MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/02/2059
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1742 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Houston Astros (37-42) 2 1 10 0 2 0 1 0 X 16 15 0
Houston Pastes Kansas City, 16-0
The Houston Astros blasted the Kansas City Royals, 16-0, at Minute Maid Park. Houston designated hitter Jimmy Mellion had a productive day. He slugged 3 home runs, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 6. Houston now sports a record of 37-42.

Edwin Licea, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in home runs with 15, chipped in a 2-run home run for Houston in the bottom of the first. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Kansas City manager Nick Charping. "They smoked us."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meskimen 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 9 29
N. Steiner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 1 2
   a-J. Armas PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 4 20
J. Nora DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 12 44
J. Brockington RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 5 22
M. Farr C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .343 1 6
J. Solano CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 5 27
A. Eisner SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 1 28
E. Louden 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 4 31
M. Holleman LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 2 13
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 5 13      
a - J. Armas pinch hit for N. Steiner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Farr (2, 9th Inning off R. Ortega, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Steiner , J. Nora 2 , M. Farr 2 , A. Eisner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Farr , J. Solano , M. Holleman
GIDP: J. Brockington , E. Louden
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Meskimen-Eisner-Louden)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Parson 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .279 7 33
R. Oakland SS 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 .276 7 40
J. Mellion DH 5 4 4 6 0 1 1 .312 9 35
E. Licea LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .270 15 40
P. Wilson RF 2 2 1 3 3 0 0 .248 6 19
C. DePinto 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .235 9 20
E. Rivera 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .257 0 5
J. Kleckner C 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .217 4 17
T. Clark CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300 0 1
Totals 38 16 15 16 8 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (5, 2nd Inning off D. Vega, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Rivera (6, 3rd Inning off D. Vega, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Parson (14, 3rd Inning off J. Burke, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Licea (15, 1st Inning off D. Vega, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Mellion 3 (9, 3rd Inning off D. Vega, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Formby, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Wilson (6, 3rd Inning off J. Burke, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Parson 2 , R. Oakland , J. Mellion 13 , E. Licea 5 , P. Wilson 4 , C. DePinto 2 , E. Rivera 2 , J. Kleckner , T. Clark 3
2-out RBI: E. Licea , P. Wilson , T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Oakland , J. Kleckner
GIDP: C. DePinto
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (DePinto-Oakland-Rivera, DePinto-Oakland-Rivera)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vega L (1-5) 2.1 5 7 7 4 2 2 57 8.18   
J. Burke 0.1 4 6 6 2 0 1 21 7.01   
D. Formby 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 1 34 8.14   
P. Hicks 3.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 49 7.59   
C. Stock 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vega 13
Batters Faced: D. Vega 16, J. Burke 7, D. Formby 9, P. Hicks 13, C. Stock 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vega 2-3, J. Burke 0-1, D. Formby 1-2, P. Hicks 4-3, C. Stock 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vega 57-29, J. Burke 21-10, D. Formby 34-21, P. Hicks 49-33, C. Stock 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burke 2-2 , P. Hicks 2-0 , C. Stock 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matsumoto W (7-4) 6.1 5 0 0 1 4 0 93 3.17   
R. Ortega 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 42 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsumoto 66
Batters Faced: T. Matsumoto 23, R. Ortega 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsumoto 7-6, R. Ortega 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsumoto 93-55, R. Ortega 42-24
WP: T. Matsumoto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Mellion
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 22681
Special Notes: Jimmy Mellion ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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