Houston Astros 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Regular Season Game 81
Played on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 (N) at Minute Maid Park
KC A 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 7 0 HOU A 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 x - 6 10 0
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Moustakas 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cain dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 K. Morales 1b 3 1 1 2 0 1 6 1 Perez c 3 1 0 0 1 1 11 1 Gordon lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Rios rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Dyson cf 3 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 Volquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 F. Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 5 7 5 1 8 24 9 BATTING - 3B: Cain (4,off Velasquez); Dyson (4,off Fields). HR: K. Morales (10,1st inning off Velasquez 1 on 2 out). HBP: K. Morales (3,by Neshek). GDP: K. Morales (13,off Velasquez). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Rios (4,2nd base off Velasquez/Castro).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Springer cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Santana ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Altuve 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 Gattis lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 Valbuena 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 Carter dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 Singleton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 Tucker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 Castro c 3 1 1 0 1 0 7 1 Velasquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fields p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neshek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 6 10 6 2 12 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Valbuena-Gonzalez-Singleton. BATTING - 2B: Castro (10,off Davis). HR: Carter (15,4th inning off Volquez 0 on 1 out); Gonzalez (5,5th inning off Volquez 0 on 0 out). HBP: Springer (3,by Volquez); Altuve (2,by Herrera). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Springer (14,3rd base off Volquez/Perez); Altuve 2 (23,2nd base off Volquez/Perez,2nd base off Herrera/Perez).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Volquez 5 8 5 5 1 8 2 24 F. Morales 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Madson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Herrera L(1-2) 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 Davis 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 12 2 38 Volquez faced 1 batter in the 6th inning HBP: Volquez (5,Springer); Herrera (1,Altuve). Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Morales 1-0; Madson 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Velasquez 6.1 5 4 4 1 7 1 24 Fields 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Thatcher 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Neshek 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gregerson W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 5 5 1 8 1 35 WP: Velasquez (2). HBP: Neshek (1,K. Morales). Inherited Runners - Scored: Fields 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Jordan Baker Official Scorer: Greg Porzucek Replay: tag play (7th inning, Chris Carter at bat, Royals challenge, call upheld) Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 25848 Starting Lineups: Kansas City Royals Houston Astros 1. Escobar ss Springer cf 2. Moustakas 3b Altuve 2b 3. Cain dh Gattis lf 4. K. Morales 1b Valbuena 3b 5. Perez c Carter dh 6. Gordon lf Singleton 1b 7. Rios rf Tucker rf 8. Infante 2b Gonzalez ss 9. Dyson cf Castro c Volquez p Velasquez p ROYALS 1ST: Escobar struck out; Moustakas popped to third; Cain tripled to center; K. Morales homered [Cain scored]; Perez popped to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Springer singled to shortstop; Altuve singled to shortstop [Springer to second]; Gattis struck out; Springer stole third and Altuve stole second; Valbuena was called out on strikes; Carter flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Astros 0. ROYALS 2ND: Gordon singled to right; Velasquez threw a wild pitch [Gordon to second]; Rios singled to right [Gordon scored]; Infante struck out; Rios stole second; Dyson struck out; Escobar grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Singleton was called out on strikes; Tucker grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ROYALS 3RD: Moustakas popped to shortstop; Cain grounded out (third to first); K. Morales struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Castro flied to right; Springer flied to center; Altuve singled to third; Gattis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ROYALS 4TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Gordon flied to center; Rios flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Valbuena grounded out (first unassisted); Carter homered; Singleton struck out; Tucker flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 1. ROYALS 5TH: Infante flied to right; Dyson was called out on strikes; Escobar flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez homered; Castro walked; Springer was hit by a pitch [Castro to second]; Altuve singled to center [Castro scored, Springer to third, Altuve to second (on throw)]; Gattis singled to right [Springer scored, Altuve scored, Gattis out at second (right to shortstop)]; Valbuena struck out (catcher to first); Carter struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 5. ROYALS 6TH: Moustakas grounded out (second to first); Cain singled to center; K. Morales grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Cain out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Singleton singled to right; F. MORALES REPLACED VOLQUEZ (PITCHING); Tucker singled to right [Singleton to second]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Castro grounded out (first to pitcher) [Singleton to third, Tucker to second]; MADSON REPLACED F. MORALES (PITCHING); SANTANA BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Santana struck out; Astros right fielder George Springer left the game due to an injured arm; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 5. ROYALS 7TH: SANTANA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perez walked; Gordon struck out; FIELDS REPLACED VELASQUEZ (PITCHING); Rios singled to left [Perez to second]; Infante flied to right; Dyson tripled to center [Perez scored, Rios scored]; Escobar flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: HERRERA REPLACED MADSON (PITCHING); Altuve was hit by a pitch; Altuve stole second; Gattis lined to pitcher (pitcher to second to first) [Altuve to third]; Valbuena walked; Carter reached on a fielder's choice [Altuve scored, Valbuena to second]; when Jose Altuve was called safe at HP, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay; Singleton struck out; Tucker forced Carter (shortstop to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6. ROYALS 8TH: THATCHER REPLACED FIELDS (PITCHING); Moustakas flied to center; NESHEK REPLACED THATCHER (PITCHING); Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); K. Morales was hit by a pitch; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); On a bunt Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Castro doubled to right; Santana struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6. ROYALS 9TH: GREGERSON REPLACED NESHEK (PITCHING); Gordon grounded out (pitcher to first); Rios struck out; Infante grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 5 7 0 3 Astros 6 10 0 8
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