Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 17, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	7	8	1	7
KC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	5

loss:

J. Lyleswin: Houston Astros logo

F. Valdez

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Framber Valdez was tasked with ensuring the Astros’ three-game set in Kansas City didn’t end in disaster, and the All-Star delivered with another gem. Valdez struck out five over seven innings, backed by homers from Jake Meyers and Yordan Alvarez, to lead the Astros to a 7-1...

Scoring Summary

HOUKC

2
Drew Waters out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Nick Loftin scores. Logan Porter to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
3
Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Jose Altuve scores. [1 run] [1 out]
11
3
Chas McCormick singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [1 run]
21
4
Jake Meyers homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
31
5
Yordan Alvarez homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
41
9
Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez, deflected by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Jake Meyers scores. Martin Maldonado to 2nd. [1 run]
51
9
Yordan Alvarez walks. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd. [1 run]
61
9
Jose Abreu grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Nick Loftin. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Jose Abreu to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.311
2Alex Bregman3B	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.269
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	.300
4Jose Abreu1B	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	4	.233
5Michael BrantleyLF	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	.262
6Chas McCormickRF	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.284
7Jeremy PenaSS	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	4	.262
8Jake MeyersCF	1	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	.226
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.188

TOTAL	8	34	7	7	8	4	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Framber ValdezLHP	7.0	6	1	0	5	1	0	92	3.20
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1.91
Kendall GravemanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.27

TOTAL	9.0	7	1	0	5	1	0	110	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.273
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.278
3Edward OlivaresDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.261
4Nelson VelazquezLF-RF	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	.242
5Matt Duffy1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.249
6Nick Loftin2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	.333
7Logan PorterC	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	.400
8Drew WatersCF	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	.228
9Dairon BlancoRF	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.226
MJ MelendezPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232
TOTAL	7	31	1	1	5	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jordan LylesRHP	6.0	6	4	4	6	1	2	95	6.43
Jackson KowarRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	5.11
Tucker DavidsonLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	6.19
Brad KellerRHP	1.0	1	3	2	0	3	0	26	4.57
TOTAL	9.0	8	7	6	8	4	2	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
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WALK — Alex Bregman walks. Jose Altuve to 2nd.
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POP OUT — Yordan Alvarez pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Jose Abreu strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Michael Brantley lines out to center fielder Drew Waters. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Jose Abreu. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Chas McCormick. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Edward Olivares singles on a line drive to right fielder Chas McCormick.
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GROUNDOUT — Nelson Velazquez grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Jose Abreu. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

7Runs1

8Hits7

1Errors1

.235Batting Avg.226

34At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks1

2Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

7Left on Base5

15Total Bases9

Game Details

Sunday, September 17, 2023 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,311 (40.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, sunny