MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/11/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 939 - MONDAY, MAY 11TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (21-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Houston Astros (21-21) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 4 9 1
Astros Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Royals
The Kansas City Royals went down to defeat to Jeff Hoffman and his Houston teammates. The final score was 4-2 in favor of the Astros. Hoffman picked up the win for Houston, going 5.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. Houston raised its record to 21-21 with the win.

Houston shortstop Jorge Polanco contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two down, he hit a slider into left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 49th hit of the season and put the Astros ahead, 1-0.

After the game, Houston manager Craig Puckett applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 2 13
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203 1 8
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 7 20
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 9 23
T. Grisham CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 8 27
J. Profar 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .267 3 16
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .236 2 14
S. Murphy C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .208 4 11
N. Goodrum RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268 2 4
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (9, 1st Inning off J. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Murphy (4, 9th Inning off T. McFarland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick , J. Winker 2 , N. Goodrum , T. Grisham , S. Murphy 5
2-out RBI: S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , T. Grisham , A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Profar-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Winker (Hamilton at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .290 2 6
J. Polanco SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .297 3 20
D. Valencia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 2 4
M. Kemp RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .333 10 17
M. Margot LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 2 10
A. Romine C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .169 2 10
T. La Stella 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323 4 11
T. Barnhart DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .267 6 17
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 5
Totals 31 4 9 4 3 9 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Kemp (10, 7th Inning off R. Lovelady, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 4 , T. La Stella , J. Polanco 2 , T. Barnhart , B. Hamilton , A. Romine , D. Valencia , D. Pedroia
2-out RBI: M. Kemp , J. Polanco , T. Barnhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , B. Hamilton
GIDP: M. Margot
Hit by Pitch: D. Pedroia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (10)
OF assists: 1 (Kemp (Murphy at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale L (2-4) 5.2 8 2 2 2 7 0 101 64 4.09   
R. Lovelady 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 27 16 2.65   
S. Bracho 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 50
Batters Faced: C. Sale 26, R. Lovelady 6, S. Bracho 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-2, R. Lovelady 0-2, S. Bracho 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 101-64, R. Lovelady 27-16, S. Bracho 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 1-0
WP: C. Sale 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hoffman W (1-0) 5.2 5 0 0 3 5 0 93 58 0.00   
T. Bettencourt H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 1.17   
D. Mengden H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 16 0.00   
B. Brennan 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 15 8 3.86   
T. McFarland 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoffman 61
Batters Faced: J. Hoffman 24, T. Bettencourt 1, D. Mengden 6, B. Brennan 3, T. McFarland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoffman 3-8, T. Bettencourt 0-0, D. Mengden 2-2, B. Brennan 0-1, T. McFarland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoffman 93-58, T. Bettencourt 8-5, D. Mengden 28-16, B. Brennan 15-8, T. McFarland 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bettencourt 1-0 , T. McFarland 1-1
WP: T. McFarland
Balk: J. Hoffman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Hoffman
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 74 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 20084
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