MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/02/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 342 - FRIDAY, MAY 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (23-13) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 1
Kansas City Royals (13-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Astros Outdo Royals in Extra Innings
The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals put on quite a show.

The Houston Astros used a stellar performance from pitcher Joe Niekro to throttle the Kansas City offense en route to an extra-inning, 3-1 win at Kauffman Stadium. With the win over Kansas City, the Astros improved to 23-13.

Niekro gave Houston a first-rate performance. The 6-foot-1 right-hander permitted 1 run on 4 hits over 9 innings of work.

"It all comes down to execution," said Houston manager . "Baseball 101."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297 2 18
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .289 6 13
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .317 6 18
   d-C. Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
K. Tucker RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .276 3 18
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .252 3 16
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .197 0 11
R. Hidalgo CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .170 1 7
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .205 0 9
   a-C. Correa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 1 8
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247 1 7
   b-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 1 2
   c-J. Ferguson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 1 5 12 25      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th
b - K. Caminiti pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th
c - J. Ferguson substituted for K. Caminiti in the 9th
d - C. Biggio substituted for B. Serrell in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. McDaniel, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. McDaniel, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (11, 3rd Inning off B. McDaniel, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Serrell (8, 5th Inning off B. McDaniel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 5 , J. Bagwell , B. Serrell 2 , K. Tucker 3 , R. Hidalgo 2
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Serrell , A. Bregman 3 , C. Correa , B. Ausmus 2 , J. Ferguson
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Serrell-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 0 7
B. Mackey DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 12
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .239 3 10
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .305 8 18
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259 3 12
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 0 3
C. Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 2 6
F. White 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .124 1 6
   a-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 10
   b-J. Orta 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Dye RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 2 8
Totals 35 1 5 1 2 4 11      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for F. White in the 8th
b - J. Orta substituted for J. Damon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (4, 7th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Mackey , B. Witt Jr. 2 , S. Perez , C. Beltran , J. Dye
2-out RBI: S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , G. Brett
GIDP: F. White
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Brett (5)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (4-1) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 95 2.63   
L. Andersen SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 76
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 32, L. Andersen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 11-13, L. Andersen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 95-67, L. Andersen 27-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDaniel 5.1 4 1 1 4 4 0 96 3.17   
G. Holland 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 3.55   
J. Montgomery 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
K. Farnsworth L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 0 0 2 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDaniel 56
Batters Faced: B. McDaniel 24, G. Holland 9, J. Montgomery 6, K. Farnsworth 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDaniel 5-7, G. Holland 3-1, J. Montgomery 1-0, K. Farnsworth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDaniel 96-54, G. Holland 28-19, J. Montgomery 25-14, K. Farnsworth 19-14
WP: K. Farnsworth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 22787
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