Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
9
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
George Springer homered in his fourth straight game and went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and scored five runs in the Houston Astros' 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
G Springer homered to left center (425 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
S Perez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler scored, A Gordon out at second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Castro singled to center, G Springer scored, D Fowler to second.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
M Gonzalez singled to right, A Presley scored, M Gonzalez to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
L Cain singled to center, A Gordon scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
J Castro grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, G Springer scored, D Fowler out at second.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
End of the 9th
J Paredes grounded out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Paredes batting
N Aoki struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
N Aoki batting
P Ciriaco singled to left, L Cain to second.
Pitch 8: in play
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
P Ciriaco batting
A Escobar flied out to center.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
A Escobar batting
L Cain reached on infield single to shortstop.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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HOU wins series 3-0
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Jimmy Santiago Paredes2B41
Jose Altuve2B27
George SpringerRF4
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jason CastroC18
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Marc Krauss1B61
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Alex PresleyDH47
Marwin Gonzalez2B14
Jonathan VillarSS19
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