MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/07/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2921 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-85) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Houston Astros (90-67) 0 6 2 2 4 0 2 2 X 18 19 0
Dismal Day for Royals, 18-1 Losers to Houston
The Houston Astros pasted the Kansas City Royals, 18-1. Houston third baseman Elza Gravito had a big game. He was 3-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. With the win, the Astros hiked their record to 90-67.

With Houston leading 11-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Gravito came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Dave Alva. Gravito hit a fastball to right for a 3-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Astros on top, 14-1.

Said losing manager Connor Gould: "Give the Astros credit. They played a better game than we did."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 5 42
F. Ferrer 1B, LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .226 7 31
S. Griffith CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293 9 69
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .279 21 88
A. Morgan RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 19 76
   a-J. Stalker PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
   f-A. Baeza PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 12 56
E. Gonzalez LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 2 16
   b-M. Faria PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 21
   d-M. Gremillion LF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
A. Ventura 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 3 10
   c-R. Lower PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 9 31
S. Gass C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 4 12
J. Crowe SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 5 33
   e-A. Alford PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 2 5
Totals 30 1 5 1 4 6 12      
a - J. Stalker pinch hit for A. Morgan in the 7th
b - M. Faria pinch hit for E. Gonzalez in the 7th
c - R. Lower pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 7th
d - M. Gremillion substituted for M. Faria in the 7th
e - A. Alford pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 8th
f - A. Baeza pinch hit for J. Stalker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Baeza (20, 9th Inning off J. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Ferrer (7, 3rd Inning off L. Rodas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer 4 , A. Baeza 2 , E. Gonzalez , A. Ventura , A. Alford
2-out RBI: F. Ferrer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Griffith , A. Morgan , S. Gass
GIDP: A. Ventura , S. Gass
Hit by Pitch: J. Crowe
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Crowe (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 6 3 3 4 0 1 2 .265 16 56
T. Gibb RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .295 19 68
   a-M. Alvarado PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Valiente DH 5 2 3 5 0 1 2 .256 39 109
P. Bown CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .290 40 125
   b-P. Douglas PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 3
H. Takahashi 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 .268 44 109
   c-M. Moore PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
E. Gravito 3B 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .375 2 11
   d-J. Griswold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   e-J. Barrios RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Johnson 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .291 17 76
   f-G. Hofman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-D. Huston 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 20
E. Oliva LF 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 .500 1 5
J. McClanahan C 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .247 14 53
Totals 43 18 19 18 3 9 14      
a - M. Alvarado pinch hit for T. Gibb in the 7th
b - P. Douglas pinch hit for P. Bown in the 7th
c - M. Moore pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 7th
d - J. Griswold pinch hit for E. Gravito in the 7th
e - J. Barrios substituted for J. Griswold in the 8th
f - G. Hofman pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
g - D. Huston substituted for G. Hofman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Valiente 2 (26, 2nd Inning off C. Ramos, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Alva, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Darling (19, 5th Inning off D. Alva, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Alvarado (1, 7th Inning off D. Alva, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bown (40, 2nd Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Gravito 2 (2, 4th Inning off Z. Stout, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Alva, 2 on, 2 outs) , W. Valiente (39, 7th Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Darling (16, 8th Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Darling 7 , T. Gibb 2 , M. Alvarado 2 , W. Valiente 8 , P. Bown 5 , H. Takahashi , E. Gravito 9 , J. Johnson , E. Oliva , J. McClanahan 2
2-out RBI: , M. Darling 2 , T. Gibb , W. Valiente , E. Gravito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Valiente , H. Takahashi
Sac Fly: E. Oliva
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gravito-Johnson-Takahashi, Darling-Johnson-Takahashi)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramos L (9-11) 1.2 6 6 1 0 0 1 31 5.12   
Z. Stout 2.0 6 4 4 2 3 1 59 12.27   
D. Alva 2.1 5 5 5 0 5 1 48 5.73   
M. Heidt 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 2 30 11.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramos 23
Batters Faced: C. Ramos 12, Z. Stout 14, D. Alva 12, M. Heidt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramos 2-3, Z. Stout 2-1, D. Alva 1-1, M. Heidt 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramos 31-20, Z. Stout 59-38, D. Alva 48-30, M. Heidt 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Stout 1-0 , D. Alva 1-0 , M. Heidt 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rodas W (16-11) 8.0 4 1 1 3 5 1 105 4.13   
J. Gibson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rodas 72
Batters Faced: L. Rodas 30, J. Gibson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rodas 9-8, J. Gibson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rodas 105-68, J. Gibson 20-12
Hit Batsmen: L. Rodas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Elza Gravito
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 41879
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