MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/06/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2509 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (74-56) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 8 1
Kansas City Royals (59-70) 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 6 11 0
Royals Beat Astros, 6-5, at Kauffman Stadium
Andy Morgan knocked in 4 runs to help Kansas City beat Houston, 6-5. The Indianapolis, Indiana native tallied 1 single and 1 home run. Theron Koulpasis earned save number 1 this season. Kansas City is now 59-70. Houston is 74-56.

Morgan had a key at-bat for Kansas City in the bottom of the first. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and gave Kansas City an early 4-0 lead.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Morgan.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .290 4 33
T. Gibb RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .282 13 47
W. Valiente DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 35 90
P. Bown CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 31 96
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 36 88
M. Darling SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 12 41
J. Rodriquez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .254 16 55
J. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 14 59
J. McClanahan C 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .251 13 43
Totals 33 5 8 4 2 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. McClanahan (16, 3rd Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Atwood (25, 8th Inning off D. Roden, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Rodriquez (16, 9th Inning off T. Koulpasis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood 3 , T. Gibb , P. Bown , M. Darling 2 , J. Rodriquez 4 , J. McClanahan 2
2-out RBI: J. Rodriquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Atwood , W. Valiente
GIDP: W. Valiente , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Atwood (21)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rodriquez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriquez-Johnson-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .296 5 35
A. Alvarez 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .288 17 75
J. Munoz LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .284 3 10
A. Morgan RF 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .283 16 58
A. Baeza 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 10 41
S. Griffith CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .303 9 59
J. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 10 50
R. Miller 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .259 2 7
J. Crowe SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .237 4 27
Totals 35 6 11 6 3 3 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Baeza (13, 5th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Morgan (16, 1st Inning off A. Bailey, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , A. Alvarez , J. Munoz 2 , A. Morgan 5 , A. Baeza 3 , S. Griffith , R. Miller , J. Crowe
2-out RBI: A. Baeza , R. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , A. Morgan , S. Griffith , J. Crowe
GIDP: A. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez , A. Alvarez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Baeza (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Miller-Crowe-Baeza, Crowe-Miller-Baeza)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bailey L (10-6) 4.2 6 5 5 3 2 1 85 4.04   
M. McCormick 2.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 41 3.38   
J. Guerra 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bailey 31
Batters Faced: A. Bailey 26, M. McCormick 13, J. Guerra 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bailey 6-6, M. McCormick 4-3, J. Guerra 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bailey 85-45, M. McCormick 41-28, J. Guerra 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McCormick 1-0 , J. Guerra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Bailey 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.37   
B. Fike W (7-10) 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 46 5.18   
R. Washington 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.06   
D. Roden 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 19 2.83   
T. Koulpasis SV (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 19 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 49
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 3, B. Fike 16, R. Washington 6, D. Roden 5, T. Koulpasis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 0-1, B. Fike 2-8, R. Washington 3-0, D. Roden 1-1, T. Koulpasis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 12-9, B. Fike 46-30, R. Washington 31-20, D. Roden 19-10, T. Koulpasis 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Washington 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Morgan
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 24242
Special Notes: SP Scott Bowling was injured while pitching.
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