarke-6-4-1-1; Hernández-1-1-4-2; Snider-2-1-0-3; Zerpa-15-6-13-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 3-2; Hernández 1-1; Snider 2-1; Zerpa 2-5
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Velázquez homered to center (440 feet). | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Witt Jr. homered to left center (427 feet). | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Alvarez doubled to left, Peña scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Massey homered to right center (408 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9th | J. Abreu homered to left center (438 feet). | 2 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 16 September 2023
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,465
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
- First Base Umpire - John Libka
- Second Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
- Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
2025 American League West Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |

