Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros, September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019, 8:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
.847
OPS.710
288
HR162
920
Runs691
3.66
ERA5.20
1.13
WHIP1.48
1671
Strikeouts by pitchers1230
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerRF/CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex BregmanSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett StubbsPR/C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh ReddickPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Bubba Starling led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBroomRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
Gerrit Cole went 8.0 innings for Houston Astros (11 SO, 0 ER); Danny Duffy went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Gerrit Cole | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Roberto Osuna | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Heath Fillmyer | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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