Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Houston Astros
1. Getz 2b Grossman cf
2. Escobar ss Altuve 2b
3. Gordon lf Castro c
4. Butler dh J. Martinez lf
5. Hosmer 1b Carter 1b
6. Cain cf Pena dh
7. Moustakas 3b Paredes 3b
8. Francoeur rf Crowe rf
9. Kottaras c M. Gonzalez ss
Shields p Lyles p
ROYALS 1ST: Getz made an out to pitcher; Escobar flied to
center; Gordon singled to center; Butler forced Gordon
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Grossman flied to center; Altuve struck out; Castro
singled to center; J. Martinez homered to right [Castro scored];
Carter struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer flied to center; Cain struck out; Moustakas
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Pena doubled to right; Paredes struck out; Crowe
popped to catcher; M. Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Francoeur tripled to center; Kottaras doubled to
center [Francoeur scored]; Getz grounded out (second to first)
[Kottaras to third]; Escobar grounded out (third to first);
Gordon walked; Butler struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Grossman singled to left; Altuve grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grossman out at
second]; Castro flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
1, Astros 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Hosmer grounded out (third to first); Cain grounded
out (pitcher to first); Moustakas grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 4TH: J. Martinez singled to left [J. Martinez out at
second (left to second)]; Carter singled to center; Pena struck
out; Paredes forced Carter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Francoeur struck out; Kottaras flied to left; Getz
singled to left; Escobar singled to right [Getz to second];
Gordon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Crowe flied to center; M. Gonzalez struck out;
Grossman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Butler grounded out (second to first); Hosmer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cain singled to left; Cain was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Altuve flied to center; Castro singled to right; J.
Martinez flied to center; Carter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ROYALS 7TH: BLACKLEY REPLACED LYLES (PITCHING); Moustakas
grounded out (second to first); Francoeur struck out; Kottaras
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Pena lined to second (second to first); Paredes
lined to left; Crowe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Getz walked; AMBRIZ REPLACED BLACKLEY (PITCHING);
Getz was out trying to advance to second (catcher to first to
shortstop); Escobar grounded out (third to first); Gordon flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: HERRERA REPLACED SHIELDS (PITCHING); M. Gonzalez
lined to left; Grossman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Altuve walked; Altuve stole second; Castro doubled to right
[Altuve scored]; J. Martinez reached on an error by Herrera
(assist by Hosmer) [Castro to third]; BARNES RAN FOR J.
MARTINEZ; Carter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1,
Astros 3.
ROYALS 9TH: GROSSMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BARNES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); VERAS REPLACED AMBRIZ (PITCHING);
Butler grounded out (pitcher to first); Hosmer grounded out
(second to first); Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 1 6 1 5
Astros 3 8 0 5
