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HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/17/2023
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HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2813 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (95-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (77-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 8 1
Astros Lose By a Run at Kansas City, 2-1
Houston pitcher Reginald McMillan gave the Royals all they could handle, but in the end, Kansas City left Kauffman Stadium with a win, 2-1. McMillan allowed no runs on 4 hits over 5 innings. The win elevated the Royals to 77-73.

Matt Wieters, who finished 3rd in the NL in RBI with 103 in 2013, chipped in for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Royals manager David Eckstein, "I like our chances."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fowler RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .278 17 61
D. Kawawe CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 14 56
J. González LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .306 29 73
A. Bregman DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .266 21 61
J. Silva 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285 18 64
J. Espinoza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 7 18
   c-F. Tatis Jr. PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 36 95
A. Candelalia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .319 2 10
R. Winterhalder C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 4 27
B. Weaver SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 6 16
   a-E. Arredondo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 21 68
   b-J. Ellis SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 8 33
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 5 15      
a - E. Arredondo pinch hit for B. Weaver in the 3rd
b - J. Ellis substituted for E. Arredondo in the 3rd
c - F. Tatis Jr. pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Candelalia (2, 5th Inning off C. Rivers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fowler 2 , D. Kawawe , J. González , A. Bregman , A. Candelalia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fowler , A. Bregman , J. Silva , R. Winterhalder
GIDP: J. Espinoza
Sac Bunt: D. Kawawe
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 8 37
G. López 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 7 66
M. Baker LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 31 104
G. Conine DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .204 8 31
K. Clemens 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .227 17 60
N. De Sedas 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .259 5 70
D. Cameron CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .247 6 37
T. Donaldson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .259 9 46
M. Wieters C 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .260 5 24
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Cameron (18, 2nd Inning off R. McMillan, 1 on, 1 out) , N. De Sedas (28, 8th Inning off R. Iglesias, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wieters (5, 7th Inning off H. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Baker , N. De Sedas 3 , D. Cameron 4 , M. Wieters 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Baker , T. Donaldson 2 , M. Wieters
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rivers (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Donaldson-López-Clemens)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. McMillan 5.0 4 0 0 2 6 0 84 51 3.82
H. Lee L (4-3), BS (2) 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 39 22 2.93
R. Iglesias 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 4.02
PITCHING
Game Score: R. McMillan 63
Batters Faced: R. McMillan 21, H. Lee 8, R. Iglesias 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. McMillan 5-4, H. Lee 0-2, R. Iglesias 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. McMillan 84-51, H. Lee 39-22, R. Iglesias 20-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Rivers 5.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 91 52 3.87
M. Diemer W (4-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 15 3.12
A. Reed SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 3.41
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rivers 54
Batters Faced: C. Rivers 22, M. Diemer 9, A. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rivers 7-5, M. Diemer 3-4, A. Reed 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rivers 91-52, M. Diemer 25-15, A. Reed 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Diemer 2-0
WP: C. Rivers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Reginald McMillan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 32207
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