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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
October 9, 2015
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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 October 9, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 9, 2015 |
|---|---|
| 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 | October 9, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Kazmir |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Cueto |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,008 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Angel Hernandez 1B: Mike Everitt 2B: Ron Kulpa 3B: Gerry Davis |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Colby Rasmus | Left Fielder |
| Evan Gattis | DH |
| Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
| Chris Carter | First Baseman |
| Jason Castro | Catcher |
| Jake Marisnick | Center Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
October 9, 2015
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Cueto
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Cueto
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Cueto
Correa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Cueto
Rasmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Rasmus reaches second base with a double. Springer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gattis vs. Cueto
Gattis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rasmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Valbuena vs. Cueto
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Kazmir
Escobar hits a popup towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Kazmir
Zobrist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Kazmir
Cain hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Kazmir
Hosmer hits a popup towards third. Valbuena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Cueto
Carter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Cueto
Castro takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marisnick vs. Cueto
Marisnick bunts towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carter moves to third. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Cueto
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Springer vs. Cueto
Springer hits a line drive beyond short. Escobar can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Carter scores. Castro scores. Marisnick moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Correa vs. Cueto
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 2
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Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kazmir
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Kazmir
Moustakas hits a line drive into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kazmir
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kazmir
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
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Cueto
Rasmus hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Cueto
Gattis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Cueto
Valbuena hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Cueto
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Kazmir
Rios hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marisnick. Rios reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Kazmir
Escobar bunts towards first. Carter fields the ball and throws to Kazmir covering. Safe. Rios moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Kazmir
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rios scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Kazmir
Cain hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Cueto
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marisnick vs. Cueto
Marisnick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Cueto
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Kazmir
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 -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kazmir
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Kazmir
Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Cueto
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Cueto
Correa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Cueto
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gattis vs. Cueto
Gattis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kazmir
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kazmir
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Kazmir
Rios hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Kazmir
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Cueto
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Cueto
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Cueto
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marisnick vs. Cueto
Marisnick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Kazmir
Zobrist hits a fly ball into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Kazmir
Cain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Springer. Cain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Perez
Oliver Perez now pitching.
Hosmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cain scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Perez
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Perez
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Fields
Josh Fields now pitching.
Perez takes first base on ball four. Hosmer scores. Morales moves to third. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Fields
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Rios vs. Fields
Rios strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Herrera
Paulo Orlando now playing right field. Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Herrera
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Herrera
Correa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Herrera
Rasmus hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Harris
Will Harris now pitching.
Escobar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marisnick who is chasing the ball. Escobar reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Zobrist vs. Harris
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Escobar scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Harris
Cain 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, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Harris
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sipp
Tony Sipp now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Madson
Ryan Madson now pitching.
Gattis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Madson
Valbuena strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Madson
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Sipp
Moustakas hits a line drive into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Neshek
Pat Neshek now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Neshek
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Orlando vs. Neshek
Jarrod Dyson pinch runs for Alex Gordon.
There goes Dyson. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Dyson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Orlando vs. Neshek
Orlando strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Escobar vs. Neshek
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Davis
Jarrod Dyson now playing left field. Wade Davis now pitching. Jed Lowrie pinch hits for Jason Castro.
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Davis
Preston Tucker pinch hits for Jake Marisnick.
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Davis
Carlos Gomez pinch runs for Preston Tucker.
Davis fires to first and picks off Gomez. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Davis
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/9/2015 -- Houston at Kansas City (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Altuve J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Escobar A, ss 5 1 2 0
Springer G, rf 3 1 1 2 Zobrist B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Correa C, ss 4 0 1 0 Cain L, cf 4 1 1 0
Rasmus C, lf 3 1 2 2 Hosmer E, 1b 4 1 1 1
Gattis E, dh 4 0 1 0 Morales K, dh 4 0 1 0
Valbuena L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moustakas M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Carter C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Perez S, c 3 1 2 2
Castro J, c 2 1 0 0 Gordon A, lf 3 0 1 0
Lowrie J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dyson J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Marisnick J, cf 3 0 1 0 Rios A, rf 3 1 1 0
Tucker P, ph 0 0 0 0 Orlando P, rf 1 0 0 0
Gomez C, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 34 5 11 4
Houston 121 000 000 -- 4
Kansas City 011 002 10x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir S 5.1 5 3 3 1 4
Perez O* 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Fields J 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Harris W (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Sipp T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Neshek P 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto J 6.0 7 4 4 3 5
Herrera K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Madson R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Davis W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
DP -- Houston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Rasmus C, Rios A, Cain L
3B -- Escobar A
HR -- Perez S, Rasmus C
SB -- Dyson J
T -- 3:27
A -- 40008
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