THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/24/2041
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THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2145 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-48) 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Houston Astros (56-43) 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 X 7 11 0
Astros Rebuff Royals, 7-5
José Mercado drove in 3 runs to help Houston defeat Kansas City, 7-5. The shortstop had 1 double and 1 home run for the Astros. José Reyes earned the save, his 30th, for the Astros. With the win, Houston has a record of 56-43. Kansas City falls to 51-48.

Manny Castillo hit a 2-run double off Christian Noonan in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Astros in front, 6-5. In addition to the double, Castillo had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"I felt good up there," said Mercado. "I saw the ball well."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 10 23
J. Tornatore SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 8 36
L. Díaz DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263 26 54
J. Jacobson RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .228 12 47
T. Rodríguez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .246 17 43
J. Hodge CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .245 10 36
   a-J. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 5 10
S. Anderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 2 15
J. Gonzáles 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .173 0 8
W. Sorensen C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .153 0 3
Totals 34 5 7 5 1 5 6      
a - J. Cardenas pinch hit for J. Hodge in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Gonzáles (1, 4th Inning off T. Valéncia, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hodge (10, 2nd Inning off T. Valéncia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Brown , J. Tornatore , L. Díaz , J. Jacobson , J. Hodge 4 , J. Gonzáles 3 , W. Sorensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rodríguez , J. Hodge
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jacobson 2 (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hodge (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Tornatore-Anderson-Rodríguez, Tornatore-Anderson-Rodríguez, Gonzáles-Anderson-Rodríguez)
OF assists: 1 (Hodge(Robles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Archuleta CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 2 17
   a-J. Rivera PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 12 30
   b-B. Davis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 4
M. Castillo 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .295 1 9
Á. Guzmán LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .304 33 67
J. Mercado SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .268 25 65
J. Robles RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 20 54
T. O'Kinsella 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 12 24
A. Juárez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .284 6 20
E. Sutton DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .248 10 34
S. Ayala C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .257 4 17
Totals 31 7 11 6 4 4 8      
a - J. Rivera pinch hit for J. Archuleta in the 7th
b - B. Davis substituted for J. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ayala (3, 3rd Inning off B. Dalton, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Castillo (5, 7th Inning off C. Noonan, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Mercado (12, 8th Inning off C. Noonan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mercado (25, 4th Inning off B. Dalton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Castillo 3 , Á. Guzmán , J. Mercado 6 , J. Robles 2 , A. Juárez , S. Ayala 4
2-out RBI: M. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Archuleta , Á. Guzmán
GIDP: J. Mercado , T. O'Kinsella , E. Sutton
Hit by Pitch: J. Archuleta
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dalton 6.2 6 4 4 2 3 1 99 3.41   
C. Noonan L (2-1), BS (1) 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 25 4.09   
T. Foster 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dalton 47
Batters Faced: B. Dalton 26, C. Noonan 6, T. Foster 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dalton 10-4, C. Noonan 0-1, T. Foster 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dalton 99-63, C. Noonan 25-12, T. Foster 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Noonan 1-1 , T. Foster 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Dalton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Valéncia 4.2 7 5 5 1 3 1 80 2.39   
G. King W (2-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 4.24   
S. Nakamura H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.77   
J. Reyes SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Valéncia 32
Batters Faced: T. Valéncia 22, G. King 7, S. Nakamura 3, J. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Valéncia 8-3, G. King 3-2, S. Nakamura 1-2, J. Reyes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Valéncia 80-54, G. King 29-16, S. Nakamura 6-4, J. Reyes 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. King 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Mercado
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 37082
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