MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/08/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 877 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (17-21) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 11 0
Houston Astros (14-23) 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 6 11 0
Astros Beat Visiting Royals, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros cranked it up at Minute Maid Park.

Houston second baseman Ben Zobrist made his presence felt in the 6-5 Astros triumph over the Kansas City Royals. Zobrist went 3-4 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The win was credited to Chris Rusin in relief. His record improves to 1-2. Carl Edwards Jr. took the loss.

Jorge Polanco went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Houston. The 25-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 5-5 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Carl Edwards Jr.. It was his 21st RBI of the season.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Polanco told the Houston Today. "It's as simple as that."

The 4th-place Astros have won 4 straight games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .287 7 17
J. Winker LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .301 3 13
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .271 13 30
M. Adams 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 .286 12 31
J. Profar 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .254 5 13
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .272 1 14
K. Plawecki DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 2
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 3 15
C. Casali C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .267 3 4
   a-I. Desmond PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 3
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 9 17      
a - I. Desmond pinch ran for C. Casali in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Casali (4, 7th Inning off D. Acevedo, 0 on, 1 out) M. Adams (11, 1st Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 1 out) L. Chisenhall (12, 1st Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Casali (3, 5th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Profar (5, 8th Inning off C. Rusin, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (13, 1st Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Casali 6 , O. Herrera 2 , J. Profar 5 , M. Adams 3 , N. Arenado 5 , L. Chisenhall 2
2-out RBI: L. Chisenhall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Plawecki , M. Adams 2
GIDP: M. Adams
Hit by Pitch: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Moran 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 3 16
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .195 5 15
D. Smith 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .235 3 10
J. Heyward RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .267 7 16
B. Zobrist 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .423 0 3
T. Mancini LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .254 8 16
J. Palacios DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .220 1 5
J. Polanco SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .289 6 21
O. Narvaez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .172 0 1
Totals 33 6 11 6 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (12, 1st Inning off D. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Moran (1, 2nd Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Polanco (6, 4th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Palacios , D. Smith 2 , C. Moran 4 , J. Polanco 4 , J. Heyward 3 , B. Zobrist 3
2-out RBI: J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Palacios , O. Narvaez , B. Zimmer
Sac Bunt: T. Mancini
Sac Fly: J. Polanco
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Palacios (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Polanco-Smith)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez 4.2 9 5 5 1 5 1 87 56 4.54   
J. Nix 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 2.76   
C. Edwards Jr. L (1-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 11 10.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 30
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 24, J. Nix 7, C. Edwards Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 6-3, J. Nix 3-2, C. Edwards Jr. 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 87-56, J. Nix 22-15, C. Edwards Jr. 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nix 1-0
WP: D. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Mengden 5.0 6 4 4 2 3 2 87 56 7.59   
J. Ramirez H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 13 4.05   
D. Acevedo H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 5.87   
C. Rusin W (1-2), BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 21 14 10.31   
J. Labourt SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 13 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mengden 40
Batters Faced: D. Mengden 22, J. Ramirez 3, D. Acevedo 6, C. Rusin 4, J. Labourt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mengden 8-3, J. Ramirez 0-1, D. Acevedo 3-0, C. Rusin 0-0, J. Labourt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mengden 87-56, J. Ramirez 17-13, D. Acevedo 19-13, C. Rusin 21-14, J. Labourt 24-13
WP: J. Labourt
Hit Batsmen: D. Acevedo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Zobrist
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 36704
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