NSBL23
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/16/2023
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NSBL23
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2796 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (72-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Kansas City Royals (80-69) 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 9 15 0
Houston Decked by Guerrero Jr., Royals
The Kansas City Royals powered past the Houston Astros, 9-0, at Kauffman Stadium. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice, to lead the charge. Nick Martinez picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-10. He struck out 6 in 5 innings. Houston has now lost 5 consecutive games.

Guerrero Jr. had a key at-bat for Kansas City early in the game. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 41st home run of the season and gave Kansas City an early 3-0 lead.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Guerrero Jr. said. "We did a good job of that today."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ward CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 23 63
O. Arcia DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 10 32
A. Riley 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 28 71
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .283 19 63
J. Polanco 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .242 7 34
H. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .285 4 50
A. Allen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .247 3 20
G. Sheets RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 12 58
P. DeJong SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .204 12 34
Totals 31 0 7 0 3 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ward (23, 3rd Inning off N. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Ward 2 , R. Mountcastle , J. Polanco 2 , H. Ramirez , G. Sheets , P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mountcastle , A. Allen
GIDP: T. Ward , A. Allen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Riley-Polanco-Mountcastle, Polanco-DeJong-Mountcastle, DeJong-Polanco-Mountcastle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .276 6 43
   b-M. Tauchman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 0 9
   c-D. Moore 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 1 7
B. Crawford SS 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .297 21 64
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 .339 41 133
Y. Alvarez LF 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .246 18 66
K. Schwarber DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .209 28 71
R. Refsnyder RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 10 49
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .249 13 50
   a-S. Duggar PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Kirk C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .228 5 53
D. Hensley 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 5 33
Totals 36 9 15 9 3 10 16      
a - S. Duggar pinch hit for J. Candelario in the 7th
b - M. Tauchman pinch hit for S. Kwan in the 7th
c - D. Moore substituted for M. Tauchman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Refsnyder (27, 1st Inning off Z. Gallen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. 2 (41, 1st Inning off Z. Gallen, 2 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off Z. Gallen, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Schwarber (28, 1st Inning off Z. Gallen, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Alvarez (18, 6th Inning off T. Brigden, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 3 , B. Crawford 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 8 , Y. Alvarez 5 , K. Schwarber 5 , R. Refsnyder 2 , S. Duggar , A. Kirk 2
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , A. Kirk
GIDP: S. Kwan , M. Tauchman , Y. Alvarez
Hit by Pitch: R. Refsnyder
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crawford-Hensley-Guerrero Jr., Crawford-Hensley-Guerrero Jr.)
OF assists: 1 (Kwan(DeJong at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Gallen L (9-12) 1.2 7 6 6 0 5 3 65 5.22   
N. Sandlin 2.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 45 4.97   
T. Brigden 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 28 3.16   
D. Underwood Jr. 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 32 3.48   
N. Enright 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Gallen 16
Batters Faced: Z. Gallen 12, N. Sandlin 12, T. Brigden 9, D. Underwood Jr. 6, N. Enright 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Gallen 0-0, N. Sandlin 3-1, T. Brigden 2-2, D. Underwood Jr. 1-1, N. Enright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Gallen 65-43, N. Sandlin 45-28, T. Brigden 28-16, D. Underwood Jr. 32-17, N. Enright 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Enright 1-0
WP: D. Underwood Jr.
Hit Batsmen: N. Sandlin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez W (7-10) 5.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 79 4.09   
J. Adam 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.02   
L. Luetge SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 62
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 20, J. Adam 5, L. Luetge 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 5-2, J. Adam 1-1, L. Luetge 6-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 79-47, J. Adam 24-16, L. Luetge 32-23
WP: J. Adam
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 27342
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