METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/14/2001
 
METRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 13655 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (73-89) 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 9 1
Houston Astros (80-82) 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 10 2
Royals Nipped by Astros, 7-6
The Houston Astros topped the Kansas City Royals, 7-6, at Daikin Park. Houston first baseman Jon Mejia was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Lee Otway was the winner. He's now 11-10. The loser was 25-year old right-handed pitcher Josh Kasica. The Astros improved their record to 80-82 with the win over Kansas City.

Early in the game, Mejia had a 3-run home run for Houston. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 3-0.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Mejia.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Schneeweiss LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .288 26 75
C. Silva DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 26 87
J. Dmochowski SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .246 14 33
J. Dare RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .237 16 51
B. Bachar CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .260 27 101
R. Diaz 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .248 3 18
L. Bailey 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .240 26 74
C. Nichols C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 13 54
J. Bermudez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .236 8 26
Totals 36 6 9 5 2 12 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Schneeweiss (39, 9th Inning off J. Campos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Diaz (3, 4th Inning off L. Otway, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Schneeweiss (26, 7th Inning off T. Zinn, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bailey (26, 9th Inning off J. Campos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Schneeweiss 6 , J. Dare , R. Diaz 5 , L. Bailey 6 , C. Nichols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Schneeweiss , C. Silva
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dmochowski (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Bermudez-Diaz-Bailey)
OF assists: 3 (Schneeweiss(Barrios at home), Dare(Marzuq at home), Dare(Rouse at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mejia 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 29 90
E. Gonzalez CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .338 8 57
M. Fuentes C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258 17 81
J. Barrios LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 24 91
   a-J. Torres LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 39
D. Hendrick 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .258 12 82
D. Bo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 10 45
M. Ramirez RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 14 70
W. Rouse 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .241 6 55
S. Marzuq SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .268 7 51
Totals 31 7 10 7 4 2 10      
a - J. Torres substituted for J. Barrios in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Gonzalez (58, 4th Inning off J. Holtz, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Marzuq (19, 5th Inning off J. Holtz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mejia (29, 3rd Inning off J. Kasica, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mejia 5 , E. Gonzalez 4 , D. Hendrick 2 , D. Bo , S. Marzuq 3
2-out RBI: S. Marzuq
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Torres , W. Rouse
GIDP: M. Fuentes
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hendrick (18) , M. Ramirez (6)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzalez(Bailey at 2nd base))
PB: M. Fuentes
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kasica L (0-2) 2.1 4 5 5 2 1 1 51 7.25   
J. Holtz 3.0 6 2 2 2 1 0 55 5.16   
J. Wright 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kasica 24
Batters Faced: J. Kasica 14, J. Holtz 15, J. Wright 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kasica 5-1, J. Holtz 1-4, J. Wright 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kasica 51-30, J. Holtz 55-32, J. Wright 16-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holtz 2-0 , J. Wright 1-0
WP: J. Holtz
Hit Batsmen: J. Holtz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Otway W (11-10) 5.0 5 4 3 2 5 1 102 3.93   
D. Goldberg H (8) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.29   
T. Zinn H (7) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 5.44   
D. Wang H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 3.63   
J. Campos SV (30) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Otway 46
Batters Faced: L. Otway 22, D. Goldberg 5, T. Zinn 3, D. Wang 3, J. Campos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Otway 4-5, D. Goldberg 0-2, T. Zinn 0-1, D. Wang 0-0, J. Campos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Otway 102-65, D. Goldberg 16-12, T. Zinn 7-5, D. Wang 14-10, J. Campos 23-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Mejia
Ballpark: Daikin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 28450
Special Notes: LF Joe Barrios was injured in a collision at home plate.
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