LIVE Top 1st Mar 31
TEX 0 -117 o8.5
BAL 0 +108 u8.5
LIVE Top 1st Mar 31
WAS 0 +162 o9.5
PHI 0 -177 u9.5
PIT -115 o9.0
CIN +106 u9.0
CHW +134 o8.0
MIA -145 u8.0
COL +226 o8.0
TOR -253 u8.0
ATH +135 o9.0
ATL -147 u9.0
TB +109 o7.5
MIL -118 u7.5
LAA +127 o7.0
CHC -138 u7.0
NYM -141 o8.5
STL +128 u8.5
BOS +129 o7.5
HOU -140 u7.5
SF -128 o7.5
SD +118 u7.5
NYY -106 o7.0
SEA -102 u7.0
DET +102 o9.0
AZ -110 u9.0
CLE +230 o8.0
LAD -257 u8.0
Houston

Kansas City vs Houston Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Boxscore

Livescore Details
Team R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kansas City Royals KC Kansas City 9 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Houston Astros HOU Houston 6 9 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0

Kansas City Pitcher Ryan Madson R. Madson (W)

Houston Pitcher Tony Sipp T. Sipp (L)

Game Info

Location  Minute Maid Park

Temperature  Temperature

Attendance  42,387 attendance

Home  Ron Kulpa

1st  Gerry Davis

2nd  Todd Tichenor

3rd  Lance Barksdale

Left  Angel Hernandez

Right  Mike Everitt

Batting Stats

Kansas City Batting Stats Table
POS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
A. Escobar SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .278
B. Zobrist 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .375
L. Cain CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .235
E. Hosmer 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .176
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .267
     J. Dyson PR -DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M. Moustakas 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .143
S. Perez C 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .250
     T. Gore PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     A. Butera C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
A. Gordon LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .214
A. Rios RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .182
     P. Orlando PR -RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 9 8 8 5 12 17

Battling

  • HR - Eric Hosmer (1), Salvador Perez (2)
  • TB - Alcides Escobar 1, Benjamin Zobrist 1, Lorenzo Cain 1, Eric Hosmer 5, Michael Moustakas 1, Salvador Perez 4, Alexis Rios 1
  • RBI - Lorenzo Cain (2), Eric Hosmer 3 (4), Kendrys Morales (3), Salvador Perez 2 (4), Alex Gordon (2)
  • Team LOB - 17
Houston Batting Stats Table
POS AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .167
G. Springer RF 4 1 0 0 1 4 1 .267
C. Correa SS 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .412
C. Rasmus LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .545
J. Gattis DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .188
     J. Marisnick PR -DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
     P. Tucker PH -DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
C. Gómez CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333
L. Valbuena 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .100
V. Carter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .357
     M. Gonzalez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
J. Castro C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .083
     J. Lowrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     H. Conger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 9 6 5 16 15

Battling

  • 2B - Carlos Correa (1)
  • HR - Carlos Correa 2 (2), Colby Rasmus (3), Carlos Gómez (1)
  • TB - Carlos Correa 11, Colby Rasmus 5, James Gattis 1, Carlos Gómez 5
  • RBI - Carlos Correa 4 (4), Colby Rasmus (5), Carlos Gómez (2)
  • Team LOB - 15

Fielding

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Pitching Stats Table
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Y. Ventura 5 .0 4 3 3 2 8 2 7.71
K. Herrera 1 .0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3.00
R. Madson (W 1-0) 1 .0 4 2 2 0 2 2 9.00
W. Davis (S 2) 2 .0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
  • Pitches-Strikes - Yordano Ventura 0-0, Kelvin Herrera 0-0, Ryan Madson 0-0, Wade Davis 0-0
  • Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Yordano Ventura 3-3, Kelvin Herrera 0-0, Ryan Madson 0-1, Wade Davis 1-1
  • Batters Faced - Yordano Ventura 23, Kelvin Herrera 5, Ryan Madson 7, Wade Davis 7
Houston Pitching Stats Table
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L. McCullers 6 .1 2 2 2 2 7 1 2.84
W. Harris (H 2) 0 .2 4 4 3 0 1 0 18.00
T. Sipp (L 0-1) 0 .1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
L. Gregerson 0 .2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.00
J. Fields 1 .0 1 2 2 1 2 1 10.80
  • Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers 0-0, William Harris 0-0, Tony Sipp 0-0, Lucas Gregerson 0-0, Joshua Fields 0-0
  • Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers 6-3, William Harris 0-0, Tony Sipp 1-0, Lucas Gregerson 1-0, Joshua Fields 0-0
  • Batters Faced - Lance McCullers 25, William Harris 5, Tony Sipp 3, Lucas Gregerson 4, Joshua Fields 5

KC vs HOURecords

KC vs HOURecords

Team Table
Team W/L H/A $ RF RA Tot O/U
Kansas City logo KC 96-68 44-37 2008 4.45 3.96 8.41 74-77
Houston logo HOU 89-77 54-28 71 4.49 3.78 8.27 74-83

KC vs HOUHead To Head

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
3-6-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U KC Starter (IP) HOU Starter (IP)
Oct 11, '15 HOU Houston logo 4 - 2 HOU -170 u7.5 E. Vólquez (5.2) D. Keuchel (7.0)
Oct 09, '15 KC Kansas City logo 5 - 4 KC -126 o7.5 J. Cueto (6.0) S. Kazmir (5.1)
Oct 08, '15 KC Houston logo 5 - 2 HOU +120 u7.5 Y. Ventura (2.0) C. McHugh (6.0)
Jul 26, '15 KC Kansas City logo 5 - 1 KC +103 u7.0 Y. Ventura (7.0) D. Keuchel (6.2)
Jul 25, '15 KC Kansas City logo 2 - 1 KC -138 u8.0 D. Duffy (6.0) S. Feldman (7.2)
Jul 24, '15 KC Houston logo 4 - 0 HOU -109 u8.0 J. Guthrie (7.0) S. Kazmir (7.0)
Jul 01, '15 HOU Houston logo 6 - 5 HOU -113 o7.5 E. Vólquez (5.0) V. Velasquez (6.1)
Jun 30, '15 HOU Houston logo 4 - 0 HOU -148 u7.0 D. Duffy (6.2) D. Keuchel (8.0)
Jun 29, '15 HOU Houston logo 6 - 1 HOU -124 P7.0 J. Blanton (2.2) L. McCullers Jr. (7.0)
May 28, '14 KC Houston logo 9 - 3 HOU +127 o8.5 D. Duffy (4.0) J. Cosart (5.0)

Kansas City logo Kansas City Record Last 10

Win / Loss
6-4-0
Over / Under
3-7-0
ML
$112
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Oct 11, '15 @ Houston logo HOU L 2 - 4 L +156 u7.5 E. Vólquez (5.2) D. Keuchel (7.0)
Oct 09, '15 Houston logo HOU W 5 - 4 W -126 o7.5 J. Cueto (6.0) S. Kazmir (5.1)
Oct 08, '15 Houston logo HOU L 2 - 5 L -130 u7.5 Y. Ventura (2.0) C. McHugh (6.0)
Oct 04, '15 @ Minnesota logo MIN W 6 - 1 W -171 u8.0 J. Cueto (5.0) C. Nolasco (2.2)
Oct 03, '15 @ Minnesota logo MIN W 5 - 1 W -120 u7.5 Y. Ventura (7.0) T. Milone (6.0)
Oct 02, '15 @ Minnesota logo MIN W 3 - 1 W +106 u7.5 C. Young (6.1) E. Santana (7.0)
Oct 01, '15 @ Chicago logo CHW W 6 - 4 W -133 o7.5 K. Medlen (6.0) J. Danks (5.0)
Sep 30, '15 @ Chicago logo CHW W 5 - 3 W +111 o7.5 E. Vólquez (6.0) J. Quintana (9.0)
Sep 29, '15 @ Chicago logo CHW L 2 - 4 L -145 u7.5 J. Cueto (6.0) J. Samardzija (7.0)
Sep 28, '15 @ Chicago logo CHC L 0 - 1 L +104 u8.0 Y. Ventura (7.0) K. Hendricks (6.0)

Kansas City Next 3 Games

Houston logo Houston Record Last 10

Win / Loss
7-3-0
Over / Under
4-6-0
ML
$235
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Oct 11, '15 Kansas City logo KC W 4 - 2 W -170 u7.5 D. Keuchel (7.0) E. Vólquez (5.2)
Oct 09, '15 @ Kansas City logo KC L 4 - 5 L +116 o7.5 S. Kazmir (5.1) J. Cueto (6.0)
Oct 08, '15 @ Kansas City logo KC W 5 - 2 W +120 u7.5 C. McHugh (6.0) Y. Ventura (2.0)
Oct 06, '15 @ New York logo NYY W 3 - 0 W -106 u7.0 D. Keuchel (6.0) M. Tanaka (5.0)
Oct 04, '15 @ Arizona logo AZ L 3 - 5 L -150 u8.5 L. McCullers Jr. (5.0) R. Ray (4.1)
Oct 03, '15 @ Arizona logo AZ W 6 - 2 W -161 u8.5 C. McHugh (7.0) J. Hellickson (5.0)
Oct 02, '15 @ Arizona logo AZ W 21 - 5 W -167 o8.5 D. Keuchel (6.0) R. De La Rosa (3.0)
Sep 30, '15 @ Seattle logo SEA W 7 - 6 W -154 o8.0 S. Kazmir (4.1) A. Zych (2.2)
Sep 29, '15 @ Seattle logo SEA L 4 - 6 L -135 o7.5 M. Fiers (5.2) V. Nuño III (5.0)
Sep 28, '15 @ Seattle logo SEA W 3 - 2 W -133 u7.0 L. McCullers Jr. (6.0) R. Elías (6.0)

Houston Next 3 Games

Series Stats

Series Game Records

Kansas City - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 29-27 19-17 12-12
Game 2 34-18 21-10 18-9
Game 3 25-21 16-16 11-6
Game 4 8-2 4-1 4-1
Houston - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 31-24 15-16 16-8
Game 2 26-27 13-17 13-11
Game 3 28-20 16-6 12-15
Game 4 4-6 3-3 1-3

Next 3 Series

Kansas City
Date vs W-L Home/Away
Thu, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 15 @ KC logo KC 95-67 51-30 H
Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR logo TOR 93-69 40-41 A
Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 21 vs KC logo KC 95-67 44-36 A
Houston
Date vs W-L Home/Away
Thu, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 15 vs HOU logo HOU 86-76 33-48 A

KC vs HOU Preview

Last Meeting ( Oct 11, 2015 ) Kansas City 2, Houston 4

KC vs HOUInjury report

Kansas City logoKansas City's Injuries

Kansas City Starters Last Game

Pitchers
POS # Player
SP 36 Edinson Volquez
RP 40 Kelvin Herrera
RP 44 Luke Hochevar
RP 17 Wade Davis
Hitters
POS # Player
SS 2 Alcides Escobar
2B 18 Benjamin Zobrist
CF 6 Lorenzo Cain
1B 35 Eric Hosmer
3B 8 Michael Moustakas
C 13 Salvador Perez
PR 1 * Jarrod Dyson
C 9 * Andrew Butera
LF 4 Alex Gordon
RF 15 Alexis Rios
PH 25 * Kendrys Morales
PH 24 * Christian Colon
RF 16 Paulo Orlando
(* - Change In Order)

Houston's Injuries

Houston Starters Last Game

Pitchers
POS # Player
RP 0 Collin McHugh
SP 0 Mike Fiers
RP 0 Tony Sipp
RP 0 Pat Neshek
SP 0 Dallas Keuchel
Hitters
POS # Player
2B 0 Jose Altuve
RF 0 George Springer
SS 0 Carlos Correa
LF 0 Colby Rasmus
CF 0 Carlos Gomez
DH 0 Evan Gattis
3B 0 Luis Valbuena
1B 0 Chris Carter
C 0 Jason Castro
PH 0 * Preston Tucker
(* - Change In Order)

KC vs HOU Starters Recent Games

Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
3.00
Avg. IP
5.1
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Oct 08, '15 KC 2 - HOU 5
L -130 u7.5 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0.0 3.0
Oct 03, '15 MIN 1 - KC 5
W -120 u7.5 7.0 4 1 1 11 3 0 0 0.0 0.8
Sep 28, '15 CHC 1 - KC 0
L +104 u8.0 7.0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 3.0
Sep 23, '15 KC 4 - SEA 3
W -182 u8.0 6.0 6 3 3 4 1 0 0 0.0 5.5
Sep 17, '15 CLE 4 - KC 8
W +120 o7.0 5.0 8 3 2 4 2 0 0 0.0 9.0
Last 5 Avg. 5.1 4.8 2.0 1.8 5.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2
Last Vs Houston
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Oct 08, '15 KC 2 - HOU 5
L -130 u7.5 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0.0 3.0
Jul 26, '15 KC 5 - HOU 1
W +103 u7.0 7.0 6 1 1 5 0 0 0 0.0 1.2
May 26, '14 KC 2 - HOU 9
L -185 o7.5 2.2 7 5 5 3 3 0 0 0.0 3.0
Last 3 Avg. 3.2 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
Win / Loss
1-4
ERA
3.72
Avg. IP
5.2
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Oct 04, '15 AZ 5 - HOU 3
L -150 u8.5 5.0 6 3 2 6 2 1 0 0.0 1.7
Sep 28, '15 SEA 2 - HOU 3
W -133 u7.0 6.0 4 2 2 7 2 1 0 0.0 3.0
Sep 22, '15 HOU 3 - LAA 4
L -166 u8.5 7.0 4 3 3 9 0 2 0 0.0 7.0
Sep 17, '15 TEX 8 - HOU 2
L -119 o9.0 6.0 5 3 3 5 2 1 0 0.0 1.0
Sep 12, '15 LAA 3 - HOU 2
L -123 u8.0 5.0 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 0.0 1.8
Last 5 Avg. 5.2 5.2 2.6 2.4 5.6 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.9
Last Vs Kansas City
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Jun 29, '15 HOU 6 - KC 1
W -124 p7.0 7.0 4 1 1 6 2 1 0 0.0 3.0
Last 1 Avg. 7.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

KC vs HOUStats

KC vs HOU Stats Analysis

All Pitchers
Team ERA AVG. OBP WHIP IP HR BB K
Kansas City logo Kansas City 3.75 .250 .314 1.28 8.2 1.0 3.0 7.2
Houston logo Houston 3.54 .240 .296 1.19 8.2 0.9 2.5 7.9

More Stats

Kansas City Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Franklin Morales (L) 7 67 62.1 58 24 22 4 14 41 3.19 1.16 86:30
Last 3 3 2.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 4.50 2.00 3:1
Kelvin Herrera (R) 2 74 71.2 54 23 21 5 25 67 2.66 1.10 76:34
Last 3 3 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 2.14 2:0
Ryan Madson (R) 2 71 66.1 49 18 16 6 13 64 2.18 0.93 77:32
Last 3 3 3.0 4 1 1 1 0 6 3.00 1.33 2:0
Wade Davis (R) 2 70 68.1 33 8 7 3 20 79 0.93 0.78 54:33
Last 3 3 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 0.38 3:0
Daniel Duffy (L) 0 31 137.1 138 65 63 16 53 102 4.14 1.39 129:77
Last 3 3 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 3 4.50 1.29 1:1
Luke Hochevar (R) 0 51 53.1 52 23 21 7 16 51 3.57 1.28 44:30
Last 3 3 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 0.82 5:2
Bullpen Total 13 364 459.1 384 161 150 41 141 404 2.94 1.14 466:236
Last 3 18 16.0 17 4 3 2 3 19 1.69 1.25 16:4
Available Bullpen 13 282 268.2 194 73 66 18 72 251 2.21 0.99 293:129


Houston Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Patrick Neshek (R) 2 67 55.1 51 25 22 8 11 52 3.60 1.12 42:39
Last 3 3 2.0 6 1 1 0 1 2 4.50 3.50 1:3
William Harris (R) 2 71 73.1 46 19 16 8 21 69 1.97 0.91 87:31
Last 3 3 2.1 4 1 1 0 0 1 4.50 1.71 4:1
Oliver Pérez (L) 2 72 41.1 41 25 20 4 14 51 4.39 1.33 33:24
Last 3 3 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 2.25 1:0
Joshua Fields (R) 2 55 51.1 39 20 20 2 17 69 3.53 1.09 30:31
Last 3 3 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 6 0.00 1.20 1:2
Lucas Gregerson (R) 0 67 64.1 50 25 22 6 8 64 3.09 0.90 85:21
Last 3 3 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 5 3.00 0.60 3:1
Tony Sipp (L) 0 64 57.2 41 13 12 5 16 65 1.89 0.99 44:31
Last 3 3 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 0.43 4:0
Bullpen Total 8 396 343.1 268 127 112 33 87 370 2.94 1.03 321:177
Last 3 18 14.2 16 4 4 1 5 16 2.45 1.43 14:7
Available Bullpen 8 265 221.1 177 89 78 22 63 241 3.17 1.08 192:125
Kansas City All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Kristopher Medlen (R) 10 15 58.1 56 30 26 6 18 40 4.03 1.27 69:29
Christopher Young (R) 3 35 127.1 94 45 43 17 45 90 3.05 1.09 82:106
Johnny Cueto (R) 2 33 218.0 201 91 85 22 48 181 3.51 1.14 225:109
Edinson Vólquez (R) 0 36 211.2 200 97 83 16 76 169 3.54 1.30 229:132


Houston All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Michael Fiers (R) 12 31 180.1 162 83 74 24 59 180 3.70 1.23 151:103
Collin McHugh (R) 3 33 209.2 211 91 90 21 52 172 3.88 1.25 228:118
Scott Kazmir (L) 2 32 188.1 167 80 66 21 60 159 3.16 1.21 189:94
Dallas Keuchel (L) 0 35 245.0 193 69 65 18 54 230 2.39 1.01 335:59
Umpire G W-L AVG PIT STR B STR% STR BB K/BB HR O/U
Ron Kulpa 0 0-0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0-0




Vs Royals
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter
Oct 2, 2015 MIN 1 - KC 3 L -115 U 7.5 Christopher Young (R) Ervin Santana (R)
Sep 6, 2015 KC 5 - CHW 7 L -202 O 8.0 Erik Johnson (R) Johnny Cueto (R)
Jul 11, 2015 KC 2 - TOR 6 L +120 P 8.0 Mark Buehrle (L) Christopher Young (R)


Vs Astros
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter
May 2, 2015 HOU 11 - SEA 4 W -135 O 8.0 Taijuan Walker (R) Collin McHugh (R)


Vs Yordano Ventura (R)
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter


Vs Lance McCullers (R)
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter

Betting Terminology

  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds
  • O/U: Closing total and odds
  • IP: Innings pitched by the starter
  • H: Hits allowed by the starter
  • R: Runs allowed by the starter
  • ER: Earned runs allowed by the starter
  • SO: Strikeouts thrown by the starter
  • BB: Walks allowed by the starter
  • HR: Home runs allowed by the starter
  • PIT: Total pitches thrown by the starter
  • P/IP: Pitches thrown per inning by the starter
  • GB:FB: Groundball - flyball ratio by the starter

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win-loss record (last 10)
  • Net $: $ won/lost based on $100 bets (last 10)
  • O/U: Over under record (last 10)
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the game
  • O/U: Closing total and odds for the game
  • Away/Home Starter: Starting pitchers for the game
  • Last vs: The result last time the teams played
  • Schedule Starter: Expected starter for the upcoming game

Betting Terminology

Records below refer to the game # of all series across the season. Game 1, game 2 etc.

  • Overall: Team’s season record
  • After Win: Team’s record for the game immediately after a win
  • After Loss: Team’s record for the game immediately after a loss

Betting Terminology

  • Runs/9: Runs per nine innings
  • AVG: Batting average
  • Hits: Average hits per game
  • HR: Average home runs per game
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) per game
  • EB Hits: Average extra base hits per game
  • SB: Average stolen bases per game
  • OBP: On base percentage
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • AVG: Batting average allowed
  • HR: Average home runs allowed
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) allowed
  • IP(S): Average innings pitched by starters
  • K(S): Average strikeouts by starters
  • K(B): Average strikeouts by bullpen
  • Rest(B): % of relievers that are available to pitch today
  • RF: Average team runs for. The run support pitchers are getting

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