Matt Dominguez, Jason Castro homer in Astros' win over Royals
Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to give the Houston Astros a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Houston Astros
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
J Francoeur doubled to right, E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-6
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
M Dominguez homered to left (360 feet), C Pena and J Paredes scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Tejada homered to left (376 feet), S Perez and J Francoeur scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
J Castro homered to left (372 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Altuve hit sacrifice fly to center, M Gonzalez scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Paredes grounded out to second, C Carter scored, C Pena to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
E Johnson singled to left, E Hosmer scored, J Francoeur to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
A Gordon grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
A Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
L Cain struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
L Cain batting
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Play Result 5-6
T Crowe in right field.
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Play Result 5-6
J Veras relieved H Ambriz.
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Start Inning 5-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
R Grossman grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-6
R Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Jose Altuve2B27
Jason CastroC18
J.D. MartinezLF28
Chris Carter1B48
Carlos PenaDH21
Jimmy Santiago ParedesRF41
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Substitutes
Brandon BarnesCF90
Trevor CroweRF63
KC
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Miguel Tejada3B24
Elliot Johnson2B
Substitutes
George KottarasC10
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