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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 09/25/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2893 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (84-71) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (66-89) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Lose Again, 7-1, to Royals |  
					| Kansas City and Houston met in a late-season matchup. 
 The Kansas City Royals downed the Houston Astros, 7-1, at Minute Maid Park. Mike Jaquez led the way, going 2-for-4 for Kansas City. Houston has now lost 7 consecutive games.
 
 Early in the game, Jaquez had a 2-run  double for Kansas City. It was his 32nd double of the season and put the Royals on top, 2-0.
 
 Jaquez told a Kansas City News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
M. Jaquez
 (32, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 3 on, 0 outs) 
, 
M. Estrada
 (26, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Jaquez
 (45, 4th Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
G. Switzer
 (21, 9th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Belgard
, 
M. Jaquez
 6
, 
G. Switzer
 4
, 
A. Martin
 3
, 
W. Cogswell
, 
M. Estrada
 2
 2-out RBI: 
M. Jaquez
, 
G. Switzer
, 
M. Estrada
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Belgard
, 
R. Downey
 GIDP: 
M. Estrada
 Sac Fly: 
G. Switzer
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Pacheco
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Jaquez-Pacheco-Estrada)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| E. Lewis W (15-8) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 4.39 |  
	| K. Hall SV (6) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 3.40 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch L (10-19) | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 5.40 |  
	| M. Bruce | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 0.77 |  
	| J. Edlin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.92 |  
	| B. Thomas | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.14 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Mike Jaquez Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
6:05 PM CT
 Time: 
3:33
 Attendance: 
21233
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