Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

5-2, 1-1 Away

Final

3-5, 1-1 Home


KC
HOU

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 88
  2
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 89
  3
  Single
  Slider 85
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- K. Medlen pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- K. Medlen pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- K. Medlen pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Springer picked off first.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- K. Medlen pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- K. Medlen pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- M. Fiers pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- W. Harris pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Tucker hit for Kratz.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- W. Harris pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Castro catching.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- L. Gregerson pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Gordon to second on wild pitch by Gregerson.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Marisnick ran for Valbuena.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	88
2 Foul Ball	Fastball	89
3 Single	Slider	85

Royals
2
Astros
8

Game 1

4/11

Royals
3
Astros
2

Game 2

4/12

Royals
4
Astros
2

Game 3

4/13

Royals
6
Astros
2

Game 4

4/14

Daikin Park

8:10 PM, April 12, 2016

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 21,027

Game Time:3:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	44	39	.530	-	W1
Cleveland	44	41	.518	1	L1
Minnesota	41	45	.477	4.5	W2
Detroit	36	49	.424	9	W1
Kansas City	35	50	.412	10	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	43	42	.506	-	W5
Seattle	43	43	.500	0.5	W1
Houston	42	45	.483	2	L1
Athletics	40	45	.471	3	L3
Los Angeles	36	50	.419	7.5	L1

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

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