| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | FINAL | HITS | ERRORS |
| ASTROS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| ROYALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
The Houston Astros finished off a series win on Sunday afternoon, holding off a 2-out Royals rally in the bottom of the ninth inning. Kansas City left the bases loaded to end the game, falling 7-4.
The win gave Houston two out of three during the weekend set, and helped them push their AL West-leading record to 35-19. Kansas City adversely still sits in last in the AL Central, posting the worst record in the majors at 17-35.
Kansas City will stay home, welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays to Kauffman Stadium for the next three days. Monday’s action is set for a 7:10 start, with Daniel Lynch on the hill for the Royals against Toronto’s Ross Stripling.
Astros Hitting
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .347 | .513 |
| M. DubonCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .237 | .329 |
| J. SiriCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .278 | .343 |
| A. Bregman3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .336 | .387 |
| Y. AlvarezDH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .391 | .624 |
| K. TuckerRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .348 | .453 |
| Y. Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .268 | .360 |
| J. PenaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .330 | .473 |
| C. McCormickLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .293 | .410 |
| M. MaldonadoC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .204 | .256 |
| TEAM | 37 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Astros Pitching
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Valdez (W, 6-2) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 82-48 | 2.61 |
| R. Stanek (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 1.00 |
| H. Neris (H, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27-17 | 2.31 |
| R. Pressly | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 3.29 |
| P. Maton | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 3.18 |
| R. Montero (S, 4) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.08 |
| TEAM | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 155-88 |
Royals Hitting
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Merrifield2B-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .263 | .318 |
| A. BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .384 | .415 |
| C. SniderP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. AbreuP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| a – R. O’HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .264 | .271 |
| B. Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 | .272 | .432 |
| S. PerezDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .199 | .240 | .404 |
| N. LopezPR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .303 | .269 |
| M. MelendezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .343 | .463 |
| H. DozierRF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .325 | .422 |
| C. Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .157 | .291 | .244 |
| E. Rivera3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .280 | .424 |
| M. TaylorCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .336 | .333 |
| TEAM | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
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Royals Pitching
| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Heasley (L, 0-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 102-62 | 4.62 |
| J. Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 |
| A. Vizcaino | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-3 | 3.00 |
| D. Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-12 | 3.80 |
| C. Snider | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 7.20 |
| A. Abreu | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 3.00 |
| TEAM | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 171-100 |
