MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/23/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1273 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-21) 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 11 0
Houston Astros (21-25) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Royals Defeat Astros, 7-4
The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros by a score of 7-4. Kansas City catcher Mike Meyerhoff deserved the lion's share of the credit. Meyerhoff slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Royals. Kansas City starter John Brooks was credited with the win after throwing 102 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 3-2. David Silva picked up the save for Kansas City, his 11th of the year.

Roman Downey hit a 2-run double off Brian Lynch in the top of the first, which put the Royals in front, 2-0. In addition to the double, Downey had 1 single and 2 walks, while going 2 for 3.

"It feels good to get this one," Downey told the Kansas City Daily News.

The win puts Kansas City at 27-21 this season.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .296 8 24
P. Hansel CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .246 2 9
M. Meyerhoff C 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 .356 11 36
M. Jaquez DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .249 14 33
R. Downey RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .286 6 20
G. Switzer LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .273 5 18
M. Estrada 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .188 3 9
I. Faber SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .276 2 13
   a-J. Pacheco PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 4 13
M. Markus 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .215 0 8
Totals 35 7 11 7 8 11 22      
a - J. Pacheco pinch hit for I. Faber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Downey (13, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Estrada 2 (5, 5th Inning off D. Toellner, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off W. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Meyerhoff 2 (11, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off W. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard , P. Hansel , M. Meyerhoff 8 , R. Downey 3 , G. Switzer 2 , M. Estrada 5
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , R. Downey , M. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , G. Switzer , I. Faber
Hit by Pitch: M. Meyerhoff
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Belgard (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .227 1 1
J. Trump 2B 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 .319 9 34
J. Woods CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .275 10 29
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .207 6 15
T. Kenyon C 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .118 1 7
J. Christie DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .265 10 30
R. Chavez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 8 23
J. Gardner LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .230 9 19
B. Hill RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 2 6
   a-C. Lane PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 9 25
   b-E. Katz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 4 13
Totals 36 4 9 4 5 10 22      
a - C. Lane pinch hit for B. Hill in the 8th
b - E. Katz substituted for C. Lane in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Christie (9, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Woods (7, 5th Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (9, 4th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Scott (1, 7th Inning off A. Hahn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott 5 , J. Trump , J. Woods 3 , T. Kenyon , J. Christie 2 , J. Gardner 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trump , T. Kenyon , J. Christie 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kenyon-Scott)
OF assists: 2 (Woods(Switzer at home), Hill(Pacheco at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks W (3-2) 6.0 7 3 3 2 7 1 102 5.08   
A. Hahn 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 25 4.62   
M. Jones H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.41   
D. Silva SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 51
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 27, A. Hahn 6, M. Jones 4, D. Silva 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 6-5, A. Hahn 0-3, M. Jones 1-1, D. Silva 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 102-60, A. Hahn 25-16, M. Jones 12-7, D. Silva 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lynch L (2-3) 3.1 5 5 5 2 7 1 74 3.98   
D. Toellner 2.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 42 3.38   
W. Jimenez 2.0 4 1 1 3 1 1 42 0.87   
M. Hurst 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lynch 33
Batters Faced: B. Lynch 18, D. Toellner 11, W. Jimenez 11, M. Hurst 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lynch 2-1, D. Toellner 3-2, W. Jimenez 2-1, M. Hurst 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lynch 74-43, D. Toellner 42-20, W. Jimenez 42-21, M. Hurst 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Toellner 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Lynch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Meyerhoff
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 27134
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