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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

2019-09-14 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20716 · 87°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph R to L · 3:17

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 6–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Whit Merrifield doubles (38) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Tucker. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Houston Astros took the lead in the 6th — Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan McBroom. Alex Bregman scores. Yuli Gurriel to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Whit Merrifield doubles (38) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Tucker. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd — worth 15% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Dale Sveum (C): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	6	10
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Zack Greinke L: Mike Montgomery SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jose Altuve	5	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Brantley	5	0	2	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	2	2	1	1	3	0
Yuli Gurriel	5	0	1	0	0	0
Kyle Tucker	4	1	4	1	1	0
Robinson Chirinos	2	1	1	1	3	0
Abraham Toro	3	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Reddick	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aledmys Diaz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yordan Alvarez	1	1	1	3	0	0
Jake Marisnick	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Mayfield	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	0	2	1	1
Adalberto Mondesi	4	0	0	0	2
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	0	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	1
Alex Gordon	4	0	2	0	0
Ryan McBroom	4	0	1	0	1
Ryan O'Hearn	4	0	0	0	3
Meibrys Viloria	3	0	0	0	1
Nicky Lopez	3	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Zack Greinke	6.0	6	7
Hector Rondon	1.0	0	1
Joe Smith	1.0	0	0
Bryan Abreu	0.2	2	1
Will Harris	0.1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Montgomery	5.0	5	5	1
Tim Hill	1.0	0	0	1
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	1	0	0
Gabe Speier	1.0	2	1	3
Jake Newberry	1.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Springer: 63/G56
Jose Altuve: 53/G5S+
Michael Brantley: 6/L6MD+

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: K
Adalberto Mondesi: K
Jorge Soler: 63/G56+

Top 2

Alex Bregman: W
Yuli Gurriel: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Kyle Tucker: S6/G6+
Robinson Chirinos: W.1-2
Abraham Toro: 8/F8RM

Bot 2

Hunter Dozier: K
Alex Gordon: S7/L56
Ryan McBroom: S8/G4M+.1-2
Ryan O'Hearn: K
Meibrys Viloria: 43/G4S-

Top 3

Josh Reddick: 3/G3+
George Springer: W
Jose Altuve: 8/F78XD+
Michael Brantley: 3/G3S-

Bot 3

Nicky Lopez: S6/G4M+
Whit Merrifield: D7/F7D+.1-H;B-3(TH)
Adalberto Mondesi: 43/G34S-
Jorge Soler: K
Hunter Dozier: 8/F78XD+

Top 4

Alex Bregman: HR/F7LD+
Yuli Gurriel: 43/G4-
Kyle Tucker: S8/G4M+
Robinson Chirinos: SB2
Robinson Chirinos: W
Abraham Toro: SB3;SB2
Abraham Toro: K
Josh Reddick: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 4

Alex Gordon: 43/G34
Ryan McBroom: 63/G6
Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G34+

Top 5

George Springer: 63/G56
Jose Altuve: 53/G56S
Michael Brantley: 7/L78D+

Bot 5

Meibrys Viloria: K
Nicky Lopez: 6/P
Whit Merrifield: D9/L3D
Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 6

Alex Bregman: W
Yuli Gurriel: S8/L8LS.1-3
Kyle Tucker: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
Robinson Chirinos: FC6/G6+.2-3;1X2(6E4);B-1
Abraham Toro: K
Aledmys Diaz: 3/F4S-
George Springer: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Jorge Soler: S8/L6D+
Hunter Dozier: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Alex Gordon: 43/G34

Top 7

Jose Altuve: 13/G13
Michael Brantley: S7
Alex Bregman: 9/L9M
Yuli Gurriel: 7/F78S

Bot 7

Ryan McBroom: 63/G6M-
Ryan O'Hearn: K
Meibrys Viloria: 43/G34-

Top 8

Kyle Tucker: S9/L89M
Robinson Chirinos: W.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: HR/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Jake Marisnick: K
George Springer: K
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 8

Nicky Lopez: 43/G4+
Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
Adalberto Mondesi: 9/F89D

Top 9

Michael Brantley: S7
Alex Bregman: W.1-2
Yuli Gurriel: 13.2-3;1-2
Kyle Tucker: IW
Robinson Chirinos: S7/L78M.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jack Mayfield: K
Jake Marisnick: 5/P

Bot 9

Jorge Soler: 8/F8LXD+
Hunter Dozier: S8/L8LS+
Alex Gordon: S9/L89S.1-2
Ryan McBroom: K
Ryan O'Hearn: K

Notes & reviews

Royals coach Sveum ejected by HP umpire Guccione for arguing ball call to Bregman
Royals challenged call that Lopez was out at home, claiming he was safe and that catcher blocked plate without ball; call was overturned on both grounds - safe at home
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