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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

2018-06-17 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 22326 · 93°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph R to L · 2:46

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 7–4. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Carlos Correa singles on a fly ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 3rd — Hunter Dozier homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Salvador Perez scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 8th — Evan Gattis singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Paulo Orlando. Yuli Gurriel scores. Jake Marisnick to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Carlos Correa homers (13) on a fly ball to left field — worth 24% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Mike Moustakas (P): Call at HP.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	7	15
KCA	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

W: Tony Sipp L: Brandon Maurer SV: Hector Rondon

Umpires — HP: John Tumpane · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Jeremie Rehak · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	5	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	5	2	2	0	0	0
Jose Altuve	3	1	1	0	2	0
Carlos Correa	4	1	2	3	0	0
Yuli Gurriel	5	1	2	1	0	1
Josh Reddick	3	0	1	0	0	0
Evan Gattis	4	1	3	1	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	3	0	1	1	1	1
Brian McCann	4	0	2	1	0	1
Tyler White	1	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gordon	2	1	0	0	2	1
Mike Moustakas	1	1	1	0	1	0
Salvador Perez	4	1	2	0	0	2
Hunter Dozier	4	1	1	2	0	0
Alcides Escobar	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ryan Goins	4	0	1	0	0	1
Abraham Almonte	3	0	0	0	1	3
Paulo Orlando	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adalberto Mondesi	3	0	0	0	0	2
Rosell Herrera	2	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lance McCullers	6.0	6	2	9
Tony Sipp	1.0	0	1	0
Ken Giles	1.0	0	0	1
Hector Rondon	1.0	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Keller	6.0	9	3	1
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	0	0	0
Brandon Maurer	0.0	2	0	0
Tim Hill	0.1	3	0	1
Justin Grimm	1.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Springer: 63/G6
Alex Bregman: S8/L4MD+
Jose Altuve: W.1-2
Carlos Correa: PB.2-3;1-2
Carlos Correa: S7/F78S-.3-H;2-3
Yuli Gurriel: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
Josh Reddick: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Evan Gattis: 8/F78XD+

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LD
Alex Gordon: W
Mike Moustakas: W.1-2
Salvador Perez: S7/L56+.2-3;1-2
Hunter Dozier: E5/G5L.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Alcides Escobar: 13/G56S-.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Ryan Goins: 63/G4M

Top 2

Marwin Gonzalez: 53/BP56S+
Brian McCann: S9/L4D+
George Springer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 2

Abraham Almonte: K
Paulo Orlando: 5/F15-
Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 3

Alex Bregman: 9/F9D+
Jose Altuve: W
Carlos Correa: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 3

Alex Gordon: 43/G4+
Mike Moustakas: S8/L8LS
Salvador Perez: WP.1-2
Salvador Perez: S7/L7LS.2XH(72)
Hunter Dozier: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Yuli Gurriel: 4/L4+
Josh Reddick: 43/G4+
Evan Gattis: S9/L9S
Marwin Gonzalez: W.1-2
Brian McCann: S7/L7LS.2-H;1-3
George Springer: 9/F9D

Bot 4

Ryan Goins: 31/G34S-
Abraham Almonte: K
Paulo Orlando: D93/F3D-
Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 5

Alex Bregman: 13/G13S-
Jose Altuve: S9/L89S
Carlos Correa: 53/G5.1-2
Yuli Gurriel: 63/G6

Bot 5

Alex Gordon: K
Rosell Herrera: K
Salvador Perez: K

Top 6

Josh Reddick: S8/G6
Evan Gattis: WP.1-2
Evan Gattis: S7/L56D+.2-3
Marwin Gonzalez: K
Brian McCann: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 6

Hunter Dozier: 43/G6MD
Alcides Escobar: K
Ryan Goins: D9/L9D+
Abraham Almonte: K

Top 7

George Springer: 53/G56S-
Alex Bregman: 43/G6MD
Jose Altuve: 13/G13

Bot 7

Paulo Orlando: 8/F89XD+
Adalberto Mondesi: 53/G56S
Alex Gordon: W
Rosell Herrera: 53/G56S-

Top 8

Carlos Correa: HR/F7D+
Yuli Gurriel: S5/G56S-
Tyler White: D7/G5+.1-3
Evan Gattis: S9/L34D.3-H;2-3
Marwin Gonzalez: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
Brian McCann: K
George Springer: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Bot 8

Salvador Perez: K
Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
Alcides Escobar: 53/G56S+

Top 9

Alex Bregman: D8/F8LXD+
Jose Altuve: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Carlos Correa: 9/SF/L9S.3-H
Yuli Gurriel: K

Bot 9

Ryan Goins: K
Abraham Almonte: W
Paulo Orlando: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Notes & reviews

Merrifield left the game due to an injured knee
Moustakas ejected by HP umpire Tumpane for arguing he was safe home; call was challenged by Royals and upheld
Royals' pitcher Danny Duffy ejected from dugout by HP umpire Tumpane for contuing argument about call on Moustakas in 3rd

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