Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Houston Astros
1. Aoki rf Fowler cf
2. Infante 2b Presley rf
3. Hosmer 1b Castro dh
4. Butler dh Altuve 2b
5. Gordon lf Carter 1b
6. Perez c Dominguez 3b
7. Moustakas 3b Grossman lf
8. Cain cf Corporan c
9. Escobar ss Villar ss
Ventura p Harrell p
ROYALS 1ST: Aoki grounded out (shortstop to first); Infante
homered to left; Hosmer was called out on strikes; Butler
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Fowler doubled to right; Presley flied to left;
Castro singled to right [Fowler to third]; Altuve struck out;
Castro safe on a pick-off error by Ventura [Fowler scored
(unearned), Castro to second]; Carter popped to first; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Gordon struck out; Perez was called out on strikes;
Moustakas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Dominguez popped to first; Grossman struck out;
Corporan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Cain singled to left [Cain to third (error by
Grossman)]; Escobar grounded out (third to first); Aoki walked;
Infante forced Aoki (shortstop to second) [Cain scored]; Hosmer
doubled to left [Infante scored]; Butler grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Villar grounded out (pitcher to first); Fowler
grounded out (third to first); Presley walked; Castro struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Gordon grounded out (second to first); Perez doubled
to left; Moustakas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to
third]; Cain lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Altuve grounded out (third to first); Carter struck
out; Dominguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 3, Astros 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar flied to left; Aoki singled to third;
Infante walked [Aoki to second]; Hosmer walked [Aoki to third,
Infante to second]; Butler out on a sacrifice fly to right [Aoki
scored]; Gordon flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Grossman flied to center; Corporan homered to right;
Villar grounded out (second to first); Fowler flied to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ROYALS 6TH: CLEMENS REPLACED HARRELL (PITCHING); Perez was
called out on strikes; Moustakas grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cain doubled to center; Escobar grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Presley popped to third; Castro grounded out (first
to pitcher); Altuve walked; Carter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Aoki grounded out (pitcher to first); Infante flied
to left; Hosmer singled to right; Butler forced Hosmer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Dominguez singled to center; Grossman struck out;
Corporan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dominguez to second];
Villar walked; Fowler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Gordon lined to shortstop; Perez grounded out (third
to first); Moustakas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED VENTURA (PITCHING); Presley struck
out; Castro struck out; Altuve popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ROYALS 9TH: FIELDS REPLACED CLEMENS (PITCHING); Cain grounded
out (third to first); Escobar struck out; Aoki struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 9TH: HOLLAND REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Carter was called
out on strikes; Dominguez struck out; Grossman struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Astros 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 4 7 1 6
Astros 2 4 1 5
