Final · MLB · Tue Sep 15, 7:10 PM CDT · Roberto Clemente Day
- Probable pitchers
- Michael Wacha (KC) vs Hunter Brown (HOU)
- TV
- Space City Home Network, Royals.TV
- Where
- Daikin Park
Astros beat Royals 4-2. Astros led from start to finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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Win: Hunter Brown. Loss: Michael Wacha. Save: Josh Hader. Home runs: Pasquantino (KC), Peña 2 (HOU), Alvarez, Y (HOU).
By the numbers: Hits KC 4, HOU 4; Errors KC 0, HOU 0; Left on base KC 11, HOU 7.
Team stats
| KC | HOU |
|---|
| Hits | 4 | 4 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 11 | 7 |
| Home runs | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 5 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caglianone DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Garcia, M 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Perez, S PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha (L) | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 132 |
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
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| Peña SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen, N 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diaz, Y C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varsho CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrosa LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Brown, H (W) | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 91 |
| Sousa | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Blubaugh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Abreu, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Hader (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 138 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 4
- 0 out HOU Jeremy Peña homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 0, HOU 1
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder John Rave.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 0 out HOU Yainer Diaz hit by pitch.
- 1 out HOU Daulton Varsho grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Daulton Varsho to 1st.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 3rd 4
- 0 out KC John Rave walks.
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 1 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. KC 0, HOU 2
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez walks.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
Top 4th 5
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. Bobby Witt Jr. steals (41) 2nd base.
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia walks.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out HOU Daulton Varsho pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
- 3 out HOU Christian Walker called out on strikes.
Top 5th 5
- 1 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging, catcher Yainer Diaz to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out sharply, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins walks.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores. KC 1, HOU 2
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out HOU Cam Smith pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
- 2 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Peña scores. KC 1, HOU 4
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to left fielder Jorge Barrosa.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field. KC 2, HOU 4
- 3 out KC Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out HOU Yainer Diaz lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out HOU Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out KC John Rave grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Jorge Barrosa.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith lines out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 3 out HOU Jorge Barrosa strikes out swinging, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez walks.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
- 3 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.