MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/27/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2493 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (73-55) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Royals (66-62) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 10 1
Royals Lose to Astros, 6-3
The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals by the score of 6-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to shortstop Joe Moultrie. Moultrie went 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Astros on the day. David Salasar earned the win for Houston. He lasted 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 9-7. Houston improves to 73-55 with the win. They lead their division by 7½ games.

Early in the game, Moultrie had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 2-0.

Houston manager Pat McCrory praised his team's "businesslike approach."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lawrence CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .274 11 46
B. Swanson C 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .265 8 45
J. Moultrie SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .179 10 28
A. Friedlander 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .257 24 85
T. Valdez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 27 92
T. Bessett LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 11 42
E. Turnquist RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 16 52
A. Diaz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 6 36
M. Elrod 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224 1 10
Totals 37 6 9 6 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Swanson 2 (26, 1st Inning off N. Chase, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off N. Chase, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Elrod (6, 3rd Inning off N. Chase, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Friedlander (32, 5th Inning off N. Chase, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Moultrie (10, 1st Inning off N. Chase, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lawrence (11, 7th Inning off L. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lawrence 4 , B. Swanson 4 , J. Moultrie 5 , A. Friedlander 3 , T. Bessett , M. Elrod 2
2-out RBI: , A. Friedlander 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Valdez 2 , A. Diaz , M. Elrod
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Bessett 2 (33)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Friedlander (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Moultrie-Elrod-Friedlander)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Caracci DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .262 9 42
   a-N. Pedersen DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 31
S. Romero RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .253 8 21
S. Dalton CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .261 19 63
L. LaFaive 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 12 51
S. Kober 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209 3 15
E. Irvin LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .251 16 46
D. Jimenez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 16 58
S. Olson C 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 .242 17 53
J. Salas SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .204 7 28
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 5 21      
a - N. Pedersen inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Caracci (30, 5th Inning off D. Salasar, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Caracci 2 , S. Dalton 2 , S. Kober , E. Irvin 2 , D. Jimenez , S. Olson 2 , J. Salas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. LaFaive 2 , D. Jimenez
GIDP: S. Romero
Sac Fly: S. Olson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Dalton (25)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Kober (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Salasar W (9-7) 7.0 10 3 3 0 3 0 83 3.65   
J. Eschner H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.18   
S. Miles SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Salasar 48
Batters Faced: D. Salasar 31, J. Eschner 3, S. Miles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Salasar 6-11, J. Eschner 1-1, S. Miles 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Salasar 83-62, J. Eschner 17-13, S. Miles 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Chase L (7-10) 4.2 8 5 5 0 1 1 85 4.04   
L. Lopez 2.2 1 1 1 1 3 1 41 3.50   
R. Ortuno 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.38   
N. Oxford 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Chase 29
Batters Faced: N. Chase 22, L. Lopez 11, R. Ortuno 2, N. Oxford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Chase 3-10, L. Lopez 1-4, R. Ortuno 0-2, N. Oxford 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Chase 85-51, L. Lopez 41-24, R. Ortuno 9-4, N. Oxford 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lopez 1-0 , R. Ortuno 1-0
WP: L. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Moultrie
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:10 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 20973
Special Notes: Rain delay of 42 minutes in the 8th inning.
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