MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/13/2030
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2029 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 2030 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (42-48) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Kansas City Royals (57-33) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 9 0
Royals Improve to 57-33 with 5-2 Win
Behind the hitting of Eloy Jimenez, the Kansas City Royals stopped the Houston Astros, 5-2. Jimenez went 2-3 with a home run and a walk for the Royals. Kansas City reliever Andres Munoz was the winner. His record is now 4-2. Carlos Hernandez took the loss. Picking up the save was Ty Tice, his 2nd.

In the bottom of the seventh, Kansas City second baseman Joe Tinsley hit a run-scoring single to center field. The clutch hit made it, 3-2, Royals.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Bulletin, Tinsley said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The American League Central Division-leading Royals have a record of 57-33.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Herrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 3 28
E. Cacho SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 4 27
N. Mattero LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .253 15 40
A. Meadows RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .241 12 45
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258 16 52
A. Gutierrez 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .261 10 44
J. Beck DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
   a-C. Theunissen DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 1 5
C. Biggio 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .168 7 25
A. Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 1 9
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 10 8      
a - C. Theunissen inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: A. Gutierrez (2, 4th Inning off C. McMahon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Herrera , N. Mattero , A. Meadows , A. Bregman , A. Gutierrez 3
2-out RBI: A. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Herrera , J. Beck , A. Sanchez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Mattero (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Meadows (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Biggio-Cacho-Gutierrez, Cacho-Biggio-Gutierrez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tinsley 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .246 4 50
D. Greeno 1B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .325 0 35
M. Mikula RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .325 2 32
S. Yoon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .253 13 34
E. Jimenez DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .246 14 49
E. Galbo 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 3 37
K. Leeper C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .275 4 30
J. Reed CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .225 6 38
S. Driggers SS 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .244 4 28
Totals 30 5 9 5 3 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Leeper (20, 7th Inning off C. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (14, 8th Inning off M. Griffis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tinsley , D. Greeno , E. Jimenez 5 , E. Galbo 2 , K. Leeper 2 , S. Driggers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Yoon 2 , E. Jimenez , J. Reed
GIDP: E. Galbo , J. Reed
Sac Bunt: D. Greeno
Hit by Pitch: E. Galbo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Driggers (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hernandez L (5-7) 6.0 5 3 3 3 7 0 104 3.84   
M. McCoy BS (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 2.89   
J. Wilson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.87   
M. Griffis 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 4.26   
M. Giambi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.61   
S. Sanchez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hernandez 54
Batters Faced: C. Hernandez 25, M. McCoy 3, J. Wilson 2, M. Griffis 3, M. Giambi 1, S. Sanchez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hernandez 5-5, M. McCoy 0-0, J. Wilson 1-0, M. Griffis 0-1, M. Giambi 0-1, S. Sanchez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hernandez 104-62, M. McCoy 7-5, J. Wilson 4-3, M. Griffis 7-3, M. Giambi 2-2, S. Sanchez 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCoy 2-2 , J. Wilson 2-1 , M. Griffis 2-0 , M. Giambi 1-0 , S. Sanchez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Griffis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Leclerc 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 3.02   
C. McMahon 4.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 65 2.55   
A. Munoz W (4-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.37   
D. Valdez H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 3.03   
T. Tice SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Leclerc 54
Batters Faced: J. Leclerc 6, C. McMahon 18, A. Munoz 6, D. Valdez 5, T. Tice 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Leclerc 0-2, C. McMahon 4-3, A. Munoz 2-2, D. Valdez 1-1, T. Tice 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Leclerc 27-15, C. McMahon 65-43, A. Munoz 20-13, D. Valdez 26-16, T. Tice 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Valdez 1-0 , T. Tice 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eloy Jimenez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 34761
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