Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 10,
Houston 8
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - John Libka, 1B - Derek Thomas, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 19557
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - John Libka, 1B - Derek Thomas, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 19557
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .306 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .299 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| Chas McCormick | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .279 |
| Yainer Diaz | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Mauricio Dubon | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Yordan Alvarez (21) | |||||||||
| 3B - Mauricio Dubon (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Altuve (17), Yainer Diaz (22) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Altuve 5, Alex Bregman 3, Yordan Alvarez 3, Kyle Tucker, Yainer Diaz 4, Jeremy Pena, Mauricio Dubon 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Altuve 3 (45), Alex Bregman (95), Yordan Alvarez 2 (91), Jose Abreu (79), Yainer Diaz (57) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Bregman (35), Yordan Alvarez (29) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Yordan Alvarez 2 (31), Chas McCormick (41), Yainer Diaz (37) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Yordan Alvarez (7) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jeremy Pena (14), Alex Bregman (14) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.P. France | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 |
| Rafael Montero | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.83 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 |
| Hector Neris (L 6-3) | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Joel Kuhnel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.66 |
| Pitches-Strikes - J.P. France 90-53, Rafael Montero 13-8, Phil Maton 12-7, Hector Neris 29-17, Joel Kuhnel 21-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.P. France 4-3, Rafael Montero 0-1, Phil Maton 1-2, Hector Neris 2-1, Joel Kuhnel 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.P. France 22, Rafael Montero 3, Phil Maton 5, Hector Neris 7, Joel Kuhnel 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Rafael Montero 3-1 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Logan Porter | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 |
| MJ Melendez | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Nelson Velazquez | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .233 |
| Dairon Blanco | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Nick Pratto | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Totals | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Salvador Perez (20), Nick Pratto (16) | |||||||||
| HR - Logan Porter (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Bobby Witt Jr. 2, Salvador Perez 2, Logan Porter 4, MJ Melendez, Michael Massey 2, Kyle Isbel, Nick Pratto 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (90), Salvador Perez 2 (72), Logan Porter (3), MJ Melendez (49), Nelson Velazquez 2 (20), Kyle Isbel (30), Nick Pratto (32) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Maikel Garcia (44), Kyle Isbel 2 (32) | |||||||||
| SF - Bobby Witt Jr. (7), Nelson Velazquez (1), Nick Pratto (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Maikel Garcia (22, 2nd off France/Diaz), Bobby Witt Jr. (47, 2nd off France/Diaz), Dairon Blanco 2 (22, 2nd off Neris/Diaz, 3rd off Neris/Diaz) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Maikel Garcia (8) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Cole Ragans | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Collin Snider (BS 1) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| James McArthur (W 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.89 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.02 |
| Taylor Clarke (SV 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 |
| WP - Cole Ragans | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Cole Ragans 100-65, Collin Snider 17-8, James McArthur 13-10, Carlos Hernandez 24-13, Taylor Clarke 4-2 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cole Ragans 7-3, Collin Snider 1-0, James McArthur 1-1, Carlos Hernandez 1-1, Taylor Clarke 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Cole Ragans 27, Collin Snider 5, James McArthur 4, Carlos Hernandez 6, Taylor Clarke 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Collin Snider 2-2, James McArthur 2-0, Taylor Clarke 2-0 | ||||||||