HOU 8, KC 10 | Sep 16, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 16, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•71°F, Cloudy

HOU

Astros

Royals

Final

WIN

James McArthur

LOSS

Héctor Neris

SAVE

Taylor Clarke

The Royals defeated the Astros 10-8.

★Alex Bregman3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Jose Altuve3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Jose Altuve homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. Mauricio Dubon scores.

Weather: 71°F, CloudyWind: 4 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:03Att: 19,557Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.9%B

10 missed calls

+2.1% HOU

+0.20 runs HOU

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	8	12	2
KC	3	0	1	0	1	1	3

Game 716560 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	2	2	3	0	1	.306/.393/.539	99	.225	.266
Alex Bregman3B	4	2	3	1	1	0	.270/.366/.448	99.8	.539	.510
Yordan AlvarezDH	5	0	2	2	0	1	.299/.411/.585	106.2	.551	.655
Kyle TuckerRF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.283/.369/.504	100.9	.238	.266
José Abreu1B	4	0	0	1	1	2	.235/.295/.365	91.5	.263	.250
Chas McCormickLF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.279/.359/.501	95.4	.123	.163
Yainer DiazC	5	1	1	1	0	1	.284/.307/.540	108.9	.291	.529
Jeremy PeñaSS	3	1	1	0	1	1	.264/.326/.389	100.9	.323	.297
Mauricio DubónCF	4	2	2	0	0	1	.280/.311/.413	104	.721	.679
Bench
J.P. FranceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	8	12	8	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Diaz (5th off Ragans, 0 on, 0 out); Altuve (7th off Snider, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Alvarez

3B:Dubón

TB:21

RBI:Bregman; Abreu; Altuve 3; Diaz; Alvarez 2

GIDP:Alvarez

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	3	2	0	0	2	0	.273/.325/.368	105.2	.545

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.P. France	4.1	5	5	5	4	0	0	90-53	87.6	3.84
Rafael Montero	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-8	91.8	4.83
Phil Maton	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	12-7	81.8	3.21
Héctor NerisL	1.0	2	3	1	1	0	0	29-17	90.1	1.93
Joel Kuhnel	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	21-15	90.2	5.54
Totals	8.0	9	10	7	6	1	1	165-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Montero 3-1

Pitches-strikes:France 90-53; Montero 13-8; Maton 12-7; Neris 29-17; Kuhnel 21-15

Groundouts-flyouts:France 4-9; Montero 0-2; Maton 1-3; Neris 2-2; Kuhnel 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole Ragans	6.0	6	5	5	2	7	1	100-65	91.1	3.33

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Salvador Perez doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 105.4 mph309 ftLA: 16°

0-3

Nelson Velazquez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kyle Tucker in foul territory. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 90.5 mph256 ftLA: 51°

Bot 3 • KC

0-4

MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 96.5 mph190 ftLA: 13°

Top 5 • HOU

3-4

Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 98.1 mph150 ftLA: 7°

2-4

Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Mauricio Dubon scores.

EV: 99.8 mph10 ftLA: -11°

1-4

Yainer Diaz homers (22) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.9 mph💣 428 ftLA: 29°

Bot 5 • KC

3-5

Nelson Velazquez walks. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. MJ Melendez to 2nd.

Bot 6 • KC

3-6

Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Nick Pratto scores.

EV: 82.9 mph285 ftLA: 39°

Top 7 • HOU

6-6

Jose Altuve homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. Mauricio Dubon scores.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 346 ftLA: 23°

Bot 7 • KC

6-7

Kyle Isbel singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Jose Abreu, deflected by pitcher Hector Neris. Nelson Velazquez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

EV: 35.4 mph3 ftLA: -54°

6-8

Dairon Blanco reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Alex Bregman. Michael Massey scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman.

EV: 105.5 mph84 ftLA: 4°

6-9

Nick Pratto out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 84.6 mph273 ftLA: 43°

Bot 8 • KC

6-10

Logan Porter homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 400 ftLA: 26°

Top 9 • HOU

8-10

Jose Abreu grounds out to first baseman Nick Pratto. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 85.3 mph14 ftLA: -9°

7-10

Yordan Alvarez doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

EV: 106.2 mph380 ftLA: 21°

WP:Ragans

Inherited runners-scored:Snider 2-2; McArthur 2-0; Clarke 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 100-65; Snider 17-8; McArthur 13-10; Hernández 24-13; Clarke 4-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 7-5; Snider 1-0; McArthur 1-1; Hernández 1-1; Clarke 1-0

Bench
Salvador PerezC	2	1	1	2	0	0	.252/.291/.415	105.4	.417	.465
Cole RagansP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin SniderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
James McArthurP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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