MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/12/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 953 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-20) 6 0 1 0 0 3 0 8 0 18 15 0
Houston Astros (21-22) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 12 1
Aquino Hits 2 home runs in Royals Win
Kansas City right fielder Aristides Aquino had 6 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Houston Astros, 18-4. Jacob Nix got credit for the win, improving to 3-3. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings. With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 22-20.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Aquino hit a slider from Carlos Rodon for a 3-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 4-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Kansas City skipper Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 2 14
   a-A. Gordon PH, LF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .133 0 0
H. Kendrick DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 5 .215 1 9
N. Arenado 3B 5 3 3 2 1 0 1 .303 9 25
A. Rizzo 1B 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 .219 7 20
A. Aquino RF 4 3 2 6 2 1 2 .284 8 23
T. Grisham CF 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 .293 8 28
S. Murphy C 6 3 4 3 0 2 1 .234 5 14
J. Profar 2B 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 .273 3 17
N. Lopez SS 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .245 1 10
Totals 40 18 15 16 13 7 23      
a - A. Gordon pinch hit for J. Winker in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick (5, 6th Inning off J. Pazos, 0 on, 1 out) J. Winker (10, 1st Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado (12, 2nd Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Aquino 2 (8, 1st Inning off C. Rodon, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Pazos, 2 on, 2 outs) S. Murphy (5, 3rd Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 3 , A. Aquino 8 , J. Winker 3 , J. Profar 2 , N. Arenado 4 , S. Murphy 7
2-out RBI: A. Aquino , J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick , T. Grisham 2
GIDP: H. Kendrick , N. Lopez
Sac Fly: N. Lopez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Arenado-Profar-Rizzo, Profar-Lopez-Rizzo, Rizzo-Lopez-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 .213 8 19
B. Hamilton CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .209 0 5
J. Polanco SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 3 20
D. Smith 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .191 3 14
T. Barnhart C 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .274 6 17
M. Kemp RF 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 .378 12 19
N. Walker 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 .256 5 12
M. Margot LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .213 2 10
D. Valencia 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .257 2 4
Totals 35 4 12 4 8 6 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kemp (2, 4th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Smith (9, 9th Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 1 out) B. Hamilton (8, 5th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kemp 2 (12, 2nd Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 10 , M. Margot , D. Smith 4 , T. Barnhart 2 , B. Hamilton 3 , N. Walker
2-out RBI: D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , T. Barnhart , B. Hamilton 2 , D. Valencia , N. Walker
GIDP: M. Margot , T. Barnhart , B. Hamilton
Sac Fly: N. Walker
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hamilton (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Polanco-Walker-Smith, Polanco-Walker-Smith)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nix W (3-3) 5.0 7 2 2 2 4 1 89 55 4.76   
J. Romero 2.0 3 1 1 4 0 1 44 21 8.36   
C. Javier 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 35 19 0.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nix 47
Batters Faced: J. Nix 23, J. Romero 12, C. Javier 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nix 6-4, J. Romero 1-4, C. Javier 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nix 89-55, J. Romero 44-21, C. Javier 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Javier 1-0
WP: J. Nix
Balk: J. Nix , J. Romero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Rodon L (1-3) 0.2 5 6 6 3 1 1 44 20 6.43   
D. Mengden 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 38 25 1.93   
J. Hoyt 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 13 3.93   
B. Brennan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 11 3.70   
J. Pazos 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 21 11 4.50   
A. Warren 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 8 2.55   
T. Bettencourt 0.0 0 3 2 2 0 0 16 7 3.52   
T. McFarland 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 19 11 3.94   
D. Pedroia 1.0 1 2 2 3 0 0 30 14 18.00   
T. Mancini 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodon 8
Batters Faced: C. Rodon 10, D. Mengden 10, J. Hoyt 4, B. Brennan 4, J. Pazos 5, A. Warren 5, T. Bettencourt 3, T. McFarland 3, D. Pedroia 7, T. Mancini 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodon 0-1, D. Mengden 4-2, J. Hoyt 1-0, B. Brennan 2-0, J. Pazos 0-1, A. Warren 2-0, T. Bettencourt 0-0, T. McFarland 0-0, D. Pedroia 1-2, T. Mancini 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodon 44-20, D. Mengden 38-25, J. Hoyt 18-13, B. Brennan 17-11, J. Pazos 21-11, A. Warren 18-8, T. Bettencourt 16-7, T. McFarland 19-11, D. Pedroia 30-14, T. Mancini 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mengden 2-0 , A. Warren 1-0 , T. McFarland 3-3 , D. Pedroia 2-2
WP: C. Rodon , D. Pedroia
Balk: D. Pedroia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aristides Aquino
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 4:44
Attendance: 20064
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