Astros 6-1 Royals (30 Jun, 2015) Play-by-Play

Houston Astros

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 93
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 95
  3
  Ball
  Fastball 94
  4
  Double
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- L. McCullers Jr. pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Thatcher pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- W. Harris pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- J. Frasor pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Singleton to third, Tucker to second on wild pitch by Frasor.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- W. Harris pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	93
2 Ball	Fastball	95
3 Ball	Fastball	94
4 Double	Fastball	93

Royals
1
Astros
6

Game 1

30/6

Royals
0
Astros
4

Game 2

1/7

Royals
5
Astros
6

Game 3

2/7

Minute Maid 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	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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Kansas City Royals

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L. McCullers Jr.4-2

J. Blanton2-1

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