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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 17, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros, played on September 17, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Framber Valdez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jordan Lyles |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,311 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derek Thomas 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: James Hoye 3B: John Libka |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH |
| Jose Abreu | First Baseman |
| Michael Brantley | Left Fielder |
| Chas McCormick | Right Fielder |
| Jeremy Pena | Shortstop |
| Jake Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Edward Olivares | DH |
| Nelson Velazquez | Left Fielder |
| Matt Duffy | First Baseman |
| Nick Loftin | Second Baseman |
| Logan Porter | Catcher |
| Drew Waters | Center Fielder |
| Dairon Blanco | Right Fielder |
| Matt Quatraro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 17, 2023
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Lyles
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Lyles
Bregman takes first base on ball four. Altuve moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Lyles
Alvarez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Lyles
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brantley vs. Lyles
Brantley hits a line drive into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
vs. Valdez
hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Valdez
Olivares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Valdez
Velazquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lyles
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Lyles
There goes McCormick. The throw from Porter and he is safe. McCormick steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Lyles
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Lyles
Meyers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Loftin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Lyles
Maldonado hits a fly ball into left field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Valdez
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Valdez
Loftin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Valdez
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Valdez. Loftin moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waters vs. Valdez
Waters hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Loftin tags and scores. Porter tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Blanco vs. Valdez
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Lyles
Altuve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velazquez. Altuve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bregman vs. Lyles
Bregman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Lyles
Alvarez is hit by the pitch. Altuve moves to third. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Abreu vs. Lyles
Abreu hits a line drive into left field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altuve tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brantley vs. Lyles
Brantley hits a fly ball into left field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Lyles
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bregman scores. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Lyles
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
vs. Valdez
hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Valdez
Olivares strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lyles
Meyers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Lyles
Maldonado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Lyles
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Lyles
Bregman hits a fly ball into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Valdez
Velazquez hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Valdez
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Valdez
Loftin hits a popup towards first. Abreu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Lyles
Alvarez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Lyles
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Lyles
Brantley hits a fly ball into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lyles
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Velazquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Valdez
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCormick. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Waters vs. Valdez
Waters strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blanco vs. Valdez
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Porter trying to get to home. Brantley throws the ball in to Maldonado who tags Porter, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Lyles
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Lyles
Meyers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Lyles
Maldonado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
vs. Valdez
strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Valdez
Olivares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Valdez
Velazquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Olivares moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Valdez
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Kowar
Jackson Kowar now pitching.
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Kowar
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Kowar
Alvarez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Loftin vs. Valdez
Loftin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Valdez
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Waters vs. Valdez
Waters strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Davidson
Tucker Davidson now pitching.
Abreu hits a fly ball into right field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Davidson
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first, with Davidson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Davidson
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Davidson
There goes McCormick. The throw from Porter and he is safe. McCormick steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Davidson
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu now pitching. MJ Melendez pinch hits for Dairon Blanco.
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Abreu
Garcia hits a line drive towards the mound. Abreu reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Abreu
hits a fly ball into left field. Brantley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Keller
Nelson Velazquez now playing right field. MJ Melendez now playing left field. Brad Keller now pitching.
Meyers hits a fly ball towards left. Melendez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Melendez. Meyers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Maldonado vs. Keller
Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Altuve vs. Keller
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meyers scores. Maldonado moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Bregman vs. Keller
Bregman takes first base on ball four. Maldonado moves to third. Altuve moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Alvarez vs. Keller
Alvarez takes first base on ball four. Maldonado scores. Altuve moves to third. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Abreu vs. Keller
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields it and throws to second for the out. Altuve scores. Bregman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brantley vs. Keller
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loftin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olivares vs. Graveman
Kendall Graveman now pitching.
Olivares hits a popup, foul, towards first. Abreu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Velazquez vs. Graveman
Velazquez hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Graveman
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brantley. Duffy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Loftin vs. Graveman
Loftin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/2023 -- Houston at KCA (D)
Houston AB R H RBI KCA AB R H RBI
Altuve J, 2b 5 2 3 1 Maikel Garcia, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bregman A, 3b 2 1 0 0 Bobby Witt Jr., ss 4 0 0 0
Alvarez Y, dh 3 1 1 2 Edward Olivares, dh 3 0 1 0
Abreu J, 1b 4 0 0 2 Nelson Velazq, lf-rf 4 0 1 0
Brantley M, lf 5 0 0 0 Matt Duffy, 1b 4 0 1 0
McCormick C, rf 4 0 3 1 Nick Loftin, 2b 4 1 2 0
Pena J, ss 4 0 0 0 Logan Porter, c 3 0 1 0
Meyers J, cf 4 2 1 1 Drew Waters, cf 2 0 0 1
Maldonado M, c 3 1 0 0 Dairon Blanco, rf 2 0 0 0
MJ Melendez, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 31 1 7 1
Houston 002 110 003 -- 7
KCA 010 000 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez F (W) 7.0 6 1 0 1 5
Abreu B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Graveman K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Jordan Lyles (L) 6.0 6 4 4 1 6
Jackson Kowar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Tucker Davidson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Brad Keller 1.0 1 3 2 3 0
E -- Valdez F, MJ Melendez
DP -- Houston 2, KCA 1
LOB -- Houston 7, KCA 5
2B -- Altuve J, Logan Porter, Matt Duffy
HR -- Meyers J, Alvarez Y
SB -- McCormick C 2
SF -- Drew Waters, Abreu J
HBP -- by Jordan Lyles (Bregman A), by Jordan Lyles (Alvarez Y)
T -- 2:25
A -- 15311
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