Houston Astros 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Regular Season Game 149
Played on Friday, September 13, 2019 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

HOU A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  7  1
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Springer rf,cf                5   1   1   3       0   3       3   1
Altuve 2b                     5   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Bregman ss                    3   0   1   0       2   0       1   2
Alvarez dh                    2   0   1   0       3   0       0   0
Gurriel 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Diaz 3b                       3   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
Tucker lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Maldonado c                   2   0   0   0       1   2      11   0
  Brantley ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Stubbs pr,c                 0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Marisnick cf                  3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Reddick ph,rf               1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Cole p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Osuna p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       33   4   7   4       8   9      27   5

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Springer-Bregman-Gurriel.
E: Maldonado (4).

BATTING - 
2B: Alvarez (23,off Duffy).
HR: Altuve (28,1st inning off Duffy 0 on 1 out); Springer (35,9th inning off
Fillmyer 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Gurriel (9,off Duffy).
Team LOB: 10.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Merrifield 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Mondesi ss                    4   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
Soler dh                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Dozier 3b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Gordon lf                     3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  Phillips lf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
McBroom rf                    3   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
O'Hearn 1b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Starling cf                   3   1   2   0       0   0       6   0
Viloria c                     2   0   0   1       0   1      10   0
Duffy p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McCarthy p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Barnes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fillmyer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Staumont p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1       2  12      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dozier-Merrifield-O'Hearn.

BATTING - 
2B: Merrifield (37,off Cole); Starling (5,off Cole).
SF: Viloria (2,off Cole).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Starling (2,2nd base off Cole/Maldonado).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cole W(17-5)                  8     4   1   0   2  11   0  29
Osuna SV(33)                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     5   1   0   2  12   0  33


Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Duffy                         6     4   1   1   2   6   1  23
McCarthy                      1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Barnes                        1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5
Fillmyer L(0-2)               0.2   3   3   3   2   1   1   7
Staumont                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Totals                        9     7   4   4   8   9   2  41

Inherited Runners - Scored: Staumont 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Lance Barrett, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Jansen Visconti, 3B - Mike Everitt
Official Scorer: Pat Butcher
Ejections: Alex Gordon by Lance Barrett [Called strike 3]; KC  Manager
Ned Yost by Lance Barrett [Called strike 3]
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 20593


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Kansas City Royals       
1. Springer            rf        Merrifield          2b
2. Altuve              2b        Mondesi             ss
3. Bregman             ss        Soler               dh
4. Alvarez             dh        Dozier              3b
5. Gurriel             1b        Gordon              lf
6. Diaz                3b        McBroom             rf
7. Tucker              lf        O'Hearn             1b
8. Maldonado           c         Starling            cf
9. Marisnick           cf        Viloria             c
   Cole                p         Duffy               p

ASTROS 1ST: Springer flied to center; Altuve homered; Bregman
flied to right; Alvarez walked; Gurriel popped to catcher; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield doubled to left; Mondesi flied to left
[Merrifield to third]; Soler was called out on strikes; Dozier
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Diaz walked; Tucker lined to left; Maldonado was
called out on strikes; Marisnick singled to left [Diaz to
second]; Springer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Gordon was called out on strikes; McBroom lined to
right; O'Hearn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Royals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Altuve flied to center; Bregman lined to second;
Alvarez doubled to left; Gurriel grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Starling doubled to left; Viloria flied to left;
Merrifield struck out; Mondesi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Royals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Diaz grounded out (second to first); Tucker lined to
center; Maldonado was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Soler struck out; Dozier walked; Gordon hit into a
double play to right [Dozier out at first (right to shortstop to
first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Marisnick struck out; Springer struck out; Altuve
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McBroom walked; O'Hearn forced McBroom (shortstop to
third); Starling flied to center; Viloria was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Bregman singled to left; Alvarez flied to center;
Gurriel grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bregman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals
0.

ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield lined to right; Mondesi struck out; Soler
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: MCCARTHY REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Diaz struck out;
Tucker lined to left; Maldonado walked; Marisnick grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Dozier struck out; Gordon was called out on strikes;
McBroom singled to right; O'Hearn forced McBroom (third to
shortstop); Kansas City's Gordon and manager Yost ejected by
HP umpire Barrett between innings for arguing called strike 3 to
Gordon in previous inning; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Royals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED GORDON (PLAYING LF); BARNES
REPLACED MCCARTHY (PITCHING); Springer struck out; Altuve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bregman walked; Alvarez
walked [Bregman to second]; Gurriel grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Starling singled to left; Starling stole second
[Starling to third (error by Maldonado)]; Viloria out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Starling scored (unearned)]; Merrifield
popped to first; Mondesi struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Royals 1.

ASTROS 9TH: FILLMYER REPLACED BARNES (PITCHING); Diaz flied to
center; Tucker singled to right; BRANTLEY BATTED FOR MALDONADO;
Brantley walked [Tucker to second]; STUBBS RAN FOR BRANTLEY;
REDDICK BATTED FOR MARISNICK; Reddick struck out; Springer
homered [Tucker scored, Stubbs scored]; Altuve singled to third;
Bregman walked [Altuve to second]; STAUMONT REPLACED FILLMYER
(PITCHING); Alvarez walked [Altuve to third, Bregman to second];
Gurriel lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Royals
1.

ROYALS 9TH: SPRINGER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); STUBBS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); REDDICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); OSUNA REPLACED COLE (PITCHING); Soler flied to right;
Dozier grounded out (first to pitcher); Phillips singled to
right; McBroom was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Royals 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4   7   1   10
 Royals           1   5   0    5


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