ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY (GCL) ROYALS
08/18/2059
 
ROOKIE COMPLEX BASEBALL
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY (GCL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 6830 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston (GCL) Astros (28-30) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 14 0
Kansas City (GCL) Royals (35-23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Houston (GCL) Downs Kansas City (GCL), 5-1
The Houston (GCL) Astros downed the Kansas City (GCL) Royals, 5-1, at Surprise Stadium. Stellar pitching by Josh Hudgins had a lot to do with it. The right-hander handcuffed his opponent all game. The 11th-place Astros have won 9 straight games.

Houston (GCL) used the timely hitting of Ethan Hill to seize the win. The right fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Astros on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We feel like we're going to win every game right now," said Houston (GCL) skipper .
HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Vargas LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 2 11
   c-E. Hill RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .261 3 19
L. Labelle 3B 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 .268 2 18
D. Diaz C 5 0 3 0 1 1 1 .478 0 11
S. Ramirez DH 6 1 1 0 0 2 8 .297 3 25
O. Diaz RF, LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .271 0 17
J. Ricker 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 5 27
   a-J. Rivera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345 8 31
   b-C. Thorn 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 0 3
S. Dai CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .264 4 22
B. Castillo SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .227 0 11
O. Marrufo 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 .235 0 1
Totals 41 5 14 5 7 10 27      
a - J. Rivera pinch hit for J. Ricker in the 5th
b - C. Thorn substituted for J. Rivera in the 5th
c - E. Hill substituted for S. Vargas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Diaz (6, 5th Inning off J. Che, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Vargas , E. Hill , L. Labelle 2 , D. Diaz 4 , S. Ramirez , O. Diaz , C. Thorn , S. Dai , B. Castillo , O. Marrufo 2
2-out RBI: E. Hill , L. Labelle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Labelle , S. Ramirez , O. Diaz , J. Ricker , J. Rivera , O. Marrufo
Sac Fly: O. Diaz
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Labelle-Marrufo-Ricker, Marrufo-Castillo-Ricker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Loera LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .330 6 32
J. Wicker SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .318 1 12
E. Sherrow 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .359 6 38
J. Gallegos 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 3 14
   c-Y. Sekine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 1 7
   d-D. Jimenez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
C. Gray DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 3 20
P. McClain RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .224 0 14
   e-J. Joslyn PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 6 27
M. Fishburn 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .322 1 15
V. Ortiz CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 2 11
   a-L. O'Brien PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 0
   b-L. Holgin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 0 9
   f-M. Espinoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Oyola C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 8 17      
a - L. O'Brien pinch hit for V. Ortiz in the 6th
b - L. Holgin substituted for L. O'Brien in the 7th
c - Y. Sekine pinch hit for J. Gallegos in the 8th
d - D. Jimenez substituted for Y. Sekine in the 9th
e - J. Joslyn pinch hit for P. McClain in the 9th
f - M. Espinoza pinch hit for L. Holgin in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Wicker 2 , C. Gray , P. McClain 2 , M. Fishburn , J. Oyola
2-out RBI: P. McClain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Fishburn , L. O'Brien
GIDP: C. Gray , V. Ortiz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gallegos (2) , D. Jimenez (2)
HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hudgins 5.2 7 1 1 3 5 0 98 4.47   
S. Carbajal W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 44 13.50   
D. Molina 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hudgins 53
Batters Faced: J. Hudgins 25, S. Carbajal 10, D. Molina 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hudgins 4-6, S. Carbajal 3-3, D. Molina 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hudgins 98-60, S. Carbajal 44-27, D. Molina 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Carbajal 2-0 , D. Molina 1-0
WP: J. Hudgins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fox 4.0 6 1 1 2 5 0 71 3.93   
J. Che L (1-1) 2.1 3 1 0 0 2 0 34 10.29   
C. Valenzuela 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 29 4.24   
O. Reza 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 30 3.51   
H. Gomez 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fox 49
Batters Faced: J. Fox 20, J. Che 11, C. Valenzuela 9, O. Reza 7, H. Gomez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fox 4-3, J. Che 2-3, C. Valenzuela 1-2, O. Reza 1-0, H. Gomez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fox 71-46, J. Che 34-25, C. Valenzuela 29-15, O. Reza 30-18, H. Gomez 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Che 1-1 , C. Valenzuela 1-1 , H. Gomez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Hudgins
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 5260
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