Astros 7-3 Royals (16 Jun, 2018) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

22-47, 10-24 home


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	7	12	0
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0

C. Morton8-1

6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 9 K, 4 BB

J. Junis5-7

5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 88
  2
  Ball
  Curve 79
  3
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 90
  4
  Foul Ball
  Curve 80
  5
  Line Out
  Slider 81
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- T. Hill pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Morton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Grimm pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Merrifield in right field.
  6
  3
- Goins at second base.
  6
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Peacock pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Springer in right field.
  6
  3
- Reddick in left field.
  6
  3
- Marisnick in center field.
  6
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- B. Peacock pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Reddick picked off third.
  6
  3
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Sipp pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- T. Sipp pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	88
2 Ball	Curve	79
3 Strike Looking	Sinker	90
4 Foul Ball	Curve	80
5 Line Out	Slider	81

Astros
7
Royals
3

Game 1

16/6

Astros
10
Royals
2

Game 2

16/6

Astros
7
Royals
4

Game 3

17/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 16 June 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,603

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro

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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