MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/07/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 861 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (17-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 7 2
Houston Astros (13-23) 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 X 6 9 0
Astros Edge Royals, 6-5
The Houston Astros scored a 6-5 win versus the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park. Houston pitcher Nick Neidert nabbed top player honors in the tight contest. Houston reliever Justin Lawrence was credited with the win, to go to 2-1. Silvino Bracho took the loss for Kansas City. The Royals, now 17-20, have lost 5 straight.

The Astros got a clutch hit from Jorge Polanco with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning. Polanco jumped on a 2-2 changeup from Carl Edwards Jr. and hit a run-scoring single, staking his club to a 6-5 lead.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Polanco told the Houston Today. "It's as simple as that."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 3 13
O. Herrera CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .283 7 17
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .262 12 28
M. Adams 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .282 12 31
J. Profar 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .246 4 12
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .273 1 13
K. Plawecki DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .153 0 2
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .246 3 15
T. Flowers C 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .186 2 3
Totals 32 5 7 5 2 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (8, 3rd Inning off N. Neidert, 1 on, 0 outs) O. Herrera (7, 1st Inning off N. Neidert, 0 on, 1 out) J. Profar (6, 7th Inning off N. Neidert, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (11, 7th Inning off N. Neidert, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Adams (12, 8th Inning off J. Lawrence, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Swanson (3, 7th Inning off J. Lawrence, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker 2 , O. Herrera 2 , J. Profar 2 , M. Adams 4 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall 2 , D. Swanson 4
2-out RBI: M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Adams 2
GIDP: M. Adams , L. Chisenhall
Hit by Pitch: K. Plawecki , J. Profar , T. Flowers
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (3) , T. Flowers (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-Profar-Adams, Swanson-Profar-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Moran 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 3 16
B. Zimmer CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .200 5 15
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .228 3 10
J. Heyward RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .260 7 15
B. Zobrist 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .364 0 1
T. Mancini LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .259 8 15
J. Palacios DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 .217 1 5
J. Polanco SS 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .288 5 19
O. Narvaez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .192 0 1
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 9 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Heyward (7, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 2 , C. Moran , J. Polanco 2 , J. Heyward 4 , B. Zobrist 2 , B. Zimmer
2-out RBI: , J. Polanco 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Palacios , O. Narvaez
GIDP: T. Mancini , C. Moran
Sac Fly: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Zimmer (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zobrist-Polanco-Smith, Zobrist-Polanco-Smith)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 5.2 5 5 3 4 5 1 101 53 1.69   
G. Holland 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 6.59   
S. Bracho L (1-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 26 19 7.07   
C. Edwards Jr. 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 10 10.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 44
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, G. Holland 2, S. Bracho 6, C. Edwards Jr. 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-4, G. Holland 0-1, S. Bracho 0-1, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 101-53, G. Holland 9-5, S. Bracho 26-19, C. Edwards Jr. 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holland 2-2 , C. Edwards Jr. 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Neidert 6.1 5 3 3 0 4 0 89 60 5.40   
J. Lawrence W (2-1), BS (2) 1.2 2 2 2 1 4 2 28 20 4.12   
J. Pazos H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 7 4.26   
A. Colome SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Neidert 55
Batters Faced: N. Neidert 25, J. Lawrence 8, J. Pazos 2, A. Colome 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Neidert 7-6, J. Lawrence 1-0, J. Pazos 0-0, A. Colome 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Neidert 89-60, J. Lawrence 28-20, J. Pazos 12-7, A. Colome 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lawrence 1-1 , A. Colome 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Neidert 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Neidert
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 35999
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