MLB, round 12
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
 KC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
The Houston Astros held off the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.
The Astros came back from 3 down after the third inning. The big inning was the fifth, when the Astros scored 2.
The Astros improve to 33-39. The Royals fall to 28-43.
Attendance: 17,881.
Full recap at ESPN: Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscueWritten automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pena SS | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .279 | .352 | .403 |
| Y. Alvarez DH | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .327 | .435 | .658 |
| C. Walker 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .247 | .315 | .506 |
| I. Paredes 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .229 | .331 | .394 |
| J. Altuve 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .319 | .386 |
| C. Smith RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .216 | .302 | .356 |
| J. Meyers CF | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .221 | .281 | .346 |
| B. Matthews CF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .216 | .264 | .364 |
| C. Vazquez C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .224 | .284 | .350 |
| J. Loperfido LF | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .246 | .351 | .323 |
| C. Price C | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
| Team | 11-38 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 166 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Burrows SP | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 92-58 | 5.86 | 92 |
| E. De Los Santos RP | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 4.50 | 16 |
| A. Santa RP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.77 | 15 |
| B. King RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.37 | 17 |
| B. Abreu RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 6.56 | 8 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 148-94 | 148 |
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jensen C | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .220 | .289 | .393 |
| B. Witt Jr. SS | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .284 | .356 | .454 |
| V. Pasquantino 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .224 | .309 | .350 |
| I. Collins LF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .215 | .336 | .304 |
| M. Garcia 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .260 | .320 | .372 |
| J. Caglianone RF | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .270 | .346 | .442 |
| S. Perez DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .206 | .252 | .336 |
| M. Massey 2B | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .270 | .288 | .467 |
| N. Loftin 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .221 | .330 | .358 |
| L. Thomas RF | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .229 | .360 | .328 |
| K. Misner CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .444 | .500 | .444 |
| Team | 11-36 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 148 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cameron SP | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 86-53 | 4.11 | 86 |
| J. Schreiber RP | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28-21 | 2.83 | 28 |
| D. Lynch IV RP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 1.86 | 13 |
| M. Strahm RP | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-6 | 5.40 | 8 |
| A. Lange RP | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-20 | 4.13 | 31 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 166-109 | 166 |
Massey singled to right, Caglianone scored.
Pasquantino singled to center, Jensen scored, Witt Jr. to third.
Witt Jr. scored on a passed ball by Vázquez, Pasquantino to second on passed ball by Vázquez.
Witt Jr. scored on a passed ball by Vázquez, Pasquantino to second on passed ball by Vázquez.
Walker homered to left (394 feet), Alvarez scored.
Thomas homered to left center (432 feet).
Matthews homered to center (434 feet), Meyers scored.
Meyers homered to left center (419 feet).
Jensen doubled to center, Perez scored, Thomas scored and Massey scored.
Altuve homered to left (407 feet), Paredes scored.
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Loperfido scored, Alvarez out at second.
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