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HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/15/2023
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HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2783 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (94-54) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Royals (76-72) 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 X 6 7 0
6 Straight Wins for Royals
Kansas City and Houston duked it out and the Royals came out victorious.

Behind the hitting of Bernard Blanchard, the Kansas City Royals stopped the Houston Astros, 6-4. Blanchard was 2-3 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. Addison Reed notched his 24th save in 29 chances.

Blanchard contributed a big hit, a 2-run double, for Kansas City in the bottom of the fifth. With his team trailing 2-1, Blanchard took a slider from Juan Dávila and stroked the double to left-center. His 30th double of the season allowed the Royals to leap in front, 3-2.

"Winning never gets dull," said Blanchard.

The second-place Royals have won 6 straight games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. González LF, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .304 28 72
D. Kawawe CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 14 56
   a-F. Tatis Jr. PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .236 34 92
   c-J. Ellis CF, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 8 33
E. Arredondo DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 21 68
   b-G. Cuyco DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 2 24
R. Fowler RF, LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .279 17 60
J. Silva 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .283 18 62
J. Bart C 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .232 18 62
J. Espinoza 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 7 18
A. Bregman 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .268 21 60
A. Candelalia SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .323 2 10
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 9 20      
a - F. Tatis Jr. pinch hit for D. Kawawe in the 5th
b - G. Cuyco substituted for E. Arredondo in the 5th
c - J. Ellis substituted for F. Tatis Jr. in the 5th

BATTING
Triples: A. Bregman (2, 8th Inning off P. Crosby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Tatis Jr. (34, 5th Inning off P. Crosby, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Bregman (21, 6th Inning off P. Crosby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. González , D. Kawawe , F. Tatis Jr. 4 , R. Fowler , J. Silva , J. Espinoza , A. Bregman 7 , A. Candelalia
2-out RBI: A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fowler , J. Silva , J. Bart 2 , A. Candelalia
Sac Fly: A. Candelalia
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Candelalia-Silva)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .275 8 37
G. López 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .306 7 66
M. Baker LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .290 30 102
G. Conine DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .210 8 31
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .222 16 56
N. De Sedas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 5 70
D. Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .244 6 37
T. Donaldson SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .261 9 44
M. Wieters C 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .252 4 22
Totals 30 6 7 6 6 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Blanchard 2 (30, 4th Inning off J. Dávila, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Dávila, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Baker (33, 5th Inning off J. Dávila, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. López (7, 7th Inning off B. Creath, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Blanchard 4 , G. López 4 , M. Baker 2 , G. Conine , D. Cameron , M. Wieters
2-out RBI: M. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Conine , N. De Sedas , M. Wieters
GIDP: M. Wieters
Team LOB: 6
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Dávila L (12-9) 5.2 5 4 4 4 4 0 88 55 2.44
B. Creath 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 31 17 3.27
M. Vaughn 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 2.07
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dávila 43
Batters Faced: J. Dávila 25, B. Creath 7, M. Vaughn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dávila 8-4, B. Creath 2-0, M. Vaughn 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dávila 88-55, B. Creath 31-17, M. Vaughn 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Creath 1-0 , M. Vaughn 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Bubic 4.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 88 51 3.18
P. Crosby W (4-3) 3.1 6 3 3 0 2 2 50 32 4.09
L. Martínez H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.43
A. Reed SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 6 3.47
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bubic 55
Batters Faced: K. Bubic 19, P. Crosby 16, L. Martínez 2, A. Reed 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bubic 3-3, P. Crosby 4-4, L. Martínez 1-1, A. Reed 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bubic 88-51, P. Crosby 50-32, L. Martínez 13-7, A. Reed 16-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Crosby 1-1 , L. Martínez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Bubic
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernard Blanchard
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 35035
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