Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Houston Astros
1. Cain cf Grossman cf
2. Escobar ss Altuve 2b
3. Gordon lf Castro c
4. Butler dh J. Martinez lf
5. Perez c Carter 1b
6. Hosmer 1b Pena dh
7. Francoeur rf Paredes rf
8. Tejada 3b Dominguez 3b
9. Johnson 2b M. Gonzalez ss
Guthrie p Keuchel p
ROYALS 1ST: Cain walked; Escobar struck out; Gordon singled to
left [Cain to second]; Butler grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gordon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Grossman grounded out (second to first); Altuve
flied to center; Castro flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Astros 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Perez struck out; Hosmer singled to second;
Francoeur singled to right [Hosmer to second]; Tejada struck
out; Johnson singled to left [Hosmer scored, Francoeur to
second]; Cain grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: J. Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carter walked; Pena doubled to right [Carter to third]; Paredes
grounded out (second to first) [Carter scored, Pena to third];
Dominguez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1,
Astros 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Escobar was called out on strikes; Gordon grounded
out (second to first); Butler grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: M. Gonzalez singled to center; Grossman out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [M. Gonzalez to second]; M.
Gonzalez safe on a pick-off error by Johnson [M. Gonzalez to
third]; Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to center [M. Gonzalez
scored]; Castro homered to left; J. Martinez grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 3.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez singled to center; Hosmer struck out;
Francoeur singled to left [Perez to second]; Tejada homered to
left [Perez scored, Francoeur scored]; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Cain lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Astros 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Carter struck out; Pena walked; Paredes singled to
right [Pena to second]; Dominguez homered to left [Pena scored,
Paredes scored]; M. Gonzalez popped to third; Grossman singled
to left; Altuve forced Grossman (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 6.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar grounded out (third to first); Gordon
walked; Butler walked [Gordon to second]; Perez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Butler out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 6.
ASTROS 5TH: Castro struck out; J. Martinez grounded out (second
to first); Carter singled to left; Pena walked [Carter to
second]; Paredes singled to left [Carter out at home (left to
catcher), Pena to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Astros 6.
ROYALS 6TH: Hosmer singled to center; Francoeur grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hosmer out at second];
Tejada grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Astros 6.
ASTROS 6TH: GUTIERREZ REPLACED GUTHRIE (PITCHING); KOTTARAS
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING C ); Dominguez singled to pitcher;
Royals catcher Salvador Perez left the game due to an injured
hip; M. Gonzalez forced Dominguez (pitcher to shortstop);
Grossman walked [M. Gonzalez to second]; Altuve grounded out
(shortstop to first) [M. Gonzalez to third, Grossman to second];
Castro was walked intentionally; J. Martinez flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 6.
ROYALS 7TH: GROSSMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BARNES
REPLACED J. MARTINEZ (PLAYING CF); Johnson lined to left; Cain
struck out; Escobar singled to right; Gordon walked [Escobar to
second]; CLEMENS REPLACED KEUCHEL (PITCHING); Butler forced
Gordon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Astros 6.
ASTROS 7TH: HOCHEVAR REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Carter
struck out; Pena grounded out (first unassisted); Paredes lined
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 6.
ROYALS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED CLEMENS (PITCHING); Kottaras
grounded out (second to first); Hosmer doubled to left; AMBRIZ
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Francoeur doubled to right [Hosmer
scored]; Tejada grounded out (shortstop to first) [Francoeur to
third]; Johnson flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5,
Astros 6.
ASTROS 8TH: CROW REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Dominguez
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt M. Gonzalez made an out
to pitcher; Grossman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6.
ROYALS 9TH: VERAS REPLACED AMBRIZ (PITCHING); CROWE REPLACED
PAREDES (PLAYING RF); Cain was called out on strikes; Escobar
struck out; Gordon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 5 11 1 7
Astros 6 9 0 7
