MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/04/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2480 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (73-55) 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
Kansas City Royals (58-69) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 8 0
Astros Win Another One, 6-4
The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Willie Valiente pulled his weight. The 9-year veteran was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Houston occupies second place in the American League West Division at 73-55.

It could have been a different outcome for Houston, had it not been for Paul Bown, the fan favorite . Bown contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to put Houston up, 4-2.

"It all comes down to competing and our guys love to compete," said Astros manager Zeb Currier.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 .290 4 32
T. Gibb RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .283 13 46
W. Valiente DH 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .246 34 88
P. Bown CF 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 .288 31 96
H. Takahashi 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .266 36 85
M. Darling SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .254 12 41
J. Rodriquez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .254 15 53
J. Johnson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .285 14 59
M. Jones C 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .252 4 24
Totals 39 6 13 6 6 10 27      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gibb (31, 1st Inning off H. Coates, 1 on, 0 outs) , Z. Atwood 2 (24, 1st Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Jones (6, 5th Inning off D. Alva, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Bown (22, 6th Inning off D. Alva, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Valiente (34, 1st Inning off H. Coates, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood 4 , T. Gibb 3 , W. Valiente 5 , P. Bown 2 , H. Takahashi , M. Darling 2 , M. Jones 4
2-out RBI: M. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Atwood , H. Takahashi , J. Rodriquez , J. Johnson
Sac Fly: P. Bown
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 5 34
F. Ferrer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 6 26
   f-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 6
S. Griffith CF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .304 9 59
   a-J. Stalker CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-A. Alford PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 17 75
   b-A. Baeza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 10 39
   c-K. Diaz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 12
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 15 54
E. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 0 7
A. Ventura 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   d-J. Munoz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 3 10
   e-D. Boyd 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 10
J. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .233 10 50
J. Crowe SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .239 4 27
Totals 35 4 8 3 5 5 15      
a - J. Stalker substituted for S. Griffith in the 4th
b - A. Baeza pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 7th
c - K. Diaz substituted for A. Baeza in the 8th
d - J. Munoz pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 8th
e - D. Boyd substituted for J. Munoz in the 9th
f - R. Miller pinch hit for F. Ferrer in the 9th
g - A. Alford pinch hit for J. Stalker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (16, 2nd Inning off L. Rodas, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Crowe (15, 7th Inning off L. Rodas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Crowe (4, 9th Inning off J. Hank, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , A. Alford , A. Morgan , E. Gonzalez , A. Ventura , J. Johnson 2 , J. Crowe 6
2-out RBI: E. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , A. Baeza , A. Morgan , A. Ventura
Team LOB: 9
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rodas W (14-8) 6.2 6 3 3 3 4 0 103 4.08   
E. Gordon H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 1.50   
J. Hank SV (32) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rodas 51
Batters Faced: L. Rodas 29, E. Gordon 6, J. Hank 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rodas 8-8, E. Gordon 3-0, J. Hank 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rodas 103-64, E. Gordon 25-11, J. Hank 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gordon 2-1
WP: E. Gordon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Coates L (9-10) 3.2 7 4 4 4 4 1 97 4.17   
D. Alva 3.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 54 4.57   
J. Arias 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 3.71   
W. Guaman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Coates 29
Batters Faced: H. Coates 22, D. Alva 14, J. Arias 9, W. Guaman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Coates 3-4, D. Alva 1-4, J. Arias 0-4, W. Guaman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Coates 97-53, D. Alva 54-35, J. Arias 30-17, W. Guaman 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Alva 2-0 , W. Guaman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Valiente
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 27642
Special Notes: RF Scott Griffith was injured while running the bases. RP Jose Arias was injured while pitching.
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