MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/24/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2913 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-75) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 9 0
Houston Astros (98-58) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Gets 6-3 Win
Kansas City pitcher Brian Ames did his part in helping his team beat the Houston Astros, 6-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Addison Reed earned his 28th save in 33 chances. The triumph puts Kansas City at 81-75 for the season.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Brian Cooper to pick up the win. The right fielder ripped a bases-clearing triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-2. For the game, Cooper had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Cooper called the win "a collective effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cameron CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .243 8 40
D. Bryant LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .404 2 6
K. Clemens 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .226 17 61
N. De Sedas 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .267 5 74
T. Donaldson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 9 48
A. Rizzo DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .205 7 41
M. Wieters C 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .252 5 24
B. Cooper RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .207 1 6
A. Flores 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .204 2 11
   a-G. Conine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 8 32
   b-G. López 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 7 68
Totals 37 6 9 6 3 10 16      
a - G. Conine pinch hit for A. Flores in the 8th
b - G. López substituted for G. Conine in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Wieters (8, 5th Inning off B. Black, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bryant (3, 7th Inning off L. Sachko, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Cooper (1, 8th Inning off R. Iglesias, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Cameron (8, 1st Inning off B. Black, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bryant (2, 1st Inning off B. Black, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Cameron 4 , D. Bryant 6 , N. De Sedas 2 , T. Donaldson , M. Wieters 2 , B. Cooper 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cameron , K. Clemens 2 , B. Cooper
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Espinoza 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .242 8 19
J. González LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .306 29 74
E. Arredondo DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .242 21 71
R. Fowler RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .283 18 67
J. Silva 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .283 18 65
J. Bart C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234 19 67
A. Candelalia SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .305 2 10
D. Kawawe CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221 15 63
A. Bregman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 22 63
Totals 35 3 8 3 4 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Espinoza (9, 1st Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bart (18, 8th Inning off H. Lockwood, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Fowler (18, 6th Inning off H. Wesneski, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Espinoza 2 , J. González 3 , R. Fowler 4 , J. Silva , J. Bart 2 , A. Candelalia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. González , E. Arredondo , R. Fowler , D. Kawawe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. González (40)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Candelalia (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Ames W (3-4) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 89 55 5.19
H. Wesneski H (1) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 42 20 11.81
H. Lockwood H (11) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 15 4.25
A. Reed SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 3.25
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ames 64
Batters Faced: B. Ames 20, H. Wesneski 9, H. Lockwood 6, A. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ames 3-7, H. Wesneski 1-3, H. Lockwood 0-3, A. Reed 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ames 89-55, H. Wesneski 42-20, H. Lockwood 24-15, A. Reed 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Lockwood 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Black L (16-4) 5.2 6 3 2 1 6 2 95 57 2.82
L. Sachko 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 0.00
R. Iglesias 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 25 13 4.28
M. Vaughn 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 1.97
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Black 52
Batters Faced: B. Black 25, L. Sachko 4, R. Iglesias 6, M. Vaughn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Black 6-5, L. Sachko 1-1, R. Iglesias 1-0, M. Vaughn 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Black 95-57, L. Sachko 9-8, R. Iglesias 25-13, M. Vaughn 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sachko 2-0 , R. Iglesias 1-0 , M. Vaughn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Ames
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 41922
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