Kansas City Royals 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 9
Played on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 (N) at Minute Maid Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  8  1
HOU A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Escobar ss                    5   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
Moustakas 3b                  5   0   1   0       0   2       0   1
Cain cf                       4   1   1   0       0   2       5   0
Hosmer 1b                     4   1   2   0       0   1       5   0
Morales dh                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Gordon lf                     2   1   0   0       2   1       1   0
Perez c                       3   1   1   3       0   0      11   0
Infante 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Orlando rf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Ventura p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hochevar p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herrera p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Soria p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   3       2  11      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Infante-Escobar-Hosmer.
E: Escobar (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Moustakas (2,off Feldman); Morales (2,off Feldman); Infante (3,off Feldman).
HR: Perez (1,8th inning off Giles 1 on 2 out).
SF: Perez (1,off Feldman).
IBB: Gordon (1,by Feldman).
Team LOB: 7.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     5   1   3   2       0   0       1   2
Springer rf                   4   0   0   0       0   3       3   0
Correa ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Rasmus lf                     2   0   0   0       2   1       1   0
White 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   2       8   0
Tucker dh                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Gomez cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Valbuena 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Castro c                      2   0   1   0       1   1       7   0
  Marisnick pr                0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kratz c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Feldman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sipp p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Neshek p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Giles p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Devenski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       4  11      27   8

FIELDING - 
E: Feldman (1).
PB: Castro (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Altuve 2 (3,off Ventura,off Hochevar).
3B: Castro (2,off Hochevar).
HR: Altuve (2,6th inning off Ventura 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Gomez (2,off Ventura).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ventura                       6     4   1   1   3   6   1  25
Hochevar W(1-0)               1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5
Herrera                       1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Soria SV(1)                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   4  11   1  37


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Feldman                       6.1   7   2   0   1   4   0  28
Sipp                          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Neshek                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Giles L(0-1)                  1     1   2   2   1   2   1   5
Devenski                      1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     8   4   2   2  11   1  38

IBB: Feldman (1,Gordon).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sipp 1-0; Neshek 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Official Scorer: Greg Porzucek
Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 24109


Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Houston Astros           
1. Escobar             ss        Altuve              2b
2. Moustakas           3b        Springer            rf
3. Cain                cf        Correa              ss
4. Hosmer              1b        Rasmus              lf
5. Morales             dh        White               1b
6. Gordon              lf        Tucker              dh
7. Perez               c         Gomez               cf
8. Infante             2b        Valbuena            3b
9. Orlando             rf        Castro              c
   Ventura             p         Feldman             p

ROYALS 1ST: Escobar grounded out (shortstop to first); Moustakas
doubled to right; Cain struck out; Castro allowed a passed ball
[Moustakas to third]; Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve doubled to right; Springer struck out; Correa
grounded out (second to first) [Altuve to third]; Rasmus was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Morales doubled to left; Gordon lined to second;
Perez popped to catcher; Infante grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Tucker
singled to right; Gomez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Tucker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Orlando struck out; Escobar grounded out (third to
first); Moustakas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Valbuena flied to center; Castro walked; Altuve
flied to right; Springer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Astros 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cain flied to right; Hosmer singled to left; Morales
flied to center; Gordon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Correa flied to right; Rasmus flied to center; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Perez lined to center; Infante doubled to left;
Orlando grounded out (second to first) [Infante to third];
Escobar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Tucker grounded out (third to first); Gomez struck
out; Valbuena walked; Castro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Moustakas lined to right; Cain singled to left;
Hosmer singled to center [Cain to third]; Morales reached on an
error by Feldman [Cain scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hosmer to
third, Morales to second]; Gordon was walked intentionally;
Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left [Hosmer scored (unearned)];
Infante popped to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Altuve homered; Springer struck out; Correa flied to
left; Rasmus walked; White singled to left [Rasmus to second];
Tucker reached on an error by Escobar [Rasmus to third, White to
second]; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Orlando grounded out (second to first); Escobar
singled to center; SIPP REPLACED FELDMAN (PITCHING); Moustakas
was called out on strikes; NESHEK REPLACED SIPP (PITCHING); Cain
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: HOCHEVAR REPLACED VENTURA (PITCHING); Valbuena flied
to center; Castro tripled to center; MARISNICK RAN FOR CASTRO;
Altuve doubled to center [Marisnick scored]; Springer struck
out; Correa was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 2, Astros 2.

ROYALS 8TH: KRATZ REPLACED MARISNICK (PLAYING C ); GILES
REPLACED NESHEK (PITCHING); Hosmer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morales struck out; Gordon walked; Perez homered [Gordon
scored]; Infante struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HERRERA REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Rasmus walked;
White struck out; Tucker struck out; Gomez forced Rasmus
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Astros 2.

ROYALS 9TH: DEVENSKI REPLACED GILES (PITCHING); Orlando struck
out; Escobar was called out on strikes; Moustakas struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: SORIA REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Valbuena struck
out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR KRATZ; Gonzalez flied to center; Altuve
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           4   8   1    7
 Astros           2   6   1    8


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