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
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
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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 | ||||||||