Royals 5-1 Astros (26 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

59-38, 34-18 home


HOU
KC

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

Y. Ventura5-7

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

D. Keuchel12-5

6.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 96
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 97
  3
  Ball
  Fastball 97
  4
  Fly Out
  Fastball 97
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Keuchel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- J. Fields pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- F. Morales pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- V. Velasquez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Dyson ran for K. Morales.
  1
  5
- Dyson stole second.
  1
  5
- Dyson stole third.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Hosmer at first base.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Fastball	96
2 Ball	Fastball	97
3 Ball	Fastball	97
4 Fly Out	Fastball	97

Astros
4
Royals
0

Game 1

25/7

Astros
1
Royals
2

Game 2

26/7

Astros
1
Royals
5

Game 3

26/7

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 26 July 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 33,638

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
Third Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson

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

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

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Y. Ventura5-7

D. Keuchel12-5

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