MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/03/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2480 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (57-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Kansas City Royals (61-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 5 0
Royals Take Home 3-1 Win Over Houston
Antonio Aguilar was locked and loaded, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros, 3-1. In 7.1 innings, Aguilar surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 3. He allowed 1 run. The save was credited to Ryan Washington, his 24th.

Kansas City took the lead, 3-1, on Josh McElwain's 3rd home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Houston pitcher Kihachi Okuhara in the bottom of the seventh.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Kansas City manager Connor Gould said.

The third-place Astros dropped to 57-71.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .250 5 23
T. Gibb RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 13 50
D. Musquiz C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .278 25 71
P. Bown CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .273 18 54
H. Takahashi 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 22 57
M. Moore DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 5 26
E. Gravito 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 14 52
Z. Atwood LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .236 2 35
K. Young 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 5 20
   a-C. Mejia PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 4 24
   b-D. Huston 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 6 31
Totals 28 1 3 1 4 13 12      
a - C. Mejia pinch hit for K. Young in the 8th
b - D. Huston substituted for C. Mejia in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Takahashi (22, 2nd Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Takahashi 4 , Z. Atwood 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gibb
GIDP: D. Musquiz
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Atwood (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Young (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Darling-Gravito-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 13 63
F. Andino 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .308 1 13
   e-R. Miller PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 18 83
A. Morgan RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 18 70
E. Gonzalez DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .251 10 36
   b-J. Stalker DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Griffith LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .293 6 66
J. Johnson C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 6 24
   a-J. McElwain PR, C 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .128 3 12
A. Ruiz SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .249 6 23
M. Grover CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 3 23
   c-A. Baeza PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 11 58
   d-R. Avila CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 4 37
Totals 29 3 5 3 3 4 8      
a - J. McElwain pinch ran for J. Johnson in the 5th
b - J. Stalker inserted as DH in the 7th
c - A. Baeza pinch hit for M. Grover in the 7th
d - R. Avila substituted for A. Baeza in the 8th
e - R. Miller pinch hit for F. Andino in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (20, 5th Inning off K. Okuhara, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Morgan (25, 8th Inning off M. Samaniego, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. McElwain (3, 7th Inning off K. Okuhara, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Morgan 3 , E. Gonzalez , J. Johnson 2 , J. McElwain 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ventura , E. Gonzalez , J. Stalker , M. Grover
GIDP: S. Griffith
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ruiz (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ventura-Ruiz, Johnson-Andino)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okuhara L (9-13) 6.0 4 3 3 3 3 1 112 4.27   
M. Samaniego 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okuhara 52
Batters Faced: K. Okuhara 25, M. Samaniego 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okuhara 6-8, M. Samaniego 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okuhara 112-63, M. Samaniego 21-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar W (10-8) 7.1 3 1 1 3 9 1 97 3.45   
D. Roden H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 2.70   
R. Washington SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 74
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 26, D. Roden 3, R. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 6-5, D. Roden 0-0, R. Washington 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 97-60, D. Roden 14-8, R. Washington 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Roden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Washington
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Aguilar
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 23216
Special Notes: C Jason Johnson was injured while running the bases.
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