Astros @ Royals - Fri, Sep 15

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-2 Royals

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• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 79°F - Cloudy - Wind 3 mph, R To L
• TV: Astros: ATT SportsNet-SW, Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City
• Radio: Astros: TUDN 93.3 / KLAT 1010 (es), KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2, Royals: TICO-ES (es), KCSP 610
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	Astros Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Altuve - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.304	.392	.532
2	Peña - SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.264	.325	.389
3	Alvarez, Y - DH	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.298	.411	.585
4	Bregman - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.267	.363	.446
5	Tucker - RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.284	.370	.507
6	Abreu, J - 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.237	.296	.368
7	Brantley - LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.297	.308	.486
8	McCormick - CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.282	.361	.507
9	Maldonado, M - C	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.189	.258	.339
	a-Diaz, Y - PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285	.309	.536
	Totals	33	2	7	2	3	9	16

Astros
a-Struck out for Maldonado, M in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Alvarez, Y (20, Zerpa); Maldonado, M (11, Snider). HR: Abreu, J (15, 9th inning off Clarke, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Abreu, J 5; Alvarez, Y 2; Maldonado, M 2; McCormick; Peña 2. RBI: Abreu, J (78); Alvarez, Y (89). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brantley; Peña; Altuve 2. GIDP: Bregman 2. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: PB: Maldonado, M (11). DP: (Peña-Altuve-Abreu, J).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Melendez - LF	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.232	.308	.389
	1-Isbel - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.272	.380
2	Witt Jr. - SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	2	.278	.320	.500
3	Perez, S - C	3	0	0	1	0	2	3	.251	.291	.413
4	Olivares - DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.260	.312	.445
5	Massey - 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.224	.270	.380
6	Velázquez - LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.246	.305	.619
	Blanco - LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.422
7	Loftin - 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.313	.389	.531
	Garcia, M - 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.371
8	Waters - RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.230	.304	.380
9	Pratto - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	3	2	.234	.317	.365
	Totals	31	4	9	4	4	11	16

Royals
1-Ran for Melendez in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Garcia, M (20, Maton, P). HR: Velázquez (13, 4th inning off Javier, 0 on, 1 out); Witt Jr. (29, 5th inning off Javier, 0 on, 2 out); Massey (14, 8th inning off Maton, P, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Garcia, M 2; Massey 5; Melendez 2; Pratto; Velázquez 4; Witt Jr. 5. RBI: Massey (52); Perez, S (70); Velázquez (24); Witt Jr. (89). 2-out RBI: Witt Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pratto; Massey 2; Olivares; Perez, S; Waters 2. SF: Perez, S. GIDP: Witt Jr. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: E: Waters (5, fielding). DP: 2 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Pratto; Garcia, M-Massey-Pratto).

Astros Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Javier (L, 9-4)	5.0	5	3	2	1	6	2	81-52	4.74
Graveman	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-15	3.32
Montero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	4.88
Maton, P	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	1	22-14	3.26
Sousa	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	12.00
Totals	8.0	9	4	3	4	11	3

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Greinke	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	48-28	5.39
Zerpa (W, 2-3)	4.0	2	1	1	1	5	0	70-43	5.63
Snider (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.11
Hernández, C (H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-8	4.80
Clarke (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	18-12	5.60
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	9	1

Game Info
WP: Graveman.
Pitches-strikes: Javier 81-52; Graveman 27-15; Montero 18-11; Maton, P 22-14; Sousa 3-3; Greinke 48-28; Zerpa 70-43; Snider 11-7; Hernández, C 14-8; Clarke 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Javier 1-4; Graveman 1-0; Montero 1-0; Maton, P 0-0; Sousa 0-0; Greinke 3-1; Zerpa 2-3; Snider 2-0; Hernández, C 1-1; Clarke 0-0.
Batters faced: Javier 21; Graveman 5; Montero 4; Maton, P 5; Sousa 1; Greinke 10; Zerpa 15; Snider 4; Hernández, C 3; Clarke 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Sousa 2-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: John Libka. 2B: Derek Thomas. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:57.
Att: 15,465.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
September 15, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 3	Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Brantley. MJ Melendez scores.	1-0 KC
Bottom 4	Nelson Velazquez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.	2-0 KC
Bottom 5	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a line drive to left center field.	3-0 KC
Top 6	Yordan Alvarez doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jeremy Pena scores.	3-1 KC
Bottom 8	Michael Massey homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-1 KC
Top 9	Jose Abreu homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-2 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	Salvador Perez for Clemente Award (00:00:27)
KC	Velázquez’s solo homer (13) (00:00:29)
KC	Bobby Witt Jr.'s solo homer (29) (00:00:29)
HOU	Yordan Alvarez’s RBI double (00:00:23)
KC	Maikel Garcia’s spinning play (00:00:29)
KC	Michael Massey’s solo homer (14) (00:00:29)
HOU	José Abreu’s 15th home run (00:00:29)
KC	Taylor Clarke secures the win (00:00:06)
KC	Nelson Velázquez on Clemente (00:00:43)
HOU	Astros vs. Royals Highlights (00:03:11)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Astros	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		2	7	0	7
Royals	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1			4	9	1	8

Decisions

• Winner: Angel Zerpa (2-3, 5.63)
• Loser: Cristian Javier (9-4, 4.74)
• Save: Taylor Clarke (1, 5.60)

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Last Updated: 09/15/2023 11:33:34 PM CDT