The Scorecard ·
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals
Stephen Kolek took a shutout into the eighth and Maikel Garcia drove in three.
Final · Kansas City Royals 4, Houston Astros 0 · W Stephen Kolek · L Spencer Arrighetti · Plate Jacob Metz (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeñaJeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AlvarezYordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WalkerChristian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LoperfidoJoey Loperfido LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SmithCam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MeyersJake Meyers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MatthewsBrice Matthews 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DelgadoRaynel Delgado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PriceCollin Price C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TrammellTaylor Trammell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| VázquezChristian Vázquez C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Matthews.
| Kansas City Royals | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JensenCarter Jensen DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WittBobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CaglianoneJac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GarciaMaikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MasseyMichael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PerezSalvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MisnerKameron Misner CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ThomasLane Thomas RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CollinsIsaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
2B: Garcia.
| Houston Astros | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArrighettiSpencer ArrighettiL | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| SantaAlimber Santa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PearsonNate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KolekStephen KolekW | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| CruzSteven Cruz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LynchDaniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Kolek struck out four hitters in 7.1 innings, and that is the whole argument for what he was doing — trusting contact in a league that fears it, throwing 63 of 97 pitches for strikes, letting a defense behind him handle the rest. Maikel Garcia gave him room, singling in a run in the first and doubling in two more in the third on a 1-2 curveball. Jac Caglianone's RBI single between those at-bats, a liner to right on a 3-1 curve, was the inning's quiet backbreaker. Houston collected five hits and never put more than one man on in any frame. Garcia finished with three runs driven in.
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
The hit chart
Where every ball landedAll 16 hits located, and 48 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
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