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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
October 12, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on October 12, 2015 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 12, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 12, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Yordano Ventura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lance McCullers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 42,387 |
| Time of Game | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Kulpa 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Todd Tichenor 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Kendrys Morales | DH |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Colby Rasmus | Left Fielder |
| Evan Gattis | DH |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
| Chris Carter | First Baseman |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
October 12, 2015
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. McCullers
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. McCullers
Cain hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. McCullers
Hosmer hits a popup towards short. Correa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Ventura
Altuve hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Ventura
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Ventura
Correa is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Ventura
Rasmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gattis vs. Ventura
Gattis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McCullers
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. McCullers
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCullers
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. McCullers
Rios strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ventura
Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Ventura
Valbuena hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ventura
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Ventura
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. McCullers
Zobrist hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McCullers
Cain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Ventura
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Ventura
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Ventura
Correa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Ventura
Rasmus strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. McCullers
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McCullers
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. McCullers
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez hits a popup towards third. Valbuena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Ventura
Gattis hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ventura
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Ventura
Valbuena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Ventura
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCullers
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. McCullers
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. McCullers
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. McCullers
Zobrist 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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Ventura
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Ventura
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Ventura
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Ventura
Correa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Correa reaches second base with a double. Springer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Ventura
Rasmus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gattis vs. Ventura
Gattis hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McCullers
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. McCullers
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McCullers
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Herrera
Valbuena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Herrera
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Herrera
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. McCullers
Marwin Gonzalez now playing first base.
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCullers
Perez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
Will Harris now pitching. Terrance Gore pinch runs for Salvador Perez.
There goes Gore. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Gore steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rios vs. Harris
There goes Gore. The throw from Castro and he is out, Valbuena applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Herrera
Drew Butera now catching.
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Madson
Ryan Madson now pitching.
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Madson
Correa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Madson
Rasmus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Madson
Gattis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Madson
Jake Marisnick pinch runs for Evan Gattis.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Marisnick moves to third. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Valbuena vs. Madson
Valbuena hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Madson
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Harris
Rios hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Harris
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Harris
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rios moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cain vs. Harris
Cain hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rios scores. Escobar moves to third. Zobrist moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hosmer vs. Sipp
Tony Sipp now pitching.
Hosmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Escobar scores. Zobrist moves to third. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Sipp
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa misplays the ball. That's an error on Correa. Zobrist scores. Cain scores. Hosmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Sipp
Jarrod Dyson pinch runs for Kendrys Morales.
There goes Dyson. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Dyson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Moustakas vs. Sipp
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Butera vs. Gregerson
Luke Gregerson now pitching.
Butera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Gregerson
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. Hosmer scores. Dyson moves to third. Butera moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Rios vs. Gregerson
Rios takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Gregerson
Paulo Orlando pinch runs for Alex Rios.
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Davis
Paulo Orlando now playing right field. Wade Davis now pitching. Jed Lowrie pinch hits for Jason Castro.
Lowrie hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Davis
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Davis
Springer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Fields
Hank Conger now catching. Josh Fields now pitching.
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Fields
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Fields
Hosmer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Fields
Dyson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Fields
Moustakas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Davis
Correa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Davis
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Davis
Preston Tucker pinch hits for Jake Marisnick.
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Davis
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/12/2015 -- Kansas City at Houston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Escobar A, ss 4 1 1 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 1 0 0
Zobrist B, 2b 4 2 1 0 Springer G, rf 4 1 0 0
Cain L, cf 5 1 1 1 Correa C, ss 4 2 4 4
Hosmer E, 1b 5 2 2 3 Rasmus C, lf 4 1 2 1
Morales K, dh 4 0 0 1 Gattis E, dh 4 0 1 0
Dyson J, pr 1 0 0 0 Marisnick J, pr 0 0 0 0
Moustakas M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Tucker P, ph 1 0 0 0
Perez S, c 2 1 1 2 Gomez C, cf 5 1 2 1
Gore T, pr 0 0 0 0 Valbuena L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Butera D, c 0 0 0 0 Carter C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gordon A, lf 3 0 0 1 Gonzalez M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Rios A, rf 3 1 1 0 Castro J, c 3 0 0 0
Orlando P, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Lowrie J, ph 1 0 0 0
Conger H, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 8 8 36 6 9 6
Kansas City 020 000 052 -- 9
Houston 011 010 300 -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ventura Y 5.0 4 3 3 3 8
Herrera K* 1.0 0 1 1 2 3
Madson R (W) 1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Davis W (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
McCullers L 6.1 2 2 2 2 7
Harris W+ 0.2 4 4 3 0 1
Sipp T (L) 0.1 1 1 0 0 1
Gregerson L 0.2 0 0 0 2 1
Fields J 1.0 1 2 2 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Correa C
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Houston 9
2B -- Correa C
HR -- Perez S, Gomez C, Correa C 2, Rasmus C, Hosmer E
SB -- Gore T, Dyson J
CS -- Gore T
HBP -- by McCullers L (Escobar A), by Ventura Y (Correa C), by McCullers L (Perez S)
T -- 4:05
A -- 42387
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