Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Thursday, June 8th, 2017 7:15PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

1
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

6
Houston Astros

Game Recap

The Houston Astros emerged victorious over the Kansas City Royals by a score of 6-1 on Thursday night. Houston's win was powered by an outstanding pitching performance from Lance McCullers, who maintained a no-hitter through the sixth inning and into the seventh, and a late offensive outburst in the ninth inning where the Astros plated five runs, including a key two-run homer by Jose Altuve.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, June 8th, 2017

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,747

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Triples: Cain (2, McCullers Jr.)

Runs Batted In: Moustakas (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas

Ground Into Double Play: Cain

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Moustakas 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Moss 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moss 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Balks: Hammel

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 17/25; Soria 1/3; Herrera 2/5; Moylan 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 17-4-18-20; Soria 3-3-5-0; Herrera 1-2-1-4; Moylan 3-2-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 8-9; Soria 0-0; Herrera 0-1; Moylan 1-0

Game Scores: J Hammel 69



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: McCann (5, Hammel); Gurriel (12, Moylan)

Triples: Correa (1, Herrera)

Home Runs: Altuve (9, 9th inning off Herrera 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Altuve 2 (31), McCann (30), Marisnick 2 (13)

Sacrifice Flies: McCann

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Springer 0-2, Altuve 0-1, Gattis 0-1, Correa 0-1, Reddick 0-2, Gurriel 0-1, Marisnick 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Correa 1; Reddick 2; Gurriel 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Wild Pitches: McCullers Jr.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McCullers Jr. 15/24; Harris 2/4; Devenski 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McCullers Jr. 9-15-22-14; Harris 5-1-2-2; Devenski 2-1-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McCullers Jr. 11-2; Harris 1-0; Devenski 1-2

Game Scores: L McCullers Jr. 75


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Altuve-Gurriel)


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