Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 15, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

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C. Javierwin: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Zerpasave: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Clarke

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- The Astros' lineup can be daunting at any given point, one through nine, so when Angel Zerpa had two runners on base in the sixth inning Friday night, the Royals teetered on the edge. But Zerpa struck out Jose Abreu looking on a full-count changeup and then...

Scoring Summary

HOUKC

3
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Brantley. MJ Melendez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
4
Nelson Velazquez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
02
5
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
03
6
Yordan Alvarez doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
13
8
Michael Massey homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
14
9
Jose Abreu homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.304
2Jeremy PenaSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.264
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.298
4Alex Bregman3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.267
5Kyle TuckerRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.284
6Jose Abreu1B	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.237
7Michael BrantleyLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.297
8Chas McCormickCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.282
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.189
Yainer DiazPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.285


TOTAL	7	33	2	2	9	3	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cristian JavierRHP	5.0	5	3	3	6	1	2	81	4.80
Kendall GravemanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27	3.32
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18	4.88
Phil MatonRHP	0.2	2	1	1	2	1	1	22	3.26
Bennett SousaLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	12.00
TOTAL	8.0	9	4	4	11	4	3	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezLF	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.232
Kyle IsbelPR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.278
3Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	3	.251
4Edward OlivaresDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.260
5Michael Massey2B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.224
6Nelson VelazquezRF-LF	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.246
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
7Nick Loftin3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.313
Maikel Garcia3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
8Drew WatersCF-RF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.230
9Nick Pratto1B	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.234
TOTAL	9	31	4	4	11	4	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	48	5.39
Angel ZerpaLHP	4.0	2	1	1	5	1	0	70	5.63
Collin SniderRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	4.11
Carlos HernandezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	4.80
Taylor ClarkeRHP	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	1	18	5.60
TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	9	3	1	161	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUKC

TOP 1
POP OUT — Jose Altuve pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Jeremy Pena singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Drew Waters.
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FLYOUT — Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder MJ Melendez. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Alex Bregman grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Pratto. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick.
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WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks. MJ Melendez to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Edward Olivares lines out to right fielder Kyle Tucker. MJ Melendez to 3rd. [2 outs]
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (45) 2nd base.
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POP OUT — Michael Massey pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

2Runs4

7Hits9

0Errors1

.212Batting Avg.290

33At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs3

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

9Strikeouts11

7Left on Base8

12Total Bases19

Game Details

Friday, September 15, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,465 (40.8%)

weather: 79 degrees, cloudy