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HOUBottom 6th
Yainer Diaz singles to shallow left field. Yordan Alvarez to second. Jose Altuve scores. Ben Gamel scores.
Jeremy Peña triples to deep center field. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Jeremy Peña scores.
Wild Pitch
Top 7th
Nick Loftin hits into a force out to shortstop. MJ Melendez out at second. Freddy Fermin scores.
Top 8th
Bobby Witt homers to left field.
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Angels Game Summary
The Houston Astros decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 2, on August 31.
Game Info
Minute Maid Park
Houston, Texas
85°
15 mph ENE
Home Plate: Phil Cuzzi
First Base: Tony Randazzo
Second Base: Alex Tosi
Third Base: Dan Bellino
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Fermin DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Hampson RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Y. Alvarez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Heyward RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Y. Diaz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Meyers CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Caratini C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
M. Dubón 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. Dezenzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Gamel RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: G. Hampson
HR: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: B. Witt Jr., N. Loftin
Batting
3B: J. Peña
RBI: J. Peña 2, Y. Diaz 2
Baserunning
SB: Y. Alvarez, Y. Diaz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ragans (L) | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.29 |
H. Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
R. Pressly (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F. Fermin DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Hampson RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
Batting
2B: G. Hampson
HR: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: B. Witt Jr., N. Loftin
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ragans (L) | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Y. Alvarez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Heyward RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Y. Diaz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Meyers CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Caratini C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
M. Dubón 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. Dezenzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Gamel RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
3B: J. Peña
RBI: J. Peña 2, Y. Diaz 2
Baserunning
SB: Y. Alvarez, Y. Diaz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.29 |
H. Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
R. Pressly (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Bobby Witt grounds out to third base, Mauricio Dubón to Zach Dezenzo.
Salvador Perez flies out to deep right field to Ben Gamel.
Bottom 1st
Jose Altuve lines out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel.
Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin called out on strikes.
MJ Melendez grounds out to shallow infield, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Bottom 2nd
Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.
Victor Caratini strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd
Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Garrett Hampson doubles to shallow right field.
Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd
Mauricio Dubón strikes out swinging.
Zach Dezenzo called out on strikes.
Ben Gamel called out on strikes.
Top 4th
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Salvador Perez singles to shallow left field.
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin grounds out to shortstop, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Bottom 4th
Jose Altuve flies out to center field to MJ Melendez.
Yordan Alvarez singles to left field.
Yainer Diaz hits into a force out to shortstop. Yordan Alvarez out at second.
Jeremy Peña flies out to center field to Kyle Isbel.
Top 5th
MJ Melendez grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Zach Dezenzo.
Nick Loftin lines out to left field to Yordan Alvarez.
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
Bottom 5th
Jake Meyers called out on strikes.
Victor Caratini walks.
Mauricio Dubón flies out to deep left center field to MJ Melendez.
Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
Top 6th
Kyle Isbel singles to center field.
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shallow infield to Zach Dezenzo. Kyle Isbel to second.
Bobby Witt lines out to right field to Ben Gamel.
Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 6th
Ben Gamel singles to right field.
Jose Altuve hit by pitch. Ben Gamel to second.
Yordan Alvarez walks. Jose Altuve to second. Ben Gamel to third.
Yainer Diaz singles to shallow left field. Yordan Alvarez to second. Jose Altuve scores. Ben Gamel scores.
Yainer Diaz steals second.Yordan Alvarez steals third.
Stolen Base
Jeremy Peña triples to deep center field. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Steven Cruz (P) replaces Cole Ragans (P).
Jeremy Peña scores.
Wild Pitch
Jake Meyers grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Nick Loftin.
Victor Caratini grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Nick Loftin.
Mauricio Dubón flies out to shallow center field to Maikel Garcia.
Top 7th
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin singles to right field.
MJ Melendez singles to deep right field. Freddy Fermin to third.
Nick Loftin hits into a force out to shortstop. MJ Melendez out at second. Freddy Fermin scores.
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
Bottom 7th
Zach Dezenzo flies out to deep right field to Garrett Hampson.
Ben Gamel grounds out to second base, Maikel Garcia to Nick Loftin.
Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
Top 8th
Héctor Neris (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).
Kyle Isbel flies out to left center field to Yordan Alvarez.
Michael Massey pinch-hitting for Maikel Garcia.
Michael Massey flies out to right field to Ben Gamel.
Bobby Witt homers to left field.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Bottom 8th
Michael Massey remains in the game as 2B.
Chris Stratton (P) replaces Steven Cruz (P).
Yordan Alvarez flies out to deep right field to Garrett Hampson.
Yainer Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Nick Loftin.
Jeremy Peña singles to center field.
Jake Meyers flies out to right field to Garrett Hampson.
Top 9th
Jason Heyward (RF) replaces Yordan Alvarez (LF), batting 2nd.
Ben Gamel switches from RF to LF.
Ryan Pressly (P) replaces Héctor Neris (P).
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin flies out to center field to Ben Gamel.
MJ Melendez singles to right field.
Adam Frazier pinch-hitting for Nick Loftin.
Adam Frazier grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Zach Dezenzo.
