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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

2014-05-27 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17826 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph R to L · 3:02

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Collin McHugh earned the win. Alex Presley went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	12
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Collin McHugh L: Jeremy Guthrie SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Mark Ripperger · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	0	1	0	0	1
George Springer	4	0	1	0	1	0
Dexter Fowler	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jason Castro	4	1	2	0	1	2
Matt Dominguez	5	0	1	1	0	1
Marc Krauss	2	0	0	0	0	1
Robbie Grossman	4	0	2	0	0	0
Alex Presley	3	0	3	1	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jesus Guzman	0	1	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Nori Aoki	4	0	1
Omar Infante	4	1	1
Eric Hosmer	4	0	1
Billy Butler	4	0	2
Alex Gordon	4	1	1
Salvador Perez	3	1	1
Lorenzo Cain	3	1	1
Alcides Escobar	3	0	2
Jimmy Paredes	3	1	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Collin McHugh	7.0	5	9
Tony Sipp	1.1	0	1
Chad Qualls	0.2	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeremy Guthrie	6.0	7	3	5
Aaron Crow	1.0	1	0	0
Tim Collins	1.0	2	1	0
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Altuve: S7/F78S
George Springer: 8/F78XD+
Dexter Fowler: 6/F6D-
Jason Castro: K

Bot 1

Nori Aoki: 7/L7D+
Omar Infante: K
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 2

Matt Dominguez: K
Marc Krauss: 63/G6
Robbie Grossman: 8/F8RD

Bot 2

Billy Butler: K
Alex Gordon: S7/F7S
Salvador Perez: S7/L78S+.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Alcides Escobar: K

Top 3

Alex Presley: S8/F78M
Marwin Gonzalez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 3

Jimmy Paredes: K
Nori Aoki: 43/G4
Omar Infante: S8/G6M+
Eric Hosmer: 9/F9D+

Top 4

George Springer: 9/F89XD+
Dexter Fowler: W
Jason Castro: W.1-2
Matt Dominguez: S8/L6D.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Marc Krauss: K
Robbie Grossman: 7/L7M

Bot 4

Billy Butler: K
Alex Gordon: 31/G34-
Salvador Perez: K

Top 5

Alex Presley: S8/G4M+
Marwin Gonzalez: S7/F7S-.1-2
Jose Altuve: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S.2-3
George Springer: W
Dexter Fowler: 8/F78XD+

Bot 5

Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M
Alcides Escobar: K
Jimmy Paredes: S9/G34.1-2
Nori Aoki: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
Omar Infante: 8/F8RXD+

Top 6

Jason Castro: K23
Matt Dominguez: 7/F7D
Marc Krauss: HP
Robbie Grossman: S7/G6+.1-2
Alex Presley: S9/L4D.2-3;1-2
Marwin Gonzalez: 43/G34

Bot 6

Eric Hosmer: 8/F78M
Billy Butler: 53/G5-
Alex Gordon: 4/F34-

Top 7

Jose Altuve: 8/F8RXD+
George Springer: S5/G6S-
Dexter Fowler: 36(1)3/GDP/G34S

Bot 7

Salvador Perez: 53/G56
Lorenzo Cain: K
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6+

Top 8

Jason Castro: D9/F89XD+
Matt Dominguez: 43/G4.2-3
Jesus Guzman: W
Robbie Grossman: WP.3-H;1-2
Robbie Grossman: S7/G56+.2-3
Alex Presley: 7/SF/F7LD.3-H
Marwin Gonzalez: SB2
Marwin Gonzalez: 13/G15-

Bot 8

Jimmy Paredes: 3/F4S-
Nori Aoki: K
Omar Infante: 7/F78S

Top 9

Jose Altuve: 63/G6S-
George Springer: 63/G6-
Dexter Fowler: S9/L89S
Jason Castro: S8/G4M+.1-3
Matt Dominguez: 3/G34S

Bot 9

Eric Hosmer: 43/G4+
Billy Butler: 13/G13
Alex Gordon: K

Notes & reviews

Jeremy Guthrie backed up HP on the play; he talked to HP umpire Kerwin Danley after the play was over and catcher Salvador Perez walked Guthrie away; Royals Manager Ned Yost went to the mound and waited for Danley; Yost ejected by Danley

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