MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/13/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1220 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (21-21) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 7 0
Houston Astros (28-16) 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 9 17 1
Royals Handed 9-6 Loss by Houston
The Houston Astros knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, at Minute Maid Park. Yordan Alvarez was a big reason Houston won. The first baseman went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. With the win, Houston pushed its record to 28-16.

George Springer hit a bases-clearing double off Jakob Junis in the bottom of the first, which put the Astros in front, 4-1. In addition to the double, Springer had 2 singles, while going 3 for 5.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Alvarez said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .331 2 19
J. Soler RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .238 8 23
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 2 21
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 6 17
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 3 24
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .183 4 11
A. Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 3 20
A. Mondesi SS 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .268 4 17
S. Perez C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .254 7 21
Totals 34 6 7 5 1 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Dozier (13, 8th Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out) J. Soler (6, 8th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out) A. Mondesi 2 (7, 5th Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Merrifield (17, 3rd Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (8, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dozier 2 , J. Soler 6 , A. Mondesi 4 , W. Merrifield 2 , S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dozier , N. Lopez
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Perez-O'Hearn, Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .297 10 28
M. Brantley LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .340 3 24
A. Bregman 3B 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .285 11 33
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 6 .262 11 35
   a-Y. Gurriel 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 7 24
C. Correa SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 8 .304 10 27
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .224 4 21
G. Springer CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .236 6 23
A. Diaz DH 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .318 0 10
G. Stubbs C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257 1 6
Totals 38 9 17 9 6 4 28      
a - Y. Gurriel substituted for Y. Alvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Springer (6, 1st Inning off J. Junis, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (11, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Stubbs , Y. Alvarez 5 , A. Diaz 3 , C. Correa , G. Springer 4 , J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker , M. Brantley 3 , A. Bregman
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , A. Diaz 2 , G. Springer , K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Stubbs , C. Correa 2 , J. Altuve , M. Brantley
GIDP: Y. Alvarez , A. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: G. Stubbs
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Stubbs (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Stubbs (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis L (4-3) 0.2 4 5 5 2 1 0 33 15 4.53   
M. Montgomery 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 1 36 20 7.07   
J. Hahn 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 18 3.38   
T. Zuber 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 13 4.02   
T. Hill 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 3.97   
K. McCarthy 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 10.43   
S. Barlow 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Junis 15
Batters Faced: J. Junis 9, M. Montgomery 10, J. Hahn 8, T. Zuber 4, T. Hill 6, K. McCarthy 4, S. Barlow 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 0-1, M. Montgomery 2-2, J. Hahn 2-3, T. Zuber 0-1, T. Hill 1-1, K. McCarthy 3-0, S. Barlow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 33-15, M. Montgomery 36-20, J. Hahn 32-18, T. Zuber 19-13, T. Hill 19-12, K. McCarthy 16-7, S. Barlow 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Montgomery 2-0 , J. Hahn 1-0 , T. Zuber 1-0 , T. Hill 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Junis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Greinke W (7-1) 7.1 6 6 6 1 4 1 92 62 2.51   
F. Valdez 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 3.38   
R. Pressly SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 45
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 29, F. Valdez 3, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 11-7, F. Valdez 0-0, R. Pressly 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 92-62, F. Valdez 14-10, R. Pressly 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Valdez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 35678
Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48