Astros @ Royals - Sun, Sep 17

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-1 Astros

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• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 73°F - Sunny - Wind 8 mph, L To R
• 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	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	.311	.395	.544
2	Bregman - 3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.269	.368	.446
3	Alvarez, Y - DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	.300	.413	.591
4	Abreu, J - 1B	4	0	0	2	0	1	4	.233	.292	.362
5	Brantley - LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	.262	.273	.429
6	McCormick - RF	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.284	.363	.504
7	Peña - SS	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	.262	.324	.386
8	Meyers - CF	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.230	.300	.393
9	Maldonado, M - C	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.188	.258	.336
	Totals	34	7	9	7	4	8	18

Astros
BATTING: 2B: Altuve (17, Lyles). 3B: Meyers (2, Keller, B). HR: Meyers (10, 4th inning off Lyles, 0 on, 0 out); Alvarez, Y (28, 5th inning off Lyles, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Altuve 4; Alvarez, Y 4; McCormick 3; Meyers 7. RBI: Abreu, J 2 (81); Altuve (46); Alvarez, Y 2 (93); McCormick (64); Meyers (33). 2-out RBI: McCormick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brantley; Peña 2; Maldonado, M. SF: Abreu, J. GIDP: Brantley. Team RISP: 2-for-13. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Valdez, F (1, throw); Bregman (15, fielding). Outfield assists: Brantley (Porter at home). DP: 2 (Bregman-Abreu, J; Bregman-Altuve-Abreu, J).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.324	.367
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.320	.497
3	Olivares - DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.261	.314	.444
4	Velázquez - RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.234	.299	.589
5	Duffy - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.249	.299	.309
6	Loftin - 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.400	.528
7	Porter - C	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.400	.455	.800
8	Waters - CF	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	.228	.301	.377
9	Blanco - RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.226	.299	.400
	a-Melendez - LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.309	.387
	Totals	31	1	6	1	1	5	10

Royals
a-Grounded out for Blanco in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Porter (1, Valdez, F); Duffy (8, Graveman). TB: Duffy 2; Garcia, M; Loftin 2; Olivares; Porter 2. RBI: Waters (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanco; Loftin. SF: Waters. GIDP: Duffy; Porter. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: DP: (Loftin-Witt Jr.-Duffy).

Astros Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F (W, 12-10)	7.0	5	1	0	1	5	0	92-55	3.20
Abreu, B (H, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	1.91
Graveman	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.27
Totals	9.0	6	1	0	1	5	0

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Lyles (L, 4-17)	6.0	6	4	4	1	6	2	95-63	6.43
Kowar	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	5.11
Davidson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-13	6.19
Keller, B	1.0	2	3	3	3	0	0	26-12	4.76
Totals	9.0	9	7	7	4	8	2

Game Info
HBP: Bregman (by Lyles); Alvarez, Y (by Lyles).
Pitch timer violations: Abreu, B (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes: Valdez, F 92-55; Abreu, B 10-8; Graveman 8-7; Lyles 95-63; Kowar 11-6; Davidson 20-13; Keller, B 26-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Valdez, F 10-4; Abreu, B 1-1; Graveman 1-1; Lyles 1-6; Kowar 1-1; Davidson 1-1; Keller, B 2-0.
Batters faced: Valdez, F 26; Abreu, B 3; Graveman 4; Lyles 27; Kowar 3; Davidson 4; Keller, B 7.
Umpires: HP: Derek Thomas. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: John Libka.
Weather: 73 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:12 PM.
T: 2:25.
Att: 15,311.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
September 17, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Drew Waters out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Nick Loftin scores. Logan Porter to 3rd.	1-0 KC
Top 3	Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Jose Altuve scores.	1-1
Top 3	Chas McCormick singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.	2-1 HOU
Top 4	Jake Meyers homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.	3-1 HOU
Top 5	Yordan Alvarez homers (28) on a fly ball to right field.	4-1 HOU
Top 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.	5-1 HOU
Top 9	Yordan Alvarez walks. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.	6-1 HOU
Top 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.	7-1 HOU

Team	Highlight
HOU	Jake Meyers’ solo homer (10) (00:00:28)
HOU	Yordan Alvarez’s solo homer (28) (00:00:29)
HOU	Framber Valdez K’s Drew Waters (00:00:07)
HOU	Jose Altuve’s RBI single (00:00:17)
HOU	Maldonado scores on walk (00:00:06)
HOU	José Abreu’s RBI groundout (00:00:23)
HOU	Framber Valdez’s strong 7 IP (00:00:57)
HOU	Kendall Graveman seals the win (00:00:10)
HOU	Astros vs. Royals Highlights (00:03:14)
HOU	Condensed Game: HOU@KC 9/17/23 (00:07:37)

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

Decisions

• Winner: Framber Valdez (12-10, 3.20)
• Loser: Jordan Lyles (4-17, 6.43)

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Last Updated: 09/17/2023 07:03:47 PM CDT