MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/05/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2495 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (74-55) 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (58-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 1
Houston Drops Kansas City, 5-4
The Houston Astros downed the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, at Kauffman Stadium. The Astros were led by Willie Valiente. Valiente was 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Jeff Hank earned the save, his 33rd, for the Astros. The Astros improved their record to 74-55 by beating Kansas City.

Hideyuki Takahashi had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the fifth for Houston. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and the Astros leading 4-0, he grounded out, driving in 1 run.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Houston manager Zeb Currier.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .288 4 32
T. Gibb RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .283 13 46
W. Valiente DH 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .248 35 90
P. Bown CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .288 31 96
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .266 36 88
M. Darling SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .256 12 41
J. Rodriquez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .254 15 53
J. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 14 59
J. McClanahan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 13 43
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Takahashi (13, 3rd Inning off C. Ramos, 3 on, 1 out) , P. Bown (23, 5th Inning off N. Colley, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Valiente (35, 1st Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gibb , W. Valiente 5 , P. Bown 2 , H. Takahashi 2 , M. Darling 2 , J. Rodriquez , J. McClanahan 2
2-out RBI: W. Valiente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Atwood , M. Darling , J. Rodriquez , J. Johnson
GIDP: J. Johnson
Sac Bunt: Z. Atwood
Hit by Pitch: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Darling-Johnson-Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Gibb(Gutierrez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .297 5 35
F. Ferrer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 6 26
   b-J. Munoz PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 3 10
S. Griffith CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 9 59
   d-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 2 6
   e-J. Stalker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .288 17 75
A. Morgan RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .281 15 54
E. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 0 7
A. Ventura 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .286 0 1
J. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .233 10 50
J. Crowe SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 4 27
   a-A. Baeza PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264 10 40
   c-K. Diaz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1 12
Totals 32 4 7 3 4 11 7      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - J. Munoz pinch hit for F. Ferrer in the 7th
c - K. Diaz substituted for A. Baeza in the 8th
d - R. Miller pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 8th
e - J. Stalker substituted for R. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ventura (1, 7th Inning off M. Fregoso, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Baeza (9, 7th Inning off C. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , J. Munoz , E. Gonzalez , A. Ventura 2 , J. Johnson , A. Baeza 3
2-out RBI: M. Gutierrez , A. Baeza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alvarez , E. Gonzalez , J. Crowe
GIDP: F. Ferrer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ramos (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ventura-Crowe-Ferrer)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fregoso W (14-6) 6.1 4 3 3 3 8 0 114 3.20   
C. Sanchez H (2) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 28 4.40   
J. Hank SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fregoso 58
Batters Faced: M. Fregoso 25, C. Sanchez 8, J. Hank 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fregoso 5-5, C. Sanchez 2-0, J. Hank 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fregoso 114-66, C. Sanchez 28-16, J. Hank 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 2-2
WP: M. Fregoso , C. Sanchez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramos L (8-10) 3.1 4 4 3 2 5 1 73 5.29   
N. Colley 3.2 6 1 1 0 2 0 44 8.18   
D. Roden 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.70   
T. Koulpasis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramos 39
Batters Faced: C. Ramos 17, N. Colley 16, D. Roden 4, T. Koulpasis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramos 5-1, N. Colley 4-4, D. Roden 1-1, T. Koulpasis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramos 73-44, N. Colley 44-33, D. Roden 16-10, T. Koulpasis 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Roden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Roden
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Valiente
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 19938
Special Notes: SP Cesar Ramos was injured while pitching.
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