MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/23/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1466 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (30-46) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 12 0
Houston Astros (39-39) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 7 1
Astros Lose to Royals, 8-5
Houston left fielder D.J. Stewart had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 8-5, to Kansas City at Minute Maid Park. Stewart went 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Chris Sale was the winner. Over 8 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, with no walks and 3 strikeouts. The Royals sit in third place in the American League Central Division with a record of 30-46.

Lonnie Chisenhall chipped in for Kansas City with a 3-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Chisenhall said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hernandez CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .250 1 6
J. Winker LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .310 3 29
J. Mauer 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .335 3 28
M. Cabrera DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .297 4 20
L. Chisenhall RF 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 9 41
D. Swanson SS 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 .243 3 14
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 13 38
K. Plawecki C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .316 0 9
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .255 4 38
Totals 39 8 12 8 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (22, 6th Inning off J. Urena, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Profar (14, 8th Inning off C. Rusin, 1 on, 1 out) D. Swanson (6, 1st Inning off H. Ryu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Hernandez (1, 2nd Inning off H. Ryu, 1 on, 1 out) L. Chisenhall (9, 1st Inning off H. Ryu, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Cabrera (4, 2nd Inning off H. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Plawecki 2 , J. Winker 2 , J. Profar 2 , G. Hernandez 5 , L. Chisenhall 5 , D. Swanson 3 , M. Cabrera 4 , J. Mauer
2-out RBI: L. Chisenhall , M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Valbuena 2 , J. Mauer 2
GIDP: J. Profar
Hit by Pitch: J. Winker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sale-Swanson-Mauer, Swanson-Profar-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harrison 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272 4 25
R. Odor DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 9 30
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .314 10 44
W. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 10 31
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 16 51
G. Polanco CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 7 35
B. Holt RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .358 2 14
C. Moran 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 9 36
D. Stewart LF 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .295 2 11
Totals 32 5 7 5 0 6 3      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Polanco (8, 8th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Harrison (1, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Stewart (2, 8th Inning off C. Sale, 2 on, 1 out) R. Odor (9, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Stewart 5 , C. Moran , R. Odor 4 , G. Polanco 2 , J. Harrison 3 , W. Castillo
GIDP: D. Smith , J. Harrison
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Bogaerts-Smith)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (8-5) 8.0 7 5 5 0 3 2 87 60 3.19   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 9 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 51
Batters Faced: C. Sale 29, C. Edwards Jr. 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-13, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 87-60, C. Edwards Jr. 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Ryu L (6-3) 4.0 8 7 7 1 4 3 85 52 4.93   
J. Urena 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 40 28 6.14   
C. Rusin 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 10 3.38   
D. Neverauskas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ryu 21
Batters Faced: H. Ryu 22, J. Urena 12, C. Rusin 5, D. Neverauskas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ryu 2-5, J. Urena 6-3, C. Rusin 1-1, D. Neverauskas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ryu 85-52, J. Urena 40-28, C. Rusin 20-10, D. Neverauskas 18-12
Hit Batsmen: H. Ryu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D.J. Stewart
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 39635
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