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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 11, 2016
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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 April 11, 2016 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 11, 2016 |
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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 | April 11, 2016 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Young |
Home Starting Pitcher | Collin McHugh |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 43,332 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Jim Wolf |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Kendrys Morales | DH |
Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Salvador Perez | Catcher |
Omar Infante | Second Baseman |
Reymond Fuentes | Right Fielder |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
George Springer | Right Fielder |
Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
Colby Rasmus | Left Fielder |
Tyler White | First Baseman |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Preston Tucker | DH |
Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
Jason Castro | Catcher |
A.J. Hinch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 11, 2016
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. McHugh
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. McHugh
Moustakas hits a popup in front of the plate. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McHugh
Cain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Young
Altuve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Young
There goes Altuve. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Altuve steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Springer vs. Young
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Young
Correa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fuentes. Correa reaches second base with a double. Altuve scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Young
Rasmus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Young
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. McHugh
Hosmer 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 -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McHugh
Morales hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McHugh
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McHugh
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Young
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Young
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Young
Castro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. McHugh
Infante strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McHugh
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. McHugh
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. McHugh
Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Young
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Young
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Young
Correa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Young
Rasmus bunts towards the mound. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McHugh
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. McHugh
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. McHugh
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McHugh
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Springer. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Hosmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Perez vs. McHugh
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Young
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Young
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Young
Valbuena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fuentes. Valbuena reaches second base with a double. Tucker goes all the way around to score. Valbuena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castro vs. Young
Castro hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cain who is chasing the ball. Castro reaches third base with a triple. Valbuena scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Altuve vs. Young
Altuve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castro scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Young
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Altuve moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Young
There goes Altuve. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Altuve steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Correa vs. Young
Correa hits a fly ball into right field. Fuentes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Infante vs. McHugh
Infante hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McHugh
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. McHugh
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Moustakas vs. McHugh
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with McHugh covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Young
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Young
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Young
Tucker takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Valbuena vs. Wang
Chien-Ming Wang now pitching.
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. McHugh
Cain hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. McHugh
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. McHugh
Morales hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McHugh
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wang
Castro hits a line drive into right field. Fuentes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Wang
Altuve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Wang
Springer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Altuve moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Correa vs. Wang
Correa hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Altuve scores. There goes Springer trying to get to third. Fuentes throws the ball in to Moustakas, who tags Springer for the out. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Wang
Rasmus strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rasmus out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McHugh
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Infante vs. McHugh
Infante hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. McHugh
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Infante moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. McHugh
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Infante is safe. Infante moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Moustakas vs. McHugh
Moustakas hits a popup towards short. Correa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Cain vs. McHugh
Cain hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wang
Paulo Orlando now playing center field. Drew Butera now catching.
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Wang
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Fuentes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Wang
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Valbuena vs. Wang
Valbuena hits a fly ball into right field. Fuentes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Sipp
Tony Sipp now pitching.
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sipp
Morales 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, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sipp
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Sipp
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Sipp
Infante hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Duffy
Danny Duffy now pitching.
Castro hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Duffy
Altuve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Duffy
Springer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fuentes who is chasing the ball. Springer reaches third base with a triple. Altuve goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Correa vs. Duffy
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Marisnick vs. Duffy
Jake Marisnick pinch hits for Colby Rasmus.
Marisnick strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Fields
Jake Marisnick now playing left field. Josh Fields now pitching.
Fuentes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Fields
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Fields
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/11/2016 -- Kansas City at Houston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Escobar A, ss 5 0 2 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 3 3 1 Moustakas M, 3b 5 0 0 0 Springer G, rf 5 0 2 1 Cain L, cf 4 0 0 0 Correa C, ss 5 1 3 2 Orlando P, cf 0 0 0 0 Rasmus C, lf 4 1 2 2 Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 3 0 Marisnick J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Morales K, dh 4 1 1 2 White T, 1b 4 0 2 0 Gordon A, lf 4 0 2 0 Gomez C, cf 4 0 0 0 Perez S, c 3 0 0 0 Tucker P, dh 2 1 0 0 Butera D, c 1 0 0 0 Valbuena L, 3b 4 1 1 1 Infante O, 2b 4 0 1 0 Castro J, c 4 1 1 1 Fuentes R, rf 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 2 11 2 37 8 14 8 Kansas City 000 000 020 -- 2 Houston 300 301 01x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Young C (L) 4.2 9 6 6 2 4 Wang C 2.1 4 1 1 0 3 Duffy D 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO McHugh C (W) 7.0 8 0 0 1 4 Sipp T 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 Fields J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Houston 8 2B -- Correa C, Gordon A, Valbuena L, White T 3B -- Castro J, Springer G HR -- Rasmus C, Morales K SB -- Altuve J 2 T -- 2:59 A -- 43332
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