Summary
5/28/2023 7:56PM PDT
W: Rafael Montero (6-2, 2.37), L: Zack Greinke (4-10, 3.68)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Royals batting. Javier pitching. Witt Jr. struck out swinging early at a slider low and away. Pasquantino grounded out to Javier (1-3). Perez struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Greinke pitching. Altuve doubled to left. Bregman was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away. Alvarez walked. Tucker walked. Pena hit a sacrifice fly to Bradley Jr. (SF8). Altuve scores. Alvarez advances to 3rd.* Abreu lined out to Bradley Jr. (L8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 2 Errors: 0 Pitches: 28 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 2:
Royals batting. Melendez was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and in. Olivares struck out on a changeup low and in. Pratto walked. Neris in bullpen. Montero in bullpen. Lopez flied out to Alvarez (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 23 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. McCormick popped out to Massey (P4). Julks lined to right for a single. Maldonado reached first on fielder's choice (6-4 FC). Julks out. Altuve lined out to Olivares (L7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Royals batting. Massey struck out chasing a changeup low and away. Bradley Jr. walked. Neris in bullpen. Neris pitching. Witt Jr. walked. Pasquantino walked. Perez grounded to left for a single. Bradley Jr. scores. Witt Jr. scores. Pasquantino advances to 3rd.* Melendez grounded to center for a single. Pasquantino scores. Perez advances to 2nd. Olivares was called out on strikes looking on an inside sinker. Pratto was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away.
Runs: 3 Hits: 2 Walks: 3 Errors: 0 Pitches: 41 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Bregman struck out chasing an outside fastball. Alvarez doubled to right. Tucker walked. Pena lined to left for a single. Alvarez advances to 3rd. Tucker advances to 2nd. Abreu lined to right for a single. Alvarez scores. Tucker advances to 3rd. Pena advances to 2nd. McCormick lined into a double play (L8-2-5 DP). Tucker out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 32 Runners Left On: 3
Inning 4:
Royals batting. Lopez lined to right for a single. Massey lined out to Pena (L6). Bradley Jr. was called out on strikes looking on a low sinker. Witt Jr. walked. Pasquantino struck out on a low fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 27 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Julks grounded out to Massey (4-3). Maldonado lined out to Melendez (L9). Altuve lined to center for a single. Bregman flied out to Melendez (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Royals batting. Perez was called out on strikes looking on an inside sinker. Melendez homered to right (378 feet). Montero in bullpen. Montero pitching. Olivares grounded out to Abreu (3U). Pratto walked. Lopez reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Pratto advances to 2nd. Massey was called out on strikes looking on a low fastball.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 1 Pitches: 27 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Alvarez homered to right (394 feet). Tucker struck out chasing a fastball high and away. Pena struck out swinging late at a high fastball. Abreu was hit by a pitch. McCormick walked. Julks lined to center for a single. Abreu scores. McCormick advances to 2nd. Maldonado homered to left (405 feet). McCormick scores. Julks scores.* Altuve doubled to right. Bregman was hit by a pitch. Alvarez homered to right (404 feet). Altuve scores. Bregman scores. Tucker doubled to left. Pena doubled to center. Tucker scores. Abreu reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Pena advances to 3rd. McCormick homered to left. Pena scores. Abreu scores.
Runs: 12 Hits: 8 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 61
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Pena: 103 mph (Pena lined to left for a single. )
Julks: 104 mph (Julks lined to center for a single. 1 RBI)
Maldonado: 104 mph (Maldonado homered to left (405 feet). 3 RBI)
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Legend.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 31,443 (77% capacity)
Weather: 65 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 50 (Javier), -30 (Greinke)
UMPIRES
HP: Freddie Ferguson. 1B: Joe MacDonald. 2B: Carl Dixon. 3B: Eric Summersgill.