Ejections: Ryan Pressly by Vic Carapazza [Warning issued]
Time of Game: 3:30 Attendance: 12776
Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals
1. Altuve 2b Merrifield 2b
2. Dubon cf Benintendi lf
3. Bregman 3b Witt ss
4. Alvarez dh Perez dh
5. Tucker rf Melendez c
6. Gurriel 1b Dozier rf
7. Pena ss Santana 1b
8. McCormick lf Rivera 3b
9. Maldonado c Taylor cf
Valdez p Heasley p
ASTROS 1ST: Altuve popped to first; Dubon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bregman doubled to left; Alvarez flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (third to first); Benintendi
flied to left in foul territory; Witt lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Royals 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Tucker walked; Gurriel grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Tucker out at second]; Pena was
hit by a pitch; McCormick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez walked; Melendez struck out; Maldonado allowed
a passed ball [Perez to second]; Dozier was called out on
strikes; Santana walked; Rivera forced Santana (shortstop to
second) [Rivera to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0,
Royals 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Maldonado struck out; Altuve doubled to right;
Heasley threw a wild pitch [Altuve to third]; Dubon out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Altuve scored]; Bregman lined to third;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Taylor singled to right; Merrifield grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taylor out at
second]; Benintendi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Alvarez tripled to right; Heasley threw a wild pitch
[Alvarez scored]; Tucker homered to center; Gurriel struck out;
Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); McCormick singled to
center; Maldonado flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Witt struck out [Witt out at first (catcher to
first)]; Perez struck out; Melendez walked; Dozier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Altuve grounded out (first to pitcher); Dubon
walked; Bregman popped to first in foul territory; Alvarez
singled to right [Dubon to third]; Tucker flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Santana grounded out (third to first); Rivera struck
out; Taylor lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Royals 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Gurriel lined to center; Pena singled to left;
McCormick struck out; Maldonado struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield singled to center; Benintendi lined to
left; Witt forced Merrifield (shortstop to second) [Witt to
first]; Perez homered to center [Witt scored]; Melendez singled
to right; Dozier popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
ASTROS 7TH: CUAS REPLACED HEASLEY (PITCHING); Altuve was called
out on strikes; Dubon popped to first; Bregman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: STANEK REPLACED VALDEZ (PITCHING); Santana struck
out; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor singled to
second; Merrifield flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
3, Royals 2.
ASTROS 8TH: VIZCAINO REPLACED CUAS (PITCHING); Alvarez homered
to right; Tucker walked; Gurriel walked [Tucker to second];
COLEMAN REPLACED VIZCAINO (PITCHING); Pena struck out; McCormick
struck out; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Tucker to third, Gurriel
to second]; Maldonado struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
4, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: NERIS REPLACED STANEK (PITCHING); Benintendi struck
out; Witt walked; Perez doubled to left [Witt scored]; LOPEZ RAN
FOR PEREZ; Melendez struck out; Dozier struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Royals 3.
ASTROS 9TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DOZIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); SNIDER REPLACED BENINTENDI (PITCHING); Altuve singled to
center; Dubon forced Altuve (second to shortstop) [Dubon to
first]; Bregman flied to right; Alvarez was hit by a pitch
[Dubon to second]; Tucker singled to right [Dubon scored,
Alvarez to third]; Gurriel singled to center [Alvarez scored,
Tucker to second]; ABREU REPLACED SNIDER (PITCHING); Pena
singled to left [Tucker scored, Gurriel to third]; McCormick
walked [Pena to second]; Maldonado forced Pena (third
unassisted) [Maldonado to first]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros
7, Royals 3.
ROYALS 9TH: SIRI REPLACED DUBON (PLAYING CF); PRESSLY REPLACED
NERIS (PITCHING); Santana grounded out (second to first); Rivera
flied to right; Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly ejected by HP
umpire Vic Carapazza for arguing warning issued; MATON
REPLACED PRESSLY (PITCHING); Taylor walked (walk was charged to
Pressly); Merrifield walked [Taylor to second]; O'HEARN BATTED
FOR ABREU; O'Hearn singled to center [Taylor scored, Merrifield
to second]; Witt walked [Merrifield to third, O'Hearn to
second]; MONTERO REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Lopez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 7 12 0 11
Royals 4 7 0 9
