MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/06/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 870 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (19-18) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 14 0
Kansas City Royals (19-18) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 10 0
Kemp Booms 300th Homer
The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-6 yesterday in a game that featured Matt Kemp's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Astros left fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Kemp banged out 2 hits in 4 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 4 runs batted in.

Checking out his career figures, Kemp has played in 1807 games with a .275 batting average. Among his 1832 hits are 301 home runs. He also has scored 985 runs, stolen 185 bases and driven in 1036 runs.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .254 2 4
J. Polanco SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .291 3 18
T. Mancini RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .267 6 23
D. Valencia 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .254 2 4
M. Kemp LF 4 2 2 4 0 2 1 .286 6 12
D. Smith DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 3 13
A. Romine C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 2 10
T. La Stella 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .293 3 7
M. Margot CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .221 2 9
   a-M. Joyce PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 7 18
   b-B. Hamilton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 5
Totals 38 7 14 7 2 6 9      
a - M. Joyce pinch hit for M. Margot in the 9th
b - B. Hamilton substituted for M. Joyce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Mancini (9, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 1 out) M. Margot (4, 6th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs) T. La Stella (4, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Romine (3, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kemp 2 (6, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Pedroia (2, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 8 , T. Mancini 4 , M. Margot 2 , T. La Stella 3 , D. Pedroia 5 , A. Romine 2 , D. Valencia 3
2-out RBI: M. Kemp , T. Mancini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , T. La Stella , D. Pedroia
GIDP: D. Pedroia , D. Valencia
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pedroia-Polanco-Valencia, La Stella-Pedroia-Valencia)
OF assists: 1 (Kemp (Murphy at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 1 11
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 1 9
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 7 19
A. Rizzo 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .244 7 18
A. Aquino RF 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 .279 6 15
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .259 2 14
S. Murphy C 3 1 2 3 0 1 1 .200 3 9
J. Profar DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .266 2 13
A. Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .133 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6 2 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (11, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Swanson (6, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Aquino (6, 4th Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Murphy (3, 6th Inning off J. Hoyt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Aquino 6 , J. Profar 3 , N. Arenado , A. Rizzo , D. Swanson 2 , S. Murphy 5
2-out RBI: J. Profar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , A. Gordon
GIDP: A. Aquino , A. Gordon
Sac Fly: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Swanson-Lopez-Rizzo, Swanson-Lopez-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Gordon (Pedroia at home))
PB: S. Murphy
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 1 89 55 4.63   
J. Hoyt BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 13 12 4.30   
A. Warren 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 1.93   
T. McFarland W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 10 1.29   
T. Duffey SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 44
Batters Faced: R. Ray 22, J. Hoyt 5, A. Warren 3, T. McFarland 3, T. Duffey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 4-6, J. Hoyt 1-1, A. Warren 3-0, T. McFarland 1-0, T. Duffey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 89-55, J. Hoyt 13-12, A. Warren 11-7, T. McFarland 12-10, T. Duffey 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 3.0 7 5 5 2 3 2 70 41 4.20   
J. Romero 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 34 22 9.00   
S. Bracho L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 18 0.54   
T. Guilbeau 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 24
Batters Faced: C. Sale 18, J. Romero 13, S. Bracho 7, T. Guilbeau 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 4-2, J. Romero 4-5, S. Bracho 2-1, T. Guilbeau 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 70-41, J. Romero 34-22, S. Bracho 25-18, T. Guilbeau 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 1-0 , T. Guilbeau 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Kemp
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 38085
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