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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

2019-09-13 Β· Night game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 20593 Β· 75Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 5 mph R to L Β· 2:58

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 4–1. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st β€” Jose Altuve homers (28) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: George Springer homers (35) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Tucker scores. Garrett Stubbs scores β€” worth 48% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection β€” Alex Gordon (P): Called strike 3.

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Line score

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HOU10000000347
KCA00000001015

W: Gerrit Cole   L: Heath Fillmyer   SV: Roberto Osuna

Umpires β€” HP: Lance Barrett Β· 1B: Chris Guccione Β· 2B: Jansen Visconti Β· 3B: Mike Everitt Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
George Springer511303
Jose Altuve512101
Alex Bregman301020
Yordan Alvarez201030
Yuli Gurriel500000
Aledmys Diaz300011
Kyle Tucker411000
Martin Maldonado200012
Jake Marisnick301001
Michael Brantley000010
Josh Reddick100001

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Whit Merrifield401001
Adalberto Mondesi400003
Jorge Soler400002
Hunter Dozier300011
Alex Gordon300002
Ryan McBroom301011
Ryan O'Hearn300001
Bubba Starling312000
Meibrys Viloria200101
Brett Phillips101000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Gerrit Cole8.04211
Roberto Osuna1.0101

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Danny Duffy6.0426
Kevin McCarthy1.0011
Jacob Barnes1.0021
Heath Fillmyer0.2321
Josh Staumont0.1010

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • George Springer: 8/F89XD+
  • Jose Altuve: HR/F7D+
  • Alex Bregman: 9/F89M
  • Yordan Alvarez: W
  • Yuli Gurriel: 2/F25F-

Bot 1

  • Whit Merrifield: D7/G5
  • Adalberto Mondesi: 7/F78XD+.2-3
  • Jorge Soler: K
  • Hunter Dozier: 8/F8RS

Top 2

  • Aledmys Diaz: W
  • Kyle Tucker: 7/F7D+
  • Martin Maldonado: K
  • Jake Marisnick: S7/G56+.1-2
  • George Springer: K

Bot 2

  • Alex Gordon: K
  • Ryan McBroom: 9/F9M
  • Ryan O'Hearn: K

Top 3

  • Jose Altuve: 8/F8RXD+
  • Alex Bregman: 4/L6MD
  • Yordan Alvarez: D7/L78XD+
  • Yuli Gurriel: 43/G4+

Bot 3

  • Bubba Starling: D7/L5+
  • Meibrys Viloria: 7/F78S
  • Whit Merrifield: K
  • Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 4

  • Aledmys Diaz: 43/G4M
  • Kyle Tucker: 8/F8LXD+
  • Martin Maldonado: K

Bot 4

  • Jorge Soler: K
  • Hunter Dozier: W
  • Alex Gordon: 9/DP.1X1(963)

Top 5

  • Jake Marisnick: K
  • George Springer: K
  • Jose Altuve: K

Bot 5

  • Ryan McBroom: W
  • Ryan O'Hearn: 65(1)/FO/G4
  • Bubba Starling: 8/F8LS
  • Meibrys Viloria: K

Top 6

  • Alex Bregman: S7
  • Yordan Alvarez: 8/F8RM
  • Yuli Gurriel: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Bot 6

  • Whit Merrifield: 9/L9S-
  • Adalberto Mondesi: K
  • Jorge Soler: 7/L7M+

Top 7

  • Aledmys Diaz: K
  • Kyle Tucker: 7/F78D+
  • Martin Maldonado: W
  • Jake Marisnick: 53/G5

Bot 7

  • Hunter Dozier: K
  • Alex Gordon: K
  • Ryan McBroom: S9/L34D
  • Ryan O'Hearn: 56(1)/FO/G6+

Top 8

  • George Springer: K
  • Jose Altuve: 63/G6
  • Alex Bregman: W
  • Yordan Alvarez: W.1-2
  • Yuli Gurriel: 43/G4+

Bot 8

  • Bubba Starling: S7/L6D-
  • Meibrys Viloria: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
  • Meibrys Viloria: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H(UR)
  • Whit Merrifield: 3/F3F-
  • Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 9

  • Aledmys Diaz: 8/F8RS
  • Kyle Tucker: S9/L4D-
  • Michael Brantley: W.1-2
  • Josh Reddick: K
  • George Springer: HR/F78D+.2-H;1-H
  • Jose Altuve: S5/G56S-
  • Alex Bregman: W.1-2
  • Yordan Alvarez: W.2-3;1-2
  • Yuli Gurriel: 8/L8RD+

Bot 9

  • Jorge Soler: 9/F9S
  • Hunter Dozier: 31/G34
  • Brett Phillips: S9/G34+
  • Ryan McBroom: K

Notes & reviews

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