Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals
1. Springer rf Merrifield lf
2. Reddick lf Bonifacio rf
3. Altuve 2b Cain cf
4. Correa ss Hosmer 1b
5. Beltran dh Perez c
6. McCann c Moustakas dh
7. Gurriel 1b Cuthbert 3b
8. Bregman 3b Escobar ss
9. Marisnick cf Torres 2b
Diaz p Vargas p
ASTROS 1ST: Springer struck out; Reddick singled to center;
Altuve out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Reddick to
second]; Correa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield was called out on strikes; Bonifacio
flied to right; Cain grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Beltran flied to left; McCann homered to center;
Gurriel singled to center; Bregman walked [Gurriel to second];
Marisnick flied to left; Springer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
singled to left; Moustakas struck out; Cuthbert doubled to left
[Perez scored]; Escobar singled to right [Cuthbert scored];
Torres grounded out (first to second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 1, Royals 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Reddick lined to center; Altuve popped to first;
Correa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield flied to right; Bonifacio struck out;
Cain homered to center; SIPP REPLACED DIAZ (PITCHING); Hosmer
lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Beltran doubled to right; McCann singled to right
[Beltran scored]; Gurriel was called out on strikes; Bregman
flied to center; Marisnick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Royals 3.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez doubled to center; Moustakas grounded out
(third to first); Cuthbert struck out; Escobar singled to right
[Perez scored, Escobar to second (on throw)]; Torres doubled to
right [Escobar scored]; FELIZ REPLACED SIPP (PITCHING);
Merrifield flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2,
Royals 5.
ASTROS 5TH: Springer was hit by a pitch; Reddick grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Springer to second]; Altuve singled to third
[Springer to third]; Correa popped to second; Beltran flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Bonifacio singled to right; Cain walked [Bonifacio
to second]; Hosmer struck out; Perez struck out; Moustakas
walked [Bonifacio to third, Cain to second]; Cuthbert singled to
right [Bonifacio scored, Cain scored, Moustakas to second];
Escobar was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
2, Royals 7.
ASTROS 6TH: MINOR REPLACED VARGAS (PITCHING); McCann struck out;
Gurriel flied to center; Bregman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 7.
ROYALS 6TH: GREGERSON REPLACED FELIZ (PITCHING); Torres singled
to third; Merrifield singled to left [Torres to second];
Bonifacio flied to center; Cain struck out; Hosmer struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Royals 7.
ASTROS 7TH: Marisnick lined to shortstop; Springer doubled to
right; Reddick lined to right; Altuve walked; MOYLAN REPLACED
MINOR (PITCHING); Correa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Royals 7.
ROYALS 7TH: Perez popped to shortstop; Moustakas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cuthbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Royals 7.
ASTROS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MOYLAN (PITCHING); Beltran struck
out; McCann singled to left; Gurriel grounded out (pitcher to
first) [McCann to second]; Bregman singled to third [McCann to
third]; Marisnick singled to second [McCann scored, Bregman to
second]; Springer walked [Bregman to third, Marisnick to
second]; SORIA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Reddick reached on
an error by Escobar [Bregman scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Marisnick scored (unearned) (no RBI), Springer to second];
Altuve forced Springer (third unassisted) [Reddick to second]; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Royals 7.
ROYALS 8TH: GILES REPLACED GREGERSON (PITCHING); Escobar flied
to left; Torres grounded out (second to first); Merrifield flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Royals 7.
ASTROS 9TH: BUTERA REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); HERRERA REPLACED
SORIA (PITCHING); Correa was called out on strikes; Beltran
struck out; McCann singled to center; McCann advanced to second
because of defensive indifference [McCann to second]; Gurriel
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Royals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 5 11 0 11
Royals 7 11 1 6
