Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

83-65, 45-28 Away

Final

47-101, 27-46 Home


HOU
KC

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

AstrosTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  2
  Pop Out
  Slider 76
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Melendez to second on wild pitch by Javier.
  0
  0
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- K. Graveman pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Massey to second on wild pitch by Graveman.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Garcia at third base.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Montero pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Isbel ran for Melendez
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Isbel in center field.
  1
  3
- Velázquez in left field.
  1
  3
- Waters in right field.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- P. Maton pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- B. Sousa pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Blanco in left field.
  1
  4
- Diaz hit for Maldonado
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	89
2 Pop Out	Slider	76

Astros
2
Royals
4

Game 1

9/15

Astros
8
Royals
10

Game 2

9/16

Astros
7
Royals
1

Game 3

9/17

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, September 15, 2023Coverage: ESPN+

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,465

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
First Base Umpire - John Libka
Second Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Athletics	15	14	.517	-	L1
Seattle	15	16	.484	1	W1
Texas	14	16	.467	1.5	L3
Los Angeles	12	19	.387	4	L5
Houston	11	19	.367	4.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	15	15	.500	-	L1
Cleveland	15	16	.484	0.5	L4
Minnesota	13	17	.433	2	L1
Chicago	13	17	.433	2	W2
Kansas City	12	17	.414	2.5	W4

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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

A. Zerpa2-3

C. Javier9-4

T. Clarke1

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