THESHOW
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/07/2041
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THESHOW
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1537 - FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (35-26) 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Kansas City Royals (34-27) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 8 1
Astros Deal Royals 6-5 Loss
Kauffman Stadium was the site for American League action featuring the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros.

The Houston Astros turned back the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, at Kauffman Stadium. José Mercado, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The winning pitcher was Ted Valéncia. He's now 10-2. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits for the Astros.

The Astros took a 6-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Kansas City hurler Robinson Demacías with two outs, Mercado hit a 3-run home run.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Houston manager Jay Wells.

With the win, Houston pushed its record to 35-26.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Archuleta CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .237 0 9
J. Rivera 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .233 7 18
Á. Guzmán LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .323 25 51
J. Mercado SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .265 14 43
B. Davis RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238 0 4
E. Sutton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .268 8 25
M. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 0 1
K. Uemura DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 3 10
I. Camacho C 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .185 2 7
Totals 32 6 8 6 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Archuleta (12, 7th Inning off C. Myers, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Archuleta (2, 1st Inning off R. Demacías, 0 on, 0 outs) , Á. Guzmán (1, 3rd Inning off R. Demacías, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mercado (14, 5th Inning off R. Demacías, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Archuleta 5 , J. Rivera , Á. Guzmán 3 , J. Mercado 5 , B. Davis , E. Sutton
2-out RBI: Á. Guzmán , J. Mercado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Á. Guzmán
GIDP: K. Uemura , I. Camacho
Sac Bunt: J. Archuleta
Sac Fly: J. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: I. Camacho
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF, CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .319 6 8
J. Tornatore 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 3 16
L. Díaz DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .271 19 39
J. Jacobson RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 8 32
T. Rodríguez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .234 12 23
J. Hodge CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 5 22
   a-J. Cardenas PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 8
L. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 2 28
C. Watts SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .048 0 1
H. Benizi C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187 4 10
   b-C. Snow PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 3 7
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 5 8      
a - J. Cardenas pinch hit for J. Hodge in the 8th
b - C. Snow pinch hit for H. Benizi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Díaz (9, 3rd Inning off T. Valéncia, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hodge (16, 4th Inning off T. Valéncia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Brown (6, 8th Inning off T. Valéncia, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Rodríguez (12, 8th Inning off G. Scarabelli, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 4 , J. Tornatore , L. Díaz 3 , T. Rodríguez 4 , J. Hodge 2 , L. Donovan , H. Benizi
2-out RBI: L. Díaz , T. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobson , C. Watts 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: C. Myers (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Watts-Tornatore-Rodríguez, Tornatore-Watts-Rodríguez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Valéncia W (10-2) 7.1 6 3 3 1 4 1 104 2.43   
G. Scarabelli H (7) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 2.75   
J. Reyes SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Valéncia 57
Batters Faced: T. Valéncia 29, G. Scarabelli 4, J. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Valéncia 13-5, G. Scarabelli 0-2, J. Reyes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Valéncia 104-69, G. Scarabelli 10-7, J. Reyes 9-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Demacías L (3-7) 4.2 6 6 6 2 3 1 84 4.90   
C. Myers 4.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 52 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Demacías 29
Batters Faced: R. Demacías 22, C. Myers 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Demacías 5-5, C. Myers 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Demacías 84-55, C. Myers 52-38
Hit Batsmen: R. Demacías
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Mercado
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 36976
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