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Witt, Velazquez, Massey homer to help Royals beat Astros 4-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bobby Witt Jr., Nelson Velazquez and Michael Massey homered, Angel Zerpa gave up one run over four innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Friday night.

Salvador Perez gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Velazquez homered to center in the fourth to make it 2-0.

In the fifth inning, Witt homered to left for a 3-0 lead. He has 29 homers and added two stolen bases to push that total 47. He’s the first player since September of 2020 to have a homer and two stolen bases in the same game.

The Astros got one back after a single by Jeremy Pena and a double by Yordan Alvarez made it 3-1 in the sixth.

Massey gave the Royals some insurance with his 14th homer of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning. He’s homered in each of the last three games.

Zack Greinke opened the game and went two innings for Kansas City, allowing three hits, walking one and fanning one. He threw almost 50 pitches in those two frames.

“I certainly didn't think it'd only be two innings of him throwing 50 pitches but it was a battle,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He didn't have his best command for sure, but overall I thought it might go three to four innings.”

Angel Zerpa (2-3) came in and threw four innings, allowing one run on two hits, one walk and struck out five.

“I feel like I've gotten better through the level of experience we have in this clubhouse,” Zerpa said.

Christian Javier (9-4) allowed two earned runs over five innings while allowing a walk and striking out six.

“His outing was pretty good,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Other than the home runs balls, that's what's been plauging him all year so we've got to figure that out.”

Taylor Clarke gave up a homer in the ninth to Jose Abreu, but still recorded his first save of the season.

The Astros have lost three of their last four games, which have been against Oakland and Kansas City.

“These clubs can beat you too,” Baker said. “They are big league players. These are missed opportunities, but these guys get up for us, everyone gets up for us. We've got to get even further up for them and we've got five more big games with them.”

UP NEXT

The Astros send RHP J.P. France (11-5, 3.61) to the mound Saturday against LHP Cole Ragans (6-4, 3.01).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU83-65	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	7	0
Royals KC47-101	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	X	4	9	1

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

W: A. Zerpa (2-3)L: C. Javier (9-4)S: T. Clarke (1)
HR: HOU - J. Abreu (18), KC - B. Witt (30), N. Velazquez (14), M. Massey (15)

HOUAstros

KCRoyals

.A. ZerpaAngel Zerpa
P
4.0 IP, ER, BB, 5 SO, 70 P
.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
2-3, R, RBI, HR, BB

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.304	.392	.532	.924	-0.5
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.264	.325	.389	.714	3.0
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.298	.411	.585	.996	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.267	.363	.446	.808	-0.5
K. Tucker RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.284	.370	.507	.877	0.0
J. Abreu 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.237	.296	.368	.664	6.5
M. Brantley LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.297	.308	.486	.794	-0.5
C. McCormick CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.361	.507	.868	0.5
M. Maldonado C	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.189	.258	.339	.598	2.5
a- Y. Diaz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285	.309	.536	.845	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
J. Pena SS	4
Y. Alvarez DH	3
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	4
M. Brantley LF	4
C. McCormick CF	4
M. Maldonado C	2
a- Y. Diaz PH	1

a-struck out for Maldonado in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Melendez LF	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	.232	.308	.389	.697	3.5
K. Isbel PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.272	.380	.652	0.0
B. Witt SS	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	.278	.320	.500	.820	12.0
S. Perez C	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.251	.291	.413	.703	0.0
E. Olivares DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.260	.312	.445	.757	-1.0
M. Massey 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.224	.270	.380	.650	7.0
N. Velazquez RF-LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.252	.310	.664	.974	6.5
D. Blanco LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.422	.736	0.0
N. Loftin 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.313	.389	.531	.920	-0.5
M. Garcia 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.371	.695	2.0
D. Waters CF-RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.230	.304	.380	.683	0.5
N. Pratto 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.234	.317	.365	.682	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Melendez LF	3
K. Isbel PR-CF	0
B. Witt SS	3
S. Perez C	3
E. Olivares DH	4
M. Massey 2B	4
N. Velazquez RF-LF	3
D. Blanco LF	0
N. Loftin 3B	3
M. Garcia 3B	1
D. Waters CF-RF	3
N. Pratto 1B	4

2B - Y. Alvarez (20), M. Maldonado (11)
HR - J. Abreu (15)
RBI - Y. Alvarez (89), J. Abreu (78)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve 2 (2), J. Pena, M. Brantley

2B - M. Garcia (20)
HR - B. Witt (29), M. Massey (14), N. Velazquez (13)
SF - S. Perez (7)
RBI - B. Witt (89), S. Perez (70), M. Massey (52), N. Velazquez (24)
2-Out RBI - B. Witt
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Perez, E. Olivares, M. Massey 2 (2), D. Waters 2 (2), N. Pratto

SB - B. Witt 2 (46)

DP - (Pena-Altuve-Abreu)

DP - 2 (Witt-Massey-Pratto; Garcia-Massey-Pratto)
E - D. Waters (5)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Javier (L, 9-4)	5.0	5	3	2	1	6	2	4.74	1.29	5.0
K. Graveman	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.19	1.23	1.5
R. Montero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.88	1.45	1.5
P. Maton	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	1	3.26	1.14	-1.0
B. Sousa	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12.00	2.33	1.5

PITCHERS	IP
C. Javier (L, 9-4)	5.0
K. Graveman	1.0
R. Montero	1.0
P. Maton	0.2
B. Sousa	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Greinke	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	5.39	1.31	2.5
A. Zerpa (W, 2-3)	4.0	2	1	1	1	5	0	5.63	1.38	17.5
C. Snider (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.11	1.57	2.0
C. Hernandez (H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.80	1.20	2.0
T. Clarke (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	5.60	1.59	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Greinke	2.0
A. Zerpa (W, 2-3)	4.0
C. Snider (H, 2)	1.0
C. Hernandez (H, 13)	1.0
T. Clarke (S, 1)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Javier 81-52, K. Graveman 27-15, R. Montero 18-11, P. Maton 22-14, B. Sousa 3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Javier 4-5, K. Graveman 2-0, R. Montero 2-0, P. Maton 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Javier 21, K. Graveman 5, R. Montero 4, P. Maton 5, B. Sousa

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Greinke 48-28, A. Zerpa 70-43, C. Snider 11-7, C. Hernandez 14-8, T. Clarke 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Greinke 5-1, A. Zerpa 3-3, C. Snider 2-0, C. Hernandez 1-1, T. Clarke 0-1
Batters Faced - Z. Greinke 10, A. Zerpa 15, C. Snider 4, C. Hernandez 3, T. Clarke 4

.A. ZerpaAngel Zerpa
P
4.0 IP, ER, BB, 5 SO, 70 P
.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
2-3, R, RBI, HR, BB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU83-65	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	7	0
Royals KC47-101	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	X	4	9	1

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.304	.392	.532	.924	-0.5
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.264	.325	.389	.714	3.0
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.298	.411	.585	.996	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.267	.363	.446	.808	-0.5
K. Tucker RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.284	.370	.507	.877	0.0
J. Abreu 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.237	.296	.368	.664	6.5
M. Brantley LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.297	.308	.486	.794	-0.5
C. McCormick CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.361	.507	.868	0.5
M. Maldonado C	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.189	.258	.339	.598	2.5
a- Y. Diaz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285	.309	.536	.845	-0.5
Total	33	2	7	2	1	3	9	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
J. Pena SS	4
Y. Alvarez DH	3
A. Bregman 3B	4
K. Tucker RF	3
J. Abreu 1B	4
M. Brantley LF	4
C. McCormick CF	4
M. Maldonado C	2
a- Y. Diaz PH	1
Total	33

a-struck out for Maldonado in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Melendez LF	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	.232	.308	.389	.697	3.5
K. Isbel PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.272	.380	.652	0.0
B. Witt SS	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	2	.278	.320	.500	.820	12.0
S. Perez C	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.251	.291	.413	.703	0.0
E. Olivares DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.260	.312	.445	.757	-1.0
M. Massey 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.224	.270	.380	.650	7.0
N. Velazquez RF-LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	.252	.310	.664	.974	6.5
D. Blanco LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.422	.736	0.0
N. Loftin 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.313	.389	.531	.920	-0.5
M. Garcia 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.371	.695	2.0
D. Waters CF-RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.230	.304	.380	.683	0.5
N. Pratto 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.234	.317	.365	.682	-0.5
Total	31	4	9	4	3	4	11	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Melendez LF	3
K. Isbel PR-CF	0
B. Witt SS	3
S. Perez C	3
E. Olivares DH	4
M. Massey 2B	4
N. Velazquez RF-LF	3
D. Blanco LF	0
N. Loftin 3B	3
M. Garcia 3B	1
D. Waters CF-RF	3
N. Pratto 1B	4
Total	31

2B - Y. Alvarez (20), M. Maldonado (11)
HR - J. Abreu (15)
RBI - Y. Alvarez (89), J. Abreu (78)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve 2 (2), J. Pena, M. Brantley

2B - M. Garcia (20)
HR - B. Witt (29), M. Massey (14), N. Velazquez (13)
SF - S. Perez (7)
RBI - B. Witt (89), S. Perez (70), M. Massey (52), N. Velazquez (24)
2-Out RBI - B. Witt
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Perez, E. Olivares, M. Massey 2 (2), D. Waters 2 (2), N. Pratto

SB - B. Witt 2 (46)

DP - (Pena-Altuve-Abreu)

DP - 2 (Witt-Massey-Pratto; Garcia-Massey-Pratto)
E - D. Waters (5)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Javier (L, 9-4)	5.0	5	3	2	1	6	2	4.74	1.29	5.0
K. Graveman	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.19	1.23	1.5
R. Montero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.88	1.45	1.5
P. Maton	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	1	3.26	1.14	-1.0
B. Sousa	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12.00	2.33	1.5
Total	8.0	9	4	3	4	11	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Javier (L, 9-4)	5.0
K. Graveman	1.0
R. Montero	1.0
P. Maton	0.2
B. Sousa	0.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Z. Greinke	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	5.39	1.31	2.5
A. Zerpa (W, 2-3)	4.0	2	1	1	1	5	0	5.63	1.38	17.5
C. Snider (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.11	1.57	2.0
C. Hernandez (H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.80	1.20	2.0
T. Clarke (S, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	5.60	1.59	9.5
Total	9.0	7	2	2	3	9	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Z. Greinke	2.0
A. Zerpa (W, 2-3)	4.0
C. Snider (H, 2)	1.0
C. Hernandez (H, 13)	1.0
T. Clarke (S, 1)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Javier 81-52, K. Graveman 27-15, R. Montero 18-11, P. Maton 22-14, B. Sousa 3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Javier 4-5, K. Graveman 2-0, R. Montero 2-0, P. Maton 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Javier 21, K. Graveman 5, R. Montero 4, P. Maton 5, B. Sousa

Pitches-Strikes - Z. Greinke 48-28, A. Zerpa 70-43, C. Snider 11-7, C. Hernandez 14-8, T. Clarke 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Z. Greinke 5-1, A. Zerpa 3-3, C. Snider 2-0, C. Hernandez 1-1, T. Clarke 0-1
Batters Faced - Z. Greinke 10, A. Zerpa 15, C. Snider 4, C. Hernandez 3, T. Clarke 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored 0 1
4TH INNING
Velazquez homered to center 0 2
5TH INNING
Witt homered to left 0 3
6TH INNING
Alvarez doubled to deep left, Pena scored 1 3
8TH INNING
Massey homered to right 1 4
9TH INNING
Abreu homered to left 2 4

3RD INNING
	Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored	0	1

4TH INNING
	Velazquez homered to center	0	2

5TH INNING
	Witt homered to left	0	3

6TH INNING
	Alvarez doubled to deep left, Pena scored	1	3

8TH INNING
	Massey homered to right	1	4

9TH INNING
	Abreu homered to left	2	4

1ST INNING
Astros
Z. Greinke Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve popped out to third
J. Pena: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Pena singled to center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Alvarez flied out to left
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Bregman grounded out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
C. Javier Pitching:
M. Melendez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Melendez singled to center
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Witt walked, Melendez to second
S. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
E. Olivares: Olivares lined out to right, Melendez to third
M. Massey: Ball, Witt stole second, Foul, Ball, Massey fouled out to third
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
Z. Greinke Pitching:
K. Tucker: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Tucker struck out looking
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Abreu singled to center
M. Brantley: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Brantley reached on fielder's choice to second, Abreu out at second
C. McCormick: McCormick singled to right, Brantley to second
M. Maldonado: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Maldonado walked, Brantley to third, McCormick to second
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Altuve reached on fielder's choice to third, Maldonado out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
C. Javier Pitching:
N. Velazquez: Velazquez fouled out to first
N. Loftin: Ball, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Loftin struck out swinging
D. Waters: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Waters struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
Angel Zerpa relieved Zack Greinke
J. Pena: Ball, Pena safe at first on right fielder Waters fielding error
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Alvarez flied out to center
A. Bregman: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Bregman grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Pena out at second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
C. Javier Pitching:
N. Pratto: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Pratto struck out swinging
M. Melendez: Foul, Melendez singled to right
B. Witt: Ball, Melendez to second on passed ball, Foul, Ball, Witt reached on an infield single to shortstop, Melendez to third
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Witt stole second, Foul, Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Melendez scored
E. Olivares: Foul, Olivares flied out to deep left
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
4TH INNING
Astros
A. Zerpa Pitching:
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Tucker struck out looking
J. Abreu: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Abreu flied out to deep center
M. Brantley: Ball, Brantley flied out to center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
C. Javier Pitching:
M. Massey: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Massey flied out to deep left
N. Velazquez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Velazquez homered to center
N. Loftin: Ball, Ball, Ball, Loftin flied out to shallow second
D. Waters: Ball, Ball, Waters grounded out to shortstop
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
A. Zerpa Pitching:
C. McCormick: Strike looking, Ball, McCormick lined out to second
M. Maldonado: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Maldonado struck out on foul tip
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Altuve struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
C. Javier Pitching:
N. Pratto: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Pratto struck out swinging
M. Melendez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Melendez struck out swinging
B. Witt: Foul, Witt homered to left
S. Perez: Perez flied out to left
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
A. Zerpa Pitching:
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Pena singled to right center
Y. Alvarez: Alvarez doubled to deep left, Pena scored
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Tucker walked
J. Abreu: Ball, Pickoff attempt to second, Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Abreu struck out looking
M. Brantley: Strike looking, Brantley grounded out to first
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Kendall Graveman relieved Cristian Javier
E. Olivares: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Olivares struck out swinging
M. Massey: Ball, Strike looking, Massey singled to shallow center
N. Velazquez: Ball, Massey to second on wild pitch, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Velazquez walked
N. Loftin: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Loftin grounded out to shortstop, Massey to third, Velazquez to second
D. Waters: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Ball, Waters popped out to second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Maikel Garcia at third base
Collin Snider relieved Angel Zerpa
C. McCormick: Ball, McCormick grounded out to third
M. Maldonado: Ball, Strike looking, Maldonado doubled to shallow right
J. Altuve: Altuve fouled out to catcher
J. Pena: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Pena grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
Rafael Montero relieved Kendall Graveman
N. Pratto: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pratto singled to right center
M. Melendez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Melendez walked, Pratto to second
Kyle Isbel ran for MJ Melendez
B. Witt: Ball, Witt grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Pratto to third, Isbel out at second
S. Perez: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Kyle Isbel in center field
Nelson Velazquez in left field
Drew Waters in right field
Carlos Hernandez relieved Collin Snider
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked
A. Bregman: Bregman grounded into double play third to second to first, Alvarez out at second
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Tucker flied out to deep right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Phil Maton relieved Rafael Montero
E. Olivares: Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Olivares struck out swinging
M. Massey: Strike looking, Ball, Massey homered to right
N. Velazquez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Velazquez struck out looking
M. Garcia: Ball, Garcia doubled to shallow right center
D. Waters: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Waters walked
Bennett Sousa relieved Phil Maton
N. Pratto: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Pratto struck out swinging
End of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Dairon Blanco in left field
Taylor Clarke relieved Carlos Hernandez
J. Abreu: Strike looking, Abreu homered to left
M. Brantley: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Brantley struck out swinging
C. McCormick: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, McCormick struck out looking
Yainer Diaz hit for Martin Maldonado
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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