HOU @ KCA
Final Score: HOU 5 - KCA 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 40,146
- Game Duration
- 194 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Collin McHugh
- Losing Pitcher
- Yordano Ventura
- Save
- Luke Gregerson
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Lance Barksdale
- First Base
- Angel Hernandez
- Second Base
- Mike Everitt
- Third Base
- Ron Kulpa
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 82°F
- Sky
- Cloudy
- Wind Direction
- ltor
- Wind Speed
- 5 mph
Line Score
HOU Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jason Castro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Correa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Evan Gattis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Carlos Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luke Gregerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Will Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Marisnick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Collin McHugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Oliver Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Colby Rasmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Tony Sipp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Springer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Luis Valbuena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .306 |
KCA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luke Hochevar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Madson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kendrys Morales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Rios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yordano Ventura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
HOU Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Gregerson (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Will Harris | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Collin McHugh (W) | W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Oliver Perez | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tony Sipp | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | |
KCA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Herrera | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luke Hochevar | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Madson | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Yordano Ventura (L) | L | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Chris Young | - | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals, October 8, 2015
The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium on October 8, 2015 in the Division Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 40,146, a running time of 194 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 82 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 5 mph wind. The line score has the Houston Astros crossing the plate in the first, second, fifth, and eighth; the first brought 2 runs. The Kansas City Royals scored single runs in the second and fourth innings. Hits were 11 for the Houston Astros and 6 for the Kansas City Royals, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Collin McHugh, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits in 6.0 innings. Yordano Ventura took the loss after 2.0 innings and 3 runs. Luke Gregerson earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Chris Young, who had 7. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Luke Gregerson, Will Harris, Collin McHugh, Oliver Perez, and Tony Sipp. The Kansas City Royals used Kelvin Herrera, Luke Hochevar, Ryan Madson, Yordano Ventura, and Chris Young on the mound. Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros at the plate: 3 for 5 and 1 RBI. Colby Rasmus drove in 2 for the Houston Astros. The Houston Astros got more home runs from Colby Rasmus and George Springer. Kendrys Morales led the Kansas City Royals at the plate: 2 for 4, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Lance Barksdale.
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