The Scorecard ·
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals
Fourteen runs scored in the first inning, and Houston's nine held up all night.
Final · Houston Astros 10, Kansas City Royals 8 · W Nate Pearson · L Luinder Avila · S Josh Hader · Plate Bruce Dreckman (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeñaJeremy Peña SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AlvarezYordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| WalkerChristian Walker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ParedesIsaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AltuveJose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LoperfidoJoey Loperfido LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MatthewsBrice Matthews PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SmithCam Smith RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TrammellTaylor Trammell CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MeyersJake Meyers CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VázquezChristian Vázquez C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
2B: Trammell. HR: Alvarez 2, Walker, Matthews.
| Kansas City Royals | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JensenCarter Jensen DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| WittBobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MarteStarling Marte PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GarciaMaikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CaglianoneJac Caglianone RF-1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PerezSalvador Perez C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MasseyMichael Massey 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MisnerKameron Misner CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ThomasLane Thomas PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CollinsIsaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Massey.
| Houston Astros | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImaiTatsuya Imai | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| OkertSteven Okert | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BlubaughAJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PearsonNate PearsonW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| De Los SantosEnyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KingBryan King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| HaderJosh HaderS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AvilaLuinder AvilaL | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| BlackMason Black | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| CruzSteven Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ErcegLucas Erceg | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MorganEli Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| StrahmMatt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run home run and then a grand slam — six RBI before the second inning — and Luinder Avila recorded two outs while allowing eight earned on 49 pitches. Kansas City answered with five in their half, and the rest of the night was the Royals climbing toward a lead they never reached. They got within two on a ninth-inning run before Josh Hader closed it in order. Tatsuya Imai, the Houston starter, also recorded two outs and also gave up five. Two starters, one inning, thirteen earned runs between them.
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
The hit chart
Where every ball landed22 of 23 hits located — 1 the stringer didn’t place (a bunt, an infield chop). We draw what we can see. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
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