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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 16, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros, played on June 16, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dallas Keuchel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,657 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Wegner 1B: John Tumpane 2B: Mike DiMuro 3B: Jeremie Rehak |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Evan Gattis | DH |
| Marwin Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Max Stassi | Catcher |
| Jake Marisnick | Center Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Right Fielder |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| Hunter Dozier | First Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Abraham Almonte | Center Fielder |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ryan Goins | Second Baseman |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 16, 2018
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Duffy
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Duffy
Bregman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Springer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Duffy
Altuve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Altuve reaches second base with a double. Springer scores. Bregman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Duffy
Correa hits a fly ball towards center. Almonte catches it and throws to third to double up Altuve. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Duffy
Gurriel hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Keuchel
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Keuchel
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Keuchel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Keuchel
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Stassi and he is safe. Merrifield steals third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Dozier vs. Keuchel
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Duffy
Gattis hits a line drive into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Duffy
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stassi vs. Duffy
Stassi strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marisnick vs. Duffy
Marisnick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Keuchel
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Keuchel
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Keuchel
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Duffy
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Duffy
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Duffy
Altuve hits a line drive into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Keuchel
Butera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Goins vs. Keuchel
Goins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Keuchel
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Keuchel
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Duffy
Correa hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Duffy
Gurriel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Duffy
Gattis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Keuchel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Keuchel
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Keuchel
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it, throws to second, with Correa covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Duffy
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almonte. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Stassi vs. Duffy
Stassi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Marisnick vs. Duffy
Marisnick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Marisnick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Springer vs. Duffy
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas juggles the ball. That's an error on Moustakas. Marisnick moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bregman vs. Duffy
Bregman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marisnick tags and scores. Springer tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Duffy
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Correa vs. Duffy
Correa hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Keuchel
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Keuchel
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Keuchel
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa misplays the ball. That's an error on Correa. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goins vs. Keuchel
Goins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butera moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Keuchel
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. Butera scores. Goins moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Moustakas vs. Keuchel
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goins scores. Merrifield moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Keuchel
There goes Moustakas. The throw from Stassi and he is safe. Moustakas steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Keuchel
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Duffy
Gurriel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gattis vs. Duffy
Gattis hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Duffy
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stassi vs. Duffy
There's a wild pitch. Gurriel moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Stassi vs. Duffy
Stassi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marisnick vs. Duffy
Marisnick hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Duffy
Springer hits a popup towards first. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Keuchel
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Keuchel
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Keuchel
Escobar hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Almonte vs. Keuchel
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. McCarthy
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. McCarthy
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Peacock
Tyler White now playing first base. Brad Peacock now pitching.
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Peacock
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Peacock
Merrifield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Peacock
Moustakas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Maurer
Brandon Maurer now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Maurer
Gattis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Maurer
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Almonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Harris
Will Harris now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Harris
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Harris
Escobar hits a line drive into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stassi vs. Smith
Burch Smith now pitching.
Stassi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Marisnick vs. Smith
Brian McCann pinch runs for Max Stassi.
Marisnick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Smith
Springer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McCann moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bregman vs. Smith
Bregman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Smith
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Smith
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 10 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Devenski
Tony Kemp now playing second base. Brian McCann now catching. Chris Devenski now pitching.
Almonte strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Devenski
Butera strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Devenski
Goins hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/2018 -- Houston at Kansas City (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Springer G, rf 4 2 1 0 Merrifield W, rf 3 0 2 1
Bregman A, 3b 4 2 2 4 Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 1 1
Altuve J, 2b 3 0 1 2 Perez S, dh 4 0 0 0
Kemp T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dozier H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Correa C, ss 5 0 0 0 Gordon A, lf 3 0 1 0
Gurriel Y, 1b 2 1 0 0 Escobar A, ss 4 0 0 0
White T, 1b 1 0 0 0 Almonte A, cf 4 0 0 0
Gattis E, dh 4 0 0 0 Butera D, c 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez M, lf 4 2 3 0 Goins R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Stassi M, c 4 1 2 3
McCann B, pr-c 0 1 0 0
Marisnick J, cf 4 1 1 1
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35 10 10 10 33 2 6 2
Houston 200 023 003 -- 10
Kansas City 000 020 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Keuchel D (W) 6.0 6 2 0 1 5
Peacock B 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Harris W 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Devenski C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy D (L) 6.0 7 7 6 3 5
McCarthy K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Maurer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Smith B 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
E -- Moustakas M, Correa C
DP -- Houston 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Houston 3, Kansas City 7
2B -- Altuve J, Gonzalez M, Merrifield W
HR -- Stassi M, Bregman A
SB -- Merrifield W, Springer G, Moustakas M
SF -- Bregman A
HBP -- by Peacock B (Merrifield W), by Harris W (Gordon A)
WP -- Duffy D
T -- 2:46
A -- 20657
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