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Kansas City Royals 10
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Match Report

Kyle Isbel's go-ahead bunt lifts Royals over Astros 10-8 for fourth straight win

— Kyle Isbel’s bunt single highlighted a three-run seventh as the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 10-8 on Saturday night.

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Jose Altuve 2B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Chas McCormick LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

KC

  • Logan Porter C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Nelson Velazquez LF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 2

Head to Head

KC wins series 2-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Lineups

KC

  1. 11Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 13Salvador PerezC
  4. 1MJ MelendezLF
  5. 30Nelson VelazquezDH
  6. 19Michael Massey2B
  7. 28Kyle IsbelCF
  8. 97Dairon BlancoRF
  9. 41Nick Pratto1B

Substitutes

  1. 33Logan PorterC

HOU

  1. 27Jose Altuve2B
  2. 3Alex Bregman3B
  3. 44Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 23Kyle TuckerRF
  5. 79Jose Abreu1B
  6. 55Chas McCormickLF
  7. 21Yainer DiazC
  8. 3Jeremy PenaSS
  9. 14Mauricio DubonCF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 8-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 8-10
    41233 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 8-10

    J. Abreu grounded out to first, Bregman scored.

    41233 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 8-10

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41233 9th Inning
  5. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41233 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  9. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41233 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 7-10

    Alvarez doubled to left, Altuve scored, Bregman to third.

    41233 9th Inning
  12. Double 7-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41233 9th Inning
  13. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  14. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    41233 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41233 9th Inning
  16. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    40855 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    40855 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40855 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40855 8th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    40855 8th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-10

    Porter homered to left center (400 feet).

    40855 8th Inning
  25. Home Run 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    40855 8th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 6-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    40855 8th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 6-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40855 8th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    3960883 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
    32377 7th Inning
  31. Play Result 6-9

    Pratto hit sacrifice fly to center, Isbel scored.

    32377 7th Inning
  32. Sacrifice Fly 6-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32377 7th Inning
  33. Strike Looking 6-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32377 7th Inning
  34. Ball 6-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32377 7th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
    32377 7th Inning
  36. Play Result 6-8

    Blanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, Massey scored, Isbel to second, Isbel safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Bregman.

    32377 7th Inning
  37. Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 6-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32377 7th Inning
  38. Ball 6-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32377 7th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
    32377 7th Inning
  40. Play Result 6-7

    Isbel reached on bunt single to first, Velázquez scored, Massey to second.

    32377 7th Inning
  41. Bunt Single 6-7

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32377 7th Inning
  42. Bunted Foul 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    3960883 7th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    3183870 7th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 6-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    3183870 7th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
    3183870 7th Inning
  51. Play Result 6-6

    Altuve homered to left (346 feet), Peña scored and Dubón scored.

    3183870 7th Inning
  52. Home Run 6-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    3183870 7th Inning
  53. Strike Looking 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    3183870 7th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    36161 6th Inning
  55. Play Result 3-6

    Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Pratto scored.

    36161 6th Inning
  56. Sacrifice Fly 3-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36161 6th Inning
  57. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36161 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36161 6th Inning
  59. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36161 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41054 6th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 8-10
    35277 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 8-10

    Diaz grounded out to third.

    35277 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 8-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35277 9th Inning
  4. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35277 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 8-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 9th Inning
  6. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35277 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-10

    Taylor Clarke pitches to Yainer Diaz

    35277 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 8-10

    Clarke relieved Hernández

    35277 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 8-10
    41233 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 8-10

    McCormick walked.

    41233 9th Inning
  11. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    41233 9th Inning
  12. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    41233 9th Inning
  13. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  14. Ball 8-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-10

    Carlos Hernandez pitches to Chas McCormick

    41233 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 8-10
    41233 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 8-10

    J. Abreu grounded out to first, Bregman scored.

    41233 9th Inning
  18. Ground Out 8-10

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41233 9th Inning
  19. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  21. Strike Swinging 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41233 9th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 9th Inning
  23. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Carlos Hernandez pitches to Jose Abreu

    41233 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41233 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-10

    Tucker flied out to left.

    41233 9th Inning
  27. Fly Out 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41233 9th Inning
  28. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  29. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Carlos Hernandez pitches to Kyle Tucker

    41233 9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41233 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-10

    Alvarez doubled to left, Altuve scored, Bregman to third.

    41233 9th Inning
  33. Double 7-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41233 9th Inning
  34. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41233 9th Inning
  35. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    41233 9th Inning
  36. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41233 9th Inning
  37. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41233 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Carlos Hernandez pitches to Yordan Alvarez

    41233 9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41233 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 6-10

    Bregman singled to center, Altuve to second.

    41233 9th Inning

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