Royals 10-8 Astros (17 Sep, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

48-101, 28-46 home


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	8	12	2
3	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	-	10	9	1

AstrosTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Cutter 93
  2
  Strike Looking
  Cutter 92
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 84
  4
  Strike Looking
  Curve 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Garcia stole second.
  0
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Porter catching.
  2
  4
- Bregman to second on wild pitch by Ragans.
  2
  4
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- R. Montero pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- P. Maton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AstrosTop 7th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- H. Neris pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Blanco stole second.
  6
  8
- Blanco stole third.
  6
  9
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 8th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Kuhnel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Cutter	93
2 Strike Looking	Cutter	92
3 Strike Swinging	Curve	84
4 Strike Looking	Curve	84

Astros
2
Royals
4

Game 1

16/9

Astros
8
Royals
10

Game 2

17/9

Astros
7
Royals
1

Game 3

17/9

Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 17 September 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 19,557

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Libka
First Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

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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Houston Astros

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J. McArthur1-0

H. Neris6-3

T. Clarke2

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