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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2015-10-12 · 2015 Division Series · Game 4 of 5 ◀ Game 3 Game 5 ▶ · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 42387 · 73°F, dome, dry · 4:05
Kansas City Royals defeated Houston Astros 9–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Salvador Perez homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Mike Moustakas scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 5th — Carlos Correa doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios. George Springer scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Alex Gordon grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Marwin Gonzalez. Eric Hosmer scores. Jarrod Dyson to 3rd. Drew Butera to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Kendrys Morales reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Carlos Correa. Ben Zobrist scores. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Carlos Correa — worth 29% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Ryan Madson L: Tony Sipp SV: Wade Davis
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: Angel Hernandez · RF: Mike Everitt
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Rios | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Drew Butera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 George Springer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Carlos Correa | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Colby Rasmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Evan Gattis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Gomez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Chris Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Castro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Marwin Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Ryan Madson | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Wade Davis | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance McCullers | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Will Harris | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Gregerson | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Josh Fields | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: HP
- Ben Zobrist: 36(1)/FO/G
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F
- Eric Hosmer: 6/P
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: 5/P5F
- George Springer: K
- Carlos Correa: HP
- Colby Rasmus: S9/L.1-2
- Evan Gattis: K
Top 2
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Mike Moustakas: W
- Salvador Perez: HR/89/F.1-H
- Alex Gordon: 7/L-
- Alex Rios: K
Bot 2
- Carlos Gomez: HR/7/F
- Luis Valbuena: 8/F
- Chris Carter: K
- Jason Castro: K
Top 3
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G
- Ben Zobrist: 8/F
- Lorenzo Cain: K
Bot 3
- Jose Altuve: K
- George Springer: K
- Carlos Correa: HR/78/L
- Colby Rasmus: K
Top 4
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Kendrys Morales: 3/G
- Mike Moustakas: S8/L+
- Salvador Perez: 5/P
Bot 4
- Evan Gattis: 8/F
- Carlos Gomez: 13/BG
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Chris Carter: 64(1)/FO/G
Top 5
- Alex Gordon: W
- Alex Rios: K
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G
Bot 5
- Jason Castro: K
- Jose Altuve: 53/G
- George Springer: W
- Carlos Correa: D9/L.1-H
- Colby Rasmus: IW
- Evan Gattis: 8/F
Top 6
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 7/F
- Kendrys Morales: 53/G
Bot 6
- Carlos Gomez: K
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Chris Carter: K
- Jason Castro: K
Top 7
- Mike Moustakas: 3/G
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Alex Gordon: SB2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Alex Rios: CS3(25)/MREV
Bot 7
- Jose Altuve: W
- George Springer: K
- Carlos Correa: HR/78/F.1-H
- Colby Rasmus: HR/9/F
- Evan Gattis: S8/G
- Carlos Gomez: S9/G+.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Luis Valbuena: 7/F
- Marwin Gonzalez: K
Top 8
- Alex Rios: S7/L
- Alcides Escobar: S8/G.1-2
- Ben Zobrist: S8/L-.2-3;1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: S7/G+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Eric Hosmer: S9/L.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: E6/FO/G1.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
- Mike Moustakas: SB2
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Drew Butera: W
- Alex Gordon: 43/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Alex Rios: W
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 8
- Jed Lowrie: 6/P
- Jose Altuve: 63/G
- George Springer: K
Top 9
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: HR/89/L.1-H
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Mike Moustakas: 3/P3F
Bot 9
- Carlos Correa: S8/L
- Colby Rasmus: K
- Preston Tucker: K
- Carlos Gomez: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- replay,7,riosa002,KCA,davig901,HOU03,,Y,M,HOU,A $when Terrance Gore was called safe at 3B, Astros manager A.J. Hinch challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
- Groundball deflected by pitcher that SS Correa misplayed