Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Houston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 15, 2023
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Derek Thomas, 3B - Angel Hernandez
Attendance: 15465
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304
Jeremy Pena SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .298
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267
Kyle Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .284
Jose Abreu 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .237
Michael Brantley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
Chas McCormick CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282
Martin Maldonado C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .189
     Yainer Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 16  
Batting
2B - Yordan Alvarez (20), Martin Maldonado (11)
HR - Jose Abreu (15)
TB - Jeremy Pena 2, Yordan Alvarez 2, Jose Abreu 5, Chas McCormick, Martin Maldonado 2
RBI - Yordan Alvarez (89), Jose Abreu (78)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve 2 (22), Jeremy Pena (42), Michael Brantley (2)
GIDP - Alex Bregman 2 (21)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Cristian Javier (L 9-4) 5.0 5 3 3 1 6 2 4.80
Kendall Graveman 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.32
Rafael Montero 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.88
Phil Maton 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.26
Bennett Sousa 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
WP - Cristian Javier, Kendall Graveman
Pitches-Strikes - Cristian Javier 81-52, Kendall Graveman 27-15, Rafael Montero 18-11, Phil Maton 22-14, Bennett Sousa 3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cristian Javier 1-4, Kendall Graveman 1-0, Rafael Montero 1-0, Phil Maton 0-0, Bennett Sousa 0-0
Batters Faced - Cristian Javier 21, Kendall Graveman 5, Rafael Montero 4, Phil Maton 5, Bennett Sousa 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Bennett Sousa 2-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
MJ Melendez LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .232
     Kyle Isbel PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .278
Salvador Perez C 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .251
Edward Olivares DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .224
Nelson Velazquez RF-LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .247
     Dairon Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312
     Maikel Garcia 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
Drew Waters CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230
Nick Pratto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .234
Totals 31 4 9 4 4 11 16  
Batting
2B - Maikel Garcia (20)
HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (29), Michael Massey (14), Nelson Velazquez (10)
TB - MJ Melendez 2, Bobby Witt Jr. 5, Michael Massey 5, Nelson Velazquez 4, Maikel Garcia 2, Nick Pratto
RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (89), Salvador Perez (70), Michael Massey (52), Nelson Velazquez (18)
2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (28)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (42), Edward Olivares (31), Michael Massey 2 (49), Drew Waters 2 (28), Nick Pratto (31)
SF - Salvador Perez (7)
GIDP - Bobby Witt Jr. (8)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (46, 2nd off Javier/Maldonado, 2nd off Javier/Maldonado)
Fielding
E - Drew Waters (5)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Zack Greinke 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 5.39
Angel Zerpa (W 2-3) 4.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 5.62
Collin Snider (H 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.11
Carlos Hernandez (H 13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.80
Taylor Clarke (SV 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.60
Pitches-Strikes - Zack Greinke 48-28, Angel Zerpa 70-43, Collin Snider 11-7, Carlos Hernandez 14-8, Taylor Clarke 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Greinke 3-1, Angel Zerpa 2-3, Collin Snider 2-0, Carlos Hernandez 1-1, Taylor Clarke 0-0
Batters Faced - Zack Greinke 10, Angel Zerpa 15, Collin Snider 4, Carlos Hernandez 3, Taylor Clarke 4