Royals @ Astros - Fri, Sep 22
Game Status: Final - Score: 7-5 Royals
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- Current conditions at Minute Maid Park: 73°F - Roof Closed - Wind 0 mph, None
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Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
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1 | Garcia, M - 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .273 | .324 | .364 |
2 | Witt Jr. - SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .319 | .495 |
3 | Velázquez - RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .237 | .310 | .604 |
Waters - RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .309 | .392 | |
4 | Melendez - LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .314 | .395 |
Blanco - LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .299 | .400 | |
5 | Olivares - DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .323 | .447 |
6 | Loftin - 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .420 | .523 |
Massey - 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .271 | .375 | |
7 | Porter - C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .333 | .444 |
8 | Pratto - 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .228 | .308 | .356 |
9 | Isbel - CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 | .272 | .375 |
Totals | 32 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Royals |
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BATTING: 2B: Olivares (22, Valdez, F). 3B: Witt Jr. (9, Valdez, F). TB: Isbel; Melendez; Olivares 2; Pratto; Witt Jr. 3. RBI: Isbel 2 (32); Loftin (9); Melendez (54); Olivares (32); Pratto (33); Witt Jr. (92). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pratto; Garcia, M. SAC: Porter. SF: Loftin. GIDP: Witt Jr. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 6. |
Astros Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
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1 | Altuve - 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .399 | .545 |
2 | Peña - SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .260 | .322 | .383 |
3 | Alvarez, Y - DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .293 | .410 | .578 |
4 | Bregman - 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .368 | .443 |
5 | Tucker - RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .282 | .366 | .510 |
6 | Abreu, J - 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .294 | .375 |
7 | McCormick - LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .281 | .362 | .501 |
8 | Dubón - CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .313 | .413 |
9 | Maldonado, M - C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .189 | .258 | .343 |
a-Diaz, Y - C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .310 | .551 | |
Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Astros |
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a-Popped out for Maldonado, M in the 8th. |
BATTING: 2B: Alvarez, Y (22, Ragans); Dubón (26, Kowar). 3B: Tucker (4, Ragans). HR: Abreu, J (17, 2nd inning off Ragans, 0 on, 0 out); McCormick (21, 8th inning off Kowar, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Abreu, J 5; Altuve 2; Alvarez, Y 2; Dubón 2; McCormick 4; Tucker 3. RBI: Abreu, J (83); Alvarez, Y (94); McCormick 3 (68). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dubón; Tucker; Peña; Alvarez, Y; McCormick. Team RISP: 2-for-13. Team LOB: 9. |
FIELDING: E: Altuve (5, throw). PB: Maldonado, M (12). DP: (Altuve-Abreu, J). |
Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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Ragans (W, 7-4) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 93-62 | 3.31 |
Snider | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.00 |
Kowar | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18-10 | 5.88 |
McArthur (S, 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-16 | 5.59 |
Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Astros Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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Valdez, F (L, 12-11) | 5.1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 92-58 | 3.39 |
Maton, P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.14 |
Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.99 |
Montero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.96 |
Neris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-10 | 1.84 |
Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
Game Info |
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HBP: Olivares (by Valdez, F); Loftin (by Valdez, F). |
Pitches-strikes: Ragans 93-62; Snider 21-13; Kowar 18-10; McArthur 19-16; Valdez, F 92-58; Maton, P 8-4; Stanek 10-7; Montero 26-15; Neris 11-10. |
Groundouts-flyouts: Ragans 5-6; Snider 1-1; Kowar 0-1; McArthur 1-1; Valdez, F 4-4; Maton, P 1-0; Stanek 0-1; Montero 1-1; Neris 0-2. |
Batters faced: Ragans 25; Snider 5; Kowar 5; McArthur 6; Valdez, F 27; Maton, P 2; Stanek 3; Montero 5; Neris 3. |
Inherited runners-scored: McArthur 1-0; Maton, P 1-0. |
Umpires: HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Will Little. 2B: Ryan Additon. 3B: Lance Barksdale. |
Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. |
Wind: 0 mph, None. |
First pitch: 7:12 PM. |
T: 2:38. |
Att: 41,033. |
Venue: Minute Maid Park. |
September 22, 2023 |
Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
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Top 1 | Bobby Witt Jr. triples (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Maikel Garcia scores. | 1-0 KC |
Top 1 | MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd. | 2-0 KC |
Top 1 | Edward Olivares doubles (22) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Chas McCormick. Nelson Velazquez scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd. | 3-0 KC |
Top 1 | Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. MJ Melendez scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd. | 4-0 KC |
Bottom 1 | Yordan Alvarez doubles (22) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jeremy Pena scores. | 4-1 KC |
Bottom 2 | Jose Abreu homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. | 4-2 KC |
Top 6 | Nick Pratto grounds out softly to first baseman Jose Abreu. Edward Olivares scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Logan Porter to 2nd. | 5-2 KC |
Top 6 | Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Nick Loftin scores. Logan Porter scores. | 7-2 KC |
Bottom 8 | Chas McCormick homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Abreu scores. | 7-5 KC |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
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Royals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Astros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Decisions
- Winner: Cole Ragans (7-4, 3.31)
- Loser: Framber Valdez (12-11, 3.39)
- Save: James McArthur (2, 5.59)
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Double
Edward Olivares doubles (22) on a ground ball to left fielder Chas McCormick. Nelson Velazquez scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Sinker @ 94.7 mph
Hit by Edward Olivares: Launched 100.9 mph at 0.0° for a total distance of 54.0 ft
Top 1 - 3-0 Royals
Triple
Bobby Witt Jr. triples (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Maikel Garcia scores.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Changeup @ 91.6 mph
Hit by Bobby Witt Jr.: Launched 103.4 mph at 20.0° for a total distance of 379.0 ft
Top 1 - 1-0 Royals
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Collin Snider replaces Cole Ragans.
Sac Fly
Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. MJ Melendez scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Changeup @ 92.5 mph
Hit by Nick Loftin: Launched 100.7 mph at 31.0° for a total distance of 398.0 ft
Top 1 - 4-0 Royals
Single
MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Cutter @ 89.6 mph
Hit by MJ Melendez: Launched 77.3 mph at 17.0° for a total distance of 190.0 ft
Top 1 - 2-0 Royals
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Phil Maton replaces Framber Valdez.
Groundout
Nick Pratto grounds out softly to first baseman Jose Abreu. Edward Olivares scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. Logan Porter to 2nd.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Sinker @ 95.2 mph
Hit by Nick Pratto: Launched 36.6 mph at -22.0° for a total distance of 9.0 ft
Top 6 - 5-2 Royals
Single
Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Nick Loftin scores. Logan Porter scores.
Pitch from Framber Valdez: Cutter @ 88.7 mph
Hit by Kyle Isbel: Launched 99.9 mph at -6.0° for a total distance of 16.0 ft
Top 6 - 7-2 Royals
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Ryne Stanek replaces Phil Maton.
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Rafael Montero replaces Ryne Stanek.
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Jackson Kowar replaces Collin Snider.
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: James McArthur replaces Jackson Kowar.
Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Hector Neris replaces Rafael Montero.