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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 05/20/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 1228 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (26-19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (19-24) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Pear Tames Royals |  
					| The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Kansas City Royals, 5-0. Starting pitcher Mat Pear was a big reason why. The Astros, at 19-24, sit in last place in the American League West Division. 
 Pear allowed no runs over 7 innings. He also racked up 6 strikeouts.
 
 "Mat -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Astros manager Dave DaSilva. "He was the key to us winning."
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
M. Markus
 (4, 8th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
, 
A. Martin
, 
M. Markus
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Baconneck
, 
S. Britt
 GIDP: 
M. Belgard
, 
B. Baconneck
, 
R. Diaz
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Belgard
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Belgard-Pacheco-Martin, Silveira IV-Britt-Martin)
 OF assists: 
1 (Hansel(Trump at home))
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Trump
 (15, 4th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 0 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
J. Scott
 (1, 8th Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Christie
 (10, 1st Inning off J. Silveira IV, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Scott
 3
, 
E. Katz
, 
J. Woods
, 
J. Christie
 4
, 
J. Gardner
 2
, 
T. Kenyon
, 
J. Trump
 2
 2-out RBI: 
J. Gardner
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
E. Katz
, 
R. Chavez
 3
 GIDP: 
E. Chotkowski
, 
J. Trump
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Christie
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (Trump-Scott-Chavez, Trump-Scott-Chavez, Chotkowski-Trump-Chavez)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Pear W (4-1) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 3.25 |  
	| M. Chisolm | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.98 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Mat Pear Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 73 degrees
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:15
 Attendance: 
18824
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