MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/07/2068
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 3808 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-59) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Houston Astros (65-52) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 9 0
Astros Fell Royals, 4-2
Loren Ortíz helped his team muscle past the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. In the game, the Houston right fielder hit 2 home runs. Héctor Trujillo was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 15 of 19 save opportunities. Houston leads the American League Southern Division by 3 games.

The Astros had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 4-2, Houston, with one out. Kansas City, with a runner on 1st, was mounting a threat. Salvador González dug in at the plate, but on a 2-0 fastball, he flied out.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 13 48
M. Fernández 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .271 15 44
J. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 14 59
T. Walker RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .315 15 70
C. Marrero 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .289 13 52
L. Hernández C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .238 3 25
M. Rodríguez DH 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .207 22 61
S. González SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .259 0 8
C. Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 4
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 11 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (22, 6th Inning off D. Núñez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walker 2 , C. Marrero , L. Hernández 2 , M. Rodríguez 5
2-out RBI: , M. Rodríguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Walker , S. González 2
GIDP: L. Hernández
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Walters (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 9 37
M. Carr 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 13 54
L. Ortíz RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .310 25 61
Z. Gigure DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .270 7 24
C. Baerga 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .297 9 56
N. Smith LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 16 73
S. Archer CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .265 9 47
D. Whitehead C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 2 16
S. Thomas SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .175 0 8
Totals 31 4 9 4 3 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Gigure (9, 3rd Inning off A. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Carr (30, 5th Inning off A. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ortíz 2 (25, 1st Inning off A. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Grant, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Baerga (9, 2nd Inning off A. Grant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Carr 2 , L. Ortíz 8 , Z. Gigure 2 , C. Baerga 4 , N. Smith , S. Archer 3
2-out RBI: , L. Ortíz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Baerga 2 , S. Thomas
Sac Fly: S. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Archer (18)
CS: S. Archer (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Baerga-Carr)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Grant L (8-5) 5.0 8 4 4 2 6 3 86 3.76   
X. Romero 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 1.58   
T. Funk, Jr. 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Grant 39
Batters Faced: A. Grant 24, X. Romero 7, T. Funk, Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Grant 5-3, X. Romero 1-4, T. Funk, Jr. 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Grant 86-55, X. Romero 28-17, T. Funk, Jr. 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Romero 1-1 , T. Funk, Jr. 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Núñez W (12-7) 7.0 6 2 2 3 8 1 105 3.01   
H. Trujillo SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Núñez 62
Batters Faced: D. Núñez 29, H. Trujillo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Núñez 8-4, H. Trujillo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Núñez 105-67, H. Trujillo 20-15
WP: D. Núñez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Loren Ortíz
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 40231
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