MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/11/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 765 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (13-1) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 9 1
Kansas City Royals (8-5) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Astros Lose By a Run at Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros obliged fans hoping for an exciting game.

Kansas City starter Walker Buehler pitched well against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-4. Ryan Helsley closed the door for Kansas City, picking up his 3rd save of the year.

Justin Foscue aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman was 2-5 with 2 singles.

"I was a little disappointed," said Houston manager Logan F. "We could've and should've scored more runs."

The loss makes Houston 13-1.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .311 1 3
N. Gordon SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .278 1 7
L. Nootbaar RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .321 5 16
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .377 4 17
C. Walker 1B 4 0 1 2 0 3 1 .309 5 16
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 0 0
L. Urias 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 5 13
A. Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 7
D. Hensley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .429 0 0
   a-T. Cabbage PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 1 2
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 13 14      
a - T. Cabbage pinch hit for D. Hensley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gordon (2, 5th Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Walker (2, 8th Inning off D. German, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (5, 4th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , N. Gordon 2 , L. Nootbaar 4 , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker 2 , O. Narvaez , A. Thomas , D. Hensley
2-out RBI: N. Gordon , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , O. Narvaez , L. Urias
GIDP: L. Nootbaar , D. Hensley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gordon (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kwan(Adames at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .315 0 6
J. Foscue 2B, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .359 1 9
R. Devers DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .347 2 11
W. Adames SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .311 4 11
R. Hoskins 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .222 4 7
   a-N. Eaton LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Varsho CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .298 3 6
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222 1 2
J. Realmuto C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .220 2 3
O. Cabrera LF, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .172 2 4
Totals 35 5 12 4 3 11 18      
a - N. Eaton substituted for R. Hoskins in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Adames 2 (2, 3rd Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Foscue 2 , R. Devers 3 , W. Adames 4 , R. Hoskins , D. Varsho , M. Chapman , J. Realmuto , O. Cabrera
2-out RBI: J. Foscue , R. Devers , W. Adames , R. Hoskins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foscue , W. Adames , R. Hoskins , D. Varsho
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Devers (2)
CS: R. Devers (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Foscue-Adames-Hoskins, Chapman-Cabrera-Foscue)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown L (1-1) 4.0 10 5 5 2 4 0 91 5.28   
B. Bielak 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 1.86   
B. Hughes 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 0.00   
P. Murfee 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 24
Batters Faced: H. Brown 24, B. Bielak 5, B. Hughes 5, P. Murfee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 5-2, B. Bielak 2-0, B. Hughes 0-1, P. Murfee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 91-58, B. Bielak 28-17, B. Hughes 29-19, P. Murfee 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hughes 1-0
WP: H. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler W (2-1) 5.1 7 2 2 0 7 1 92 5.17   
B. Graterol H (1) 1.2 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 0.00   
D. German H (1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 19 1.86   
R. Helsley SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 53
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 22, B. Graterol 6, D. German 5, R. Helsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 4-4, B. Graterol 1-1, D. German 1-0, R. Helsley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 92-64, B. Graterol 20-12, D. German 19-11, R. Helsley 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. German 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walker Buehler
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 27919
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