Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

13-24, 5-13 Away

Final

21-15, 11-4 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	12	13	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	0

D. Duffy1-1

6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

C. McHugh3-4

3.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 90
  3
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- C. Devenski pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Devenski pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Springer to second on wild pitch by Sparkman, Chirinos to third on wild pitch by Sparkman.
  12
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Stassi at first base.
  12
  2
- Kemp in left field.
  12
  2
- Díaz at third base.
  12
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- T. White pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	90
3 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	90

Royals
4
Astros
6

Game 1

7/5

Royals
12
Astros
2

Game 2

8/5

Royals
0
Astros
9

Game 3

9/5

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 8 May 2019

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,377

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Second Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Third Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg

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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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

D. Duffy1-1

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