Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals
1. Altuve 2b Escobar ss
2. Springer rf Zobrist 2b
3. Correa ss Cain cf
4. Rasmus lf Hosmer 1b
5. Gomez cf Morales dh
6. Gattis dh Moustakas 3b
7. Valbuena 3b Perez c
8. Carter 1b Gordon lf
9. Castro c Rios rf
McHugh p Cueto p
ASTROS 1ST: Altuve popped to second; Springer was called out on
strikes; Correa flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar flied to right; Zobrist walked; Cain
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Zobrist
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Rasmus was called out on strikes; Gomez flied to
left; Gattis singled to third; Valbuena homered to right [Gattis
scored]; Carter flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer lined to left; Morales flied to left;
Moustakas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Castro grounded out (second to first); Altuve flied
to center; Springer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Perez singled to center; Gordon grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second];
Rios singled to pitcher; Escobar flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Correa lined to center; Rasmus struck out; Gomez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Zobrist struck out; Cain singled to right; Hosmer
singled to center [Cain scored]; Morales popped to second;
Moustakas flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Royals
1.
ASTROS 5TH: Gattis struck out; Valbuena popped to first; Carter
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Perez was hit by a pitch; Gordon doubled [Perez to
third]; FIERS REPLACED MCHUGH (PITCHING); Rios doubled to left
[Perez scored, Gordon scored]; Escobar out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Rios to third]; Zobrist out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Rios scored]; Cain grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 4.
ASTROS 6TH: Castro popped to shortstop; Altuve flied to left;
Springer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 4.
ROYALS 6TH: SIPP REPLACED FIERS (PITCHING); Hosmer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moustakas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 4.
ASTROS 7TH: Correa lined to second; Rasmus struck out; Gomez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 4.
ROYALS 7TH: Perez popped to first; Gordon struck out; NESHEK
REPLACED SIPP (PITCHING); Rios struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Royals 4.
ASTROS 8TH: ORLANDO REPLACED RIOS (PLAYING RF); Gattis popped to
second; Valbuena grounded out (second to first); Carter grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: KEUCHEL REPLACED NESHEK (PITCHING); Escobar doubled
to right; Zobrist lined to second; Cain was walked
intentionally; Hosmer popped to catcher; Morales homered to
center [Escobar scored, Cain scored]; Moustakas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 7.
ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED CUETO (PITCHING); TUCKER BATTED FOR
CASTRO; Tucker struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to
first); Springer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
2, Royals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 2 2 0 0
Royals 7 8 0 2
