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How sweep it is: Royals use 9-run first to cruise past Astros 13-3, extend win streak to 7 games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs and the Kansas City Royals used a nine-run first inning to defeat the Houston Astros 13-3 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven games.

Vinnie Pasquantino, who came into Wednesday's game hitting .108 with no RBIs, was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and now is hitting .222 with eight RBIs.

“To go from zero to eight in two days is pretty good,” Pasquantino said. “Hopefully we keep it up. If I could stay at this pace, we’d be in a really good spot.

"It feels good to be a part of the winning.”

The Royals completed a perfect seven-game homestand against the White Sox and Astros. It's just the third time in franchise history they've played at least seven games on a homestand without a loss. The other two: seven games in 1988 and eight games in 1985, the year they won their first World Series.

“It’s a great feeling,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I’m really happy for those guys. They’ve put in a ton of work. And to get off to that kind of start and sustain it for a full week is really challenging and really rewarding.”

Brady Singer (2-0) allowed one run and five hits in five innings.

Hunter Brown (0-2) got only two outs, but allowed nine runs and 11 hits.

“For the most part, I was generally over the middle of the dish,” Brown said. “I’m definitely not happy about it. I gotta look into it deeper. I've got to sit down with the staff and see what I can do.”

The Royals sent 15 men to the plate in the first inning, tying a club record with 11 hits in the inning (also set in 1986 and 2006). It was the second straight game they've batted around in an inning, sending 11 men to the plate in a seven-run inning Wednesday night.

“As a team we're just coming into the clubhouse each and every day having that feeling of, ‘We’re gonna win,’" Witt said.

The feeling was more demure in the other clubhouse.

“We’ve been tested early, and this team has been tested before,” Houston manager Joe Espada said. “This is going to make us better. It’s hard to swallow those losses, but (I have) faith in that group in there. We’ll figure it out. When things are just not going your way, that’s the stuff that happens.”

Maikel Garcia (two singles), Witt (a single and a homer) and Pasquantino (two singles) each had two hits and two RBIs in the first inning. Everyone in the starting lineup had at least one hit in the inning except Kyle Isbel.

The Astros had baserunners in nearly every inning, but got only a solo home run in the fourth from Yainer Diaz and a pair of runs in the sixth, snapping a 19 1/3-inning scoreless streak by the Royals bullpen.

TRAINING ROOM

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander is scheduled for another rehab start this weekend prior to his potential return to the rotation. He's been on the injured list with a right shoulder issue. ... Manager Joe Espada said LHP Framber Valdez averted the worst-case scenario with elbow soreness that put him on the IL on Monday. “The soreness is pretty much all gone,” Espada said. “Now it’s time to let him play catch in the next few days and get him built up.”

UP NEXT

Astros: return to Houston for a six-game homestand against Texas and Atlanta. RHP J.P. Franco (0-1, 4.78 ERA) will take the mound Friday against RHP Dane Dunning (1-1, 4.15 ERA) for Texas.

Royals: go on a six-game road trip to New York and Chicago. RHP Michael Wacha (1-0, 2.25 ERA) will start Friday against the Mets' RHP Luis Severino (0-1, 3.60 ERA).

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU4-10	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	11	1
Royals KC9-4	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	X	13	16	1

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

W: B. Singer (2-0)L: H. Brown (0-2)S: (0)
HR: HOU - Y. Diaz (16), KC - B. Witt 2 (32)

HOUAstros

KCRoyals

.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
4-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR
.B. SingerBrady Singer
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 87 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.370	.452	.648	1.100	5.0
Y. Alvarez LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	.327	.393	.600	.993	1.5
a- J. Meyers PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.192	.250	.423	.673	-0.5
K. Tucker RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	.241	.313	.379	.692	0.5
A. Bregman 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.241	.305	.333	.638	1.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.340	.389	.560	.949	7.0
G. Kessinger P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
J. Singleton 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	.211	.318	.263	.581	3.5
J. Pena SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.315	.339	.444	.784	2.0
V. Caratini C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	.313	.313	.563	.875	2.5
M. Dubon CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	2.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
Y. Alvarez LF	3
a- J. Meyers PH-LF	1
K. Tucker RF	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Diaz DH	4
G. Kessinger P	1
J. Singleton 1B	3
J. Pena SS	5
V. Caratini C	4
M. Dubon CF	4

a-struck out for Alvarez in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	.226	.259	.472	.730	5.5
B. Witt SS	5	4	4	5	2	0	0	0	.358	.414	.755	1.169	21.0
G. Hampson SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	0.0
V. Pasquantino DH	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	.222	.308	.333	.641	8.0
S. Perez 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.370	.471	.841	1.5
a- D. Blanco PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.0
M. Melendez RF-1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.325	.426	.675	1.101	4.0
N. Velazquez LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	.325	.372	.550	.922	2.0
N. Loftin 2B	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	.176	.333	.176	.510	6.0
F. Fermin C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.250	.450	2.0
K. Isbel CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.263	.282	.368	.650	3.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	5
B. Witt SS	5
G. Hampson SS	0
V. Pasquantino DH	5
S. Perez 1B	3
a- D. Blanco PH-RF	1
M. Melendez RF-1B	4
N. Velazquez LF	5
N. Loftin 2B	3
F. Fermin C	4
K. Isbel CF	4

a-flied out for Perez in the 8th

2B - J. Altuve (6), J. Singleton, V. Caratini
HR - Y. Diaz (3)
RBI - Y. Alvarez (12), Y. Diaz (7), M. Dubon (3)
2-Out RBI - Y. Alvarez, M. Dubon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve 2 (2), K. Tucker 2 (2), A. Bregman, J. Pena, V. Caratini

2B - V. Pasquantino (2), M. Melendez (5)
HR - B. Witt 2 (4)
RBI - M. Garcia 2 (12), B. Witt 5 (8), V. Pasquantino 3 (8), N. Velazquez (6), N. Loftin 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - M. Garcia 2 (2), B. Witt 5 (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Velazquez 3 (3)

SB - B. Witt (3)

DP - (Pena-Singleton)
E - V. Caratini

DP - (Loftin-Witt-Perez)
E - N. Velazquez

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (L, 0-2)	0.2	11	9	9	1	0	1	16.43	3.91	-24.0
S. Martinez	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.43	7.5
T. Scott	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.16	1.08	5.5
R. Montero	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.84	0.95	-0.5
B. Abreu	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	9.53	2.29	-2.5
G. Kessinger	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (L, 0-2)	0.2
S. Martinez	2.1
T. Scott	2.0
R. Montero	1.0
B. Abreu	1.0
G. Kessinger	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer (W, 2-0)	5.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0.98	0.76	16.0
N. Anderson	0.2	2	2	2	3	0	0	9.00	2.75	-5.0
A. Zerpa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.86	1.0
M. Sauer	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.40	4.0
J. Lyles	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer (W, 2-0)	5.0
N. Anderson	0.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
M. Sauer	2.0
J. Lyles	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 40-26, S. Martinez 25-18, T. Scott 31-21, R. Montero 28-17, B. Abreu 19-12, G. Kessinger 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 6-1, S. Martinez 4-2, T. Scott 5-1, R. Montero 1-0, B. Abreu 1-1, G. Kessinger 1-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 14, S. Martinez 7, T. Scott 7, R. Montero 5, B. Abreu 6, G. Kessinger 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 87-56, N. Anderson 27-9, A. Zerpa 2-2, M. Sauer 40-27, J. Lyles 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 6-4, N. Anderson 2-0, A. Zerpa 0-1, M. Sauer 3-2, J. Lyles 2-0
Batters Faced - B. Singer 22, N. Anderson 7, A. Zerpa, M. Sauer 9, J. Lyles 4

.B. WittBobby Witt
SS
4-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR
.B. SingerBrady Singer
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 87 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU4-10	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	11	1
Royals KC9-4	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	X	13	16	1

Ewing M. Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.370	.452	.648	1.100	5.0
Y. Alvarez LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	.327	.393	.600	.993	1.5
a- J. Meyers PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.192	.250	.423	.673	-0.5
K. Tucker RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	.241	.313	.379	.692	0.5
A. Bregman 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.241	.305	.333	.638	1.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.340	.389	.560	.949	7.0
G. Kessinger P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
J. Singleton 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	.211	.318	.263	.581	3.5
J. Pena SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.315	.339	.444	.784	2.0
V. Caratini C	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	.313	.313	.563	.875	2.5
M. Dubon CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	2.5
Total	38	3	11	3	1	5	6	26	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
Y. Alvarez LF	3
a- J. Meyers PH-LF	1
K. Tucker RF	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Diaz DH	4
G. Kessinger P	1
J. Singleton 1B	3
J. Pena SS	5
V. Caratini C	4
M. Dubon CF	4
Total	38

a-struck out for Alvarez in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Garcia 3B	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	.226	.259	.472	.730	5.5
B. Witt SS	5	4	4	5	2	0	0	0	.358	.414	.755	1.169	21.0
G. Hampson SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214	.414	0.0
V. Pasquantino DH	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	.222	.308	.333	.641	8.0
S. Perez 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.370	.471	.841	1.5
a- D. Blanco PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.0
M. Melendez RF-1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.325	.426	.675	1.101	4.0
N. Velazquez LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	.325	.372	.550	.922	2.0
N. Loftin 2B	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	.176	.333	.176	.510	6.0
F. Fermin C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.250	.450	2.0
K. Isbel CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.263	.282	.368	.650	3.0
Total	39	13	16	13	2	2	4	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Garcia 3B	5
B. Witt SS	5
G. Hampson SS	0
V. Pasquantino DH	5
S. Perez 1B	3
a- D. Blanco PH-RF	1
M. Melendez RF-1B	4
N. Velazquez LF	5
N. Loftin 2B	3
F. Fermin C	4
K. Isbel CF	4
Total	39

a-flied out for Perez in the 8th

2B - J. Altuve (6), J. Singleton, V. Caratini
HR - Y. Diaz (3)
RBI - Y. Alvarez (12), Y. Diaz (7), M. Dubon (3)
2-Out RBI - Y. Alvarez, M. Dubon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve 2 (2), K. Tucker 2 (2), A. Bregman, J. Pena, V. Caratini

2B - V. Pasquantino (2), M. Melendez (5)
HR - B. Witt 2 (4)
RBI - M. Garcia 2 (12), B. Witt 5 (8), V. Pasquantino 3 (8), N. Velazquez (6), N. Loftin 2 (3)
2-Out RBI - M. Garcia 2 (2), B. Witt 5 (5)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Velazquez 3 (3)

SB - B. Witt (3)

DP - (Pena-Singleton)
E - V. Caratini

DP - (Loftin-Witt-Perez)
E - N. Velazquez

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (L, 0-2)	0.2	11	9	9	1	0	1	16.43	3.91	-24.0
S. Martinez	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.43	7.5
T. Scott	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.16	1.08	5.5
R. Montero	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.84	0.95	-0.5
B. Abreu	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	9.53	2.29	-2.5
G. Kessinger	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3.0
Total	8.0	16	13	13	2	4	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (L, 0-2)	0.2
S. Martinez	2.1
T. Scott	2.0
R. Montero	1.0
B. Abreu	1.0
G. Kessinger	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Singer (W, 2-0)	5.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0.98	0.76	16.0
N. Anderson	0.2	2	2	2	3	0	0	9.00	2.75	-5.0
A. Zerpa	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.86	1.0
M. Sauer	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.40	4.0
J. Lyles	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00	2.0
Total	9.0	11	3	3	5	6	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Singer (W, 2-0)	5.0
N. Anderson	0.2
A. Zerpa	0.1
M. Sauer	2.0
J. Lyles	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 40-26, S. Martinez 25-18, T. Scott 31-21, R. Montero 28-17, B. Abreu 19-12, G. Kessinger 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 6-1, S. Martinez 4-2, T. Scott 5-1, R. Montero 1-0, B. Abreu 1-1, G. Kessinger 1-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 14, S. Martinez 7, T. Scott 7, R. Montero 5, B. Abreu 6, G. Kessinger 3

Pitches-Strikes - B. Singer 87-56, N. Anderson 27-9, A. Zerpa 2-2, M. Sauer 40-27, J. Lyles 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Singer 6-4, N. Anderson 2-0, A. Zerpa 0-1, M. Sauer 3-2, J. Lyles 2-0
Batters Faced - B. Singer 22, N. Anderson 7, A. Zerpa, M. Sauer 9, J. Lyles 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
	Pasquantino singled to shallow center, Witt and Garcia scored	0	2
	Velazquez singled to right, Pasquantino scored, Melendez to third, Velazquez to second	0	3
	Loftin singled to shallow center, Velazquez and Melendez scored	0	5
	Garcia singled to center, Fermin and Loftin scored	0	7
	Witt homered to right, Garcia scored	0	9

4TH INNING
Diaz homered to left center 1 9
6TH INNING
Dubon singled to right, Pena scored, Caratini to third 2 9
Alvarez walked, Caratini scored, Dubon to third, Altuve to second 3 9
Pasquantino doubled to shallow right, Witt scored 3 10
7TH INNING
Witt homered to right center, Isbel and Loftin scored 3 13

4TH INNING
	Diaz homered to left center	1	9


Dubon singled to right, Pena scored, Caratini to third	2	9
Alvarez walked, Caratini scored, Dubon to third, Altuve to second	3	9
Pasquantino doubled to shallow right, Witt scored	3	10

7TH INNING
	Witt homered to right center, Isbel and Loftin scored	3	13

1ST INNING
Astros
B. Singer Pitching:
J. Altuve: Altuve doubled to deep left
Y. Alvarez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Alvarez struck out swinging
K. Tucker: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Tucker walked
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Bregman grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Tucker out at second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
H. Brown Pitching:
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Garcia singled to center
B. Witt: Strike looking, Ball, Witt singled to shallow center, Garcia to third, Witt to second
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Pasquantino singled to shallow center, Witt and Garcia scored
S. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Perez fouled out to first
M. Melendez: Strike looking, Melendez doubled to shallow right, Pasquantino to third
N. Velazquez: Ball, Velazquez singled to right, Pasquantino scored, Melendez to third, Velazquez to second
N. Loftin: Loftin singled to shallow center, Velazquez and Melendez scored
F. Fermin: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Fermin singled to shallow left, Loftin to second
K. Isbel: Ball, Strike looking, Isbel grounded out to first, Loftin to third, Fermin to second
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Garcia singled to center, Fermin and Loftin scored
B. Witt: Ball, Witt homered to right, Garcia scored
V. Pasquantino: Pasquantino singled to left
S. Perez: Perez singled to shallow center, Pasquantino to second
M. Melendez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Melendez walked, Pasquantino to third, Perez to second
Seth Martinez relieved Hunter Brown
N. Velazquez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Velazquez struck out swinging
End of the 1st (9 Runs, 11 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
B. Singer Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Diaz grounded out to shortstop
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Singleton walked
J. Pena: Ball, Pena singled to shallow left, Singleton to second
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Caratini struck out swinging
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Dubon singled to center, Singleton to third, Pena to second
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Dubon out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
S. Martinez Pitching:
N. Loftin: Strike looking, Loftin flied out to deep right
F. Fermin: Strike looking, Fermin grounded out to shortstop
K. Isbel: Ball, Foul, Ball, Isbel flied out to deep center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
B. Singer Pitching:
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Alvarez flied out to right
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Tucker lined out to center
A. Bregman: Foul, Bregman grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
S. Martinez Pitching:
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Garcia grounded out to third
B. Witt: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Witt grounded out to shortstop
V. Pasquantino: Strike swinging, Ball, Pasquantino grounded out to shortstop
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
B. Singer Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Diaz homered to left center
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Ball, Singleton lined out to center
J. Pena: Ball, Pena flied out to deep left
V. Caratini: Ball, Strike looking, Caratini grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
Tayler Scott relieved Seth Martinez
S. Perez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
M. Melendez: Strike swinging, Melendez grounded out to catcher
N. Velazquez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Velazquez grounded out to shortstop
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
B. Singer Pitching:
M. Dubon: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Strike looking, Altuve singled to shallow center
Y. Alvarez: Foul, Alvarez safe at first on left fielder Velazquez fielding error, Altuve to second
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Tucker struck out swinging
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bregman popped out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
T. Scott Pitching:
N. Loftin: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Loftin grounded out to shortstop
F. Fermin: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Fermin flied out to center
K. Isbel: Strike looking, Isbel reached on an infield single to second
M. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Garcia grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
Astros
Nick Anderson relieved Brady Singer
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz grounded out to second
J. Singleton: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Singleton walked
J. Pena: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Pena reached on fielder's choice to third, Singleton out at second
V. Caratini: Ball, Ball, Caratini doubled to left center, Pena to third
M. Dubon: Ball, Strike swinging, Dubon singled to right, Pena scored, Caratini to third
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked, Dubon to second
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked, Caratini scored, Dubon to third, Altuve to second
Angel Zerpa relieved Nick Anderson
K. Tucker: Strike looking, Tucker flied out to deep left
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Royals
Rafael Montero relieved Tayler Scott
B. Witt: Foul, Ball, Witt singled to right
V. Pasquantino: Ball, Witt to third, Witt to second on catcher Caratini throwing error, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Pasquantino doubled to shallow right, Witt scored
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Perez hit by pitch
M. Melendez: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Melendez grounded into double play shortstop to first, Pasquantino to third, Perez out at second
N. Velazquez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Velazquez struck out swinging
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Matt Sauer relieved Angel Zerpa
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bregman reached on an infield single to shortstop
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Diaz singled to shallow center, Bregman to second
J. Singleton: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
J. Pena: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Pena fouled out to catcher
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Caratini flied out to shallow center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Royals
Bryan Abreu relieved Rafael Montero
N. Loftin: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Loftin walked
F. Fermin: Strike looking, Fermin popped out to second
K. Isbel: Strike looking, Isbel singled to right, Loftin to third
M. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Witt homered to right center, Isbel and Loftin scored
V. Pasquantino: Foul, Pasquantino lined out to left
End of the 7th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Garrett Hampson at shortstop
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Foul, Dubon fouled out to third
J. Altuve: Altuve singled to left
Jake Meyers hit for Yordan Alvarez
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
K. Tucker: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Tucker flied out to shallow shortstop
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Royals
Jake Meyers in left field
Grae Kessinger pitching
Dairon Blanco hit for Salvador Perez
D. Blanco: Strike looking, Blanco flied out to deep center
M. Melendez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Melendez grounded out to first
N. Velazquez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Velazquez flied out to deep right
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Dairon Blanco in right field
MJ Melendez at first base
Jordan Lyles relieved Matt Sauer
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Bregman grounded out to shortstop
G. Kessinger: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Kessinger grounded out to catcher
J. Singleton: Ball, Singleton doubled to deep right
J. Pena: Pena fouled out to first
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)