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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 8, 2019
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 8, 2019 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jorge Lopez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Peacock |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,698 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Knight 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Pat Hoberg 3B: Greg Gibson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Hunter Dozier | Third Baseman |
| Jorge Soler | DH |
| Ryan O'Hearn | First Baseman |
| Chris Owings | Right Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Terrance Gore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Center Fielder |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Michael Brantley | DH |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Josh Reddick | Right Fielder |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Aledmys Diaz | Left Fielder |
| Max Stassi | Catcher |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 8, 2019
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Peacock
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Peacock
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Peacock
Dozier hits a line drive towards short. Correa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Lopez
Springer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Lopez
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Lopez
Bregman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Lopez
Brantley takes first base on ball four. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Correa vs. Lopez
Correa hits a line drive into right field. Owings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reddick vs. Lopez
Reddick strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Peacock
Soler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Peacock
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owings vs. Peacock
Owings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bregman. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Peacock
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Lopez
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Lopez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Diaz for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stassi vs. Lopez
Stassi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gore vs. Peacock
Gore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gore for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Peacock
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reddick. Hamilton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Peacock
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Peacock
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Lopez
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Lopez
Altuve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Springer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bregman vs. Lopez
Bregman hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Springer tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Lopez
Brantley hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Lopez
Correa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Lopez
Reddick hits a line drive beyond first. O'Hearn can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Lopez
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gore. Gurriel reaches second base with a double. Reddick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Diaz vs. Newberry
Jake Newberry now pitching.
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reddick tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stassi vs. Newberry
Stassi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Springer vs. Newberry
Springer hits a fly ball into right field. Owings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Peacock
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Peacock
Soler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Peacock
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Owings vs. Peacock
Owings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Newberry
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Newberry
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Newberry
Brantley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Newberry
Correa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Maldonado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Peacock
Maldonado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gurriel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gore vs. Peacock
Gore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Peacock
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Peacock
Merrifield is hit by the pitch. Gore moves to third. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Mondesi vs. Peacock
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Dozier vs. Peacock
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Newberry
Reddick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Newberry
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reddick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Newberry
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reddick moves to third. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Stassi vs. Newberry
Stassi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to second for the out. Reddick scores. Gurriel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Springer vs. Newberry
Springer hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gurriel tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Newberry
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Peacock
Soler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Peacock
O'Hearn hits a fly ball into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owings vs. Peacock
Owings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Lovelady
Richard Lovelady now pitching.
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Lovelady
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lovelady
Tyler White pinch hits for Carlos Correa.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Peacock
Alex Bregman now playing shortstop. Tyler White now playing first base. Yulieski Gurriel now playing third base.
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gore vs. Peacock
Gore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Peacock
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Peralta
Cam Gallagher now catching. Wily Peralta now pitching.
Reddick hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Hearn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Peralta
Gurriel hits a fly ball into left field. Gore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Peralta
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Owings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. James
Jake Marisnick now playing center field. Tony Kemp now playing left field. Aledmys Diaz now playing shortstop. Josh James now pitching.
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. James
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. James
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. James
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diaz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stassi vs. Kennedy
Ian Kennedy now pitching.
Stassi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Marisnick vs. Kennedy
Marisnick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Kennedy
Altuve hits a popup towards third. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Kennedy
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. James
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owings vs. James
Owings is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. James
There's a wild pitch. Owings moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. James
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gore vs. James
Gore strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/2019 -- Kansas City at Houston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 2 0 0 0 Springer G, cf 2 2 1 2
Mondesi A, ss 4 0 0 0 Marisnick J, cf 1 0 0 0
Dozier H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Altuve J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Soler J, dh 3 0 0 0 Bregman A, 3b-ss 2 0 0 1
O'Hearn R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kemp T, lf 1 0 0 0
Owings C, rf 3 0 0 0 Brantley M, dh 3 2 2 3
Maldonado M, c 3 0 0 0 Correa C, ss 3 1 1 1
Gallagher C, c 1 0 0 0 White T, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Gore T, lf 4 0 1 0 Reddick J, rf 4 2 2 0
Hamilton B, cf 3 0 2 0 Gurriel Y, 1b-3b 4 1 2 0
Diaz A, lf-ss 3 0 1 1
Stassi M, c 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 3 0 32 9 11 9
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 105 120 00x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez J (L) 2.1 6 6 6 3 2
Newberry J 2.2 4 3 3 1 1
Lovelady R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Peralta W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kennedy I 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Peacock B (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 12
James J 2.0 0 0 0 1 5
E -- Bregman A
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Houston 6
2B -- Hamilton B, Gurriel Y
HR -- Springer G, Brantley M 2, Correa C
SF -- Bregman A, Diaz A, Springer G
HBP -- by Peacock B (Merrifield W), by James J (Owings C)
WP -- James J
T -- 2:45
A -- 22698
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