MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/27/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2501 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (55-74) 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 11 11 0
Kansas City Royals (70-59) 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 11 0
Astros Need Extra Innings to Top Royals, 11-8
Led by Jeremy Trump, the Houston Astros downed the Kansas City Royals, 11-8. Trump went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Astros. Houston reliever Josh Sandoval picked up the win, upping his record to 3-5. Joe Noonan shouldered the loss. With the win over Kansas City, the Astros improved to 55-74.

Houston relied on the hitting of Eric Katz to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a bases-clearing triple in the top of the tenth inning to put the Astros on top, 11-8. For the game, Katz had 2 triples and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We take it day by day here," said Trump, "and today was a good one for us."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Corkery SS 6 2 1 0 0 3 6 .225 3 30
E. Katz LF 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .259 18 62
J. Christie DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .258 14 47
   a-M. Marks DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 5 22
   b-M. Dearth DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 0 3
J. Gardner CF 5 2 1 3 1 1 2 .236 13 43
J. Trump 2B 3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .267 14 51
J. Birkner 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .188 2 5
E. Chotkowski 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 16 50
D. Wolver RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .296 0 3
R. Chicoine C 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .135 0 1
Totals 40 11 11 11 7 11 20      
a - M. Marks inserted as DH in the 9th
b - M. Dearth inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Corkery (34, 1st Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Chicoine (1, 6th Inning off K. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Katz 2 (11, 7th Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off J. Noonan, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Chotkowski (2, 10th Inning off J. Noonan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Trump (14, 1st Inning off B. Boykin, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Gardner (13, 5th Inning off B. Boykin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Corkery 2 , E. Katz 7 , J. Christie , J. Gardner 4 , J. Trump 5 , E. Chotkowski 3 , R. Chicoine 3
2-out RBI: J. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Corkery , J. Gardner , J. Birkner , E. Chotkowski
Sac Fly: J. Christie
Hit by Pitch: E. Katz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Corkery (21) , E. Katz (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .290 18 55
M. Belgard 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .234 12 53
M. Meyerhoff C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .288 20 54
M. Jaquez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 34 99
R. Downey RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .293 22 68
G. Switzer LF, CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .263 17 53
A. Martin DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .277 7 27
W. Cogswell CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .330 14 58
   a-J. Rupert PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 9 27
M. Estrada 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 25 73
Totals 41 8 11 8 1 11 8      
a - J. Rupert pinch hit for W. Cogswell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pacheco (19, 5th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 1 out) , M. Estrada (21, 7th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 1 on, 1 out) , M. Belgard (13, 7th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Switzer (6, 4th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Belgard (12, 3rd Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Rupert (9, 8th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Martin (7, 8th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 3 , M. Belgard 6 , R. Downey , G. Switzer 3 , A. Martin 5 , W. Cogswell , J. Rupert 4 , M. Estrada 2
2-out RBI: M. Belgard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , R. Downey
Hit by Pitch: M. Meyerhoff
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pacheco (13) , M. Meyerhoff (14)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez Jr. 6.1 9 6 6 0 4 1 99 4.07   
K. McPeak BS (3) 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 2 32 5.71   
J. Sandoval W (3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.71   
L. Crumpton SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez Jr. 35
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez Jr. 29, K. McPeak 8, J. Sandoval 3, L. Crumpton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez Jr. 6-9, K. McPeak 1-1, J. Sandoval 0-1, L. Crumpton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez Jr. 99-62, K. McPeak 32-22, J. Sandoval 14-8, L. Crumpton 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McPeak 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Hernandez Jr.
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Boykin 4.2 5 7 7 2 6 2 80 4.83   
K. Hall 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.69   
B. Ferrari 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 25 5.72   
C. Eaker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
J. Noonan L (4-9) 2.0 3 3 3 3 3 0 50 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Boykin 30
Batters Faced: B. Boykin 22, K. Hall 6, B. Ferrari 6, C. Eaker 3, J. Noonan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Boykin 4-4, K. Hall 0-2, B. Ferrari 1-2, C. Eaker 1-2, J. Noonan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Boykin 80-55, K. Hall 23-15, B. Ferrari 25-10, C. Eaker 6-4, J. Noonan 50-31
Hit Batsmen: B. Boykin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Trump
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 30771
Special Notes: Eric Katz ties the AL regular season extra-inning game record for triples with 2.
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