NSBL23
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/23/2023
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NSBL23
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2897 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (84-71) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 5 0
Houston Astros (75-80) 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 X 8 16 2
Mountcastle Powers Astros Offense
The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, at Minute Maid Park. Houston first baseman Ryan Mountcastle had an outstanding performance. He was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Houston goes to 75-80, Kansas City to 84-71.

Houston shortstop Orlando Arcia made an impact. He drilled a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, Arcia was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Arcia.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .274 7 47
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 21 64
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337 41 137
Y. Alvarez LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244 19 69
K. Schwarber DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .205 29 75
R. Refsnyder RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .257 11 53
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248 13 51
A. Kirk C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228 5 53
D. Moore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 2 8
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 12 7      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Refsnyder (29, 7th Inning off D. Underwood Jr., 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Refsnyder (11, 5th Inning off D. Jefferies, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Crawford , R. Refsnyder 6 , J. Candelario , A. Kirk
2-out RBI: R. Refsnyder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schwarber , D. Moore
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Candelario-Kirk-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Stefanic 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275 2 32
A. Haseley LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .252 4 20
A. Riley 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .262 28 71
A. Vaughn DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .270 25 80
T. Ward CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .241 24 67
R. Mountcastle 1B 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 .284 20 66
O. Arcia SS 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .242 12 38
J. Heim C 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .227 8 44
G. Sheets RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .252 14 65
Totals 39 8 16 8 1 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Mountcastle (25, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Haseley (7, 3rd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Riley (22, 6th Inning off R. Suarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Arcia (12, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Mountcastle (20, 5th Inning off R. Suarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stefanic 2 , A. Haseley 3 , A. Riley 3 , A. Vaughn , T. Ward , R. Mountcastle 7 , O. Arcia 6 , J. Heim , G. Sheets
2-out RBI: M. Stefanic , A. Haseley , O. Arcia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Haseley , A. Riley , A. Vaughn
GIDP: J. Heim
Hit by Pitch: A. Riley , T. Ward
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. Haseley (1) , R. Mountcastle (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery L (10-10) 3.2 9 5 5 0 4 1 71 4.41   
R. Suarez 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 1 34 5.97   
L. Luetge 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.19   
J. Alvarado 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 25
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 20, R. Suarez 10, L. Luetge 8, J. Alvarado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 4-3, R. Suarez 2-0, L. Luetge 3-1, J. Alvarado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 71-48, R. Suarez 34-21, L. Luetge 29-20, J. Alvarado 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Suarez 2-0 , L. Luetge 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Suarez , L. Luetge
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jefferies W (12-11) 6.1 2 2 1 0 6 1 84 4.84   
D. Underwood Jr. 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 30 3.45   
N. Enright 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 32 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jefferies 69
Batters Faced: D. Jefferies 22, D. Underwood Jr. 7, N. Enright 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jefferies 5-8, D. Underwood Jr. 0-1, N. Enright 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jefferies 84-60, D. Underwood Jr. 30-18, N. Enright 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Underwood Jr. 1-1 , N. Enright 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Mountcastle
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 26960
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