Kansas City Royals 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 8
Played on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 (N) at Minute Maid Park
KC A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 HOU A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Escobar ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Moustakas 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Cain cf 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 Morales dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gordon lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 Infante 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Orlando rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Medlen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Moustakas-Infante-Hosmer, Infante-Hosmer-Escobar-Hosmer-Moustakas. BATTING - 2B: Infante (2,off Fiers). HR: Cain (2,1st inning off Fiers 2 on 0 out). GDP: Morales (3,off Fiers). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Gordon (1,2nd base off Fiers/Kratz).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Springer rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 Correa ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 Rasmus lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 White 1b 3 0 1 1 1 2 14 1 Gomez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Gattis dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Valbuena 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Marisnick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kratz c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Tucker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Castro c 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Fiers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 7 14 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. White-Correa-White. BATTING - 2B: Rasmus (2,off Medlen); Gomez (3,off Medlen). GDP: Correa (1,off Medlen); Rasmus (1,off Medlen). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Medlen W(1-0) 5 6 2 2 4 7 0 22 Hochevar 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Soria 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Davis SV(3) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 Totals 9 7 2 2 7 14 0 38
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fiers L(0-1) 6 6 3 3 1 3 1 24 Harris 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Gregerson 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 1 35 WP: Gregerson (1). Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Adrian Johnson Official Scorer: Trey Wilkinson Replay: tag play (4th inning, Salvador Perez at bat, Royals challenge, call overturned) Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 21027 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 Gomez cf 7. Perez c Gattis dh 8. Infante 2b Valbuena 3b 9. Orlando rf Kratz c Medlen p Fiers p ROYALS 1ST: Escobar singled to center; Moustakas singled to right [Escobar to third]; Cain homered [Escobar scored, Moustakas scored]; Hosmer grounded out (third to first); Morales struck out; Gordon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve walked; Springer singled to left [Altuve to second]; Correa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Altuve to third, Springer out at second]; Rasmus doubled to center [Altuve scored]; White singled to right [Rasmus scored]; Gomez walked [White to second]; Gattis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 2ND: Perez flied to left; Infante doubled to center; Orlando grounded out (shortstop to first); Escobar lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Valbuena struck out; Kratz struck out; Altuve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 3RD: Moustakas lined to right; Cain lined to right; Hosmer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Springer singled to left; Springer was picked off first (pitcher to first); Correa singled to shortstop; Rasmus grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop to first to third) [Correa out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 4TH: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Gordon singled to center; Perez struck out while Gordon stole second; when Alex Gordon was called out at 2B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the call; the ruling was overturned by replay; Infante grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: White was called out on strikes; Gomez doubled to right; Gattis grounded out (second to first) [Gomez to third]; Valbuena flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 5TH: Orlando grounded out (third to first); Escobar lined to center; Moustakas walked; Cain flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Kratz struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); Springer walked; Correa walked [Springer to second]; Rasmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 6TH: Hosmer singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hosmer out at second]; Gordon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: HOCHEVAR REPLACED MEDLEN (PITCHING); White struck out; Gomez popped to second; Gattis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED FIERS (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Infante grounded out (shortstop to first); Orlando singled to second; Escobar flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: HERRERA REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Valbuena struck out; TUCKER BATTED FOR KRATZ; Tucker struck out; Altuve flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 8TH: CASTRO REPLACED TUCKER (PLAYING C ); Moustakas grounded out (second to first); Cain struck out; Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: SORIA REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Springer flied to right; Correa struck out; Rasmus singled to center; White walked [Rasmus to second]; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ROYALS 9TH: GREGERSON REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to first); Gordon walked; Gregerson threw a wild pitch [Gordon to second]; Perez popped to shortstop; Infante struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Gattis struck out; Valbuena walked; MARISNICK RAN FOR VALBUENA; Castro walked [Marisnick to second]; Altuve flied to right; Springer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 3 7 0 5 Astros 2 7 0 9
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