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HOUSTON 1980 ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY 1977 ROYALS
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HOUSTON 1980 ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY 1977 ROYALS
GAME ID: 1383 - THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1980 Astros (23-10) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 2
Kansas City 1977 Royals (16-16) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 13 0
Royals Saddle Astros with 5-3 Loss
The Kansas City 1977 Royals racked up a win at Royals Stadium, bumping off the Houston 1980 Astros, 5-3. Mark Littell, who started for Kansas City 1977, pitched effectively for his team. Littell yielded 2 runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 5, and struck out 7. His record improves to 4-1. With the win, Kansas City 1977 is 16-16.

The Royals benefited from an error in the bottom of the third inning. Kansas City 1977 was leading 3-1 when Freddie Patek hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Kansas City 1977 in front, 5-1.

"Mark -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Royals manager Kelly Audia. "He was the key to us winning."
HOUSTON 1980 BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY 1977 BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .331 10 26
   a-A. Howe PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 6 30
D. Walling DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .314 2 12
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317 4 28
J. Cruz LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .294 1 21
D. Bergman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 4 19
G. Woods RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .262 3 28
A. Ashby C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .274 1 15
E. Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .222 0 7
C. Reynolds SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .255 0 14
Totals 29 3 7 3 6 8 12      
a - A. Howe pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cruz (8, 7th Inning off M. Littell, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Woods (12, 7th Inning off R. McGilberry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Walling , J. Cruz 2 , G. Woods 2 , A. Ashby 3 , C. Reynolds
2-out RBI: C. Reynolds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cruz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Morgan (3) , D. Walling (3) , C. Cedeno (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Woods (2) , E. Cabell (1)
OF assists: 1 (Woods(Mayberry at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Otis CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .306 7 19
P. LaCock LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .221 0 10
G. Brett 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .405 6 26
A. Cowens RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 7 18
J. Mayberry 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .307 8 25
J. Wathan C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .344 4 15
T. Poquette DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .306 1 10
   a-H. McRae DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 3 16
F. Patek SS 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .301 1 11
F. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .257 1 15
Totals 35 5 13 5 3 0 23      
a - H. McRae inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mayberry (5, 2nd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Otis , P. LaCock , G. Brett 2 , A. Cowens , J. Mayberry 3 , J. Wathan 2 , T. Poquette , F. Patek 3
2-out RBI: J. Wathan , F. Patek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Otis , P. LaCock , H. McRae , F. White
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Otis 2 (16) , G. Brett (5) , J. Wathan (2) , F. Patek (21)
CS: A. Otis (7) , G. Brett (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wathan-Patek)
OF assists: 2 (Otis(Woods at 3rd base), Cowens(Reynolds at 2nd base))
HOUSTON 1980 PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY 1977 PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro L (5-1) 3.0 9 5 5 2 0 0 56 4.34   
R. Niemann 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 3.86   
B. Sprowl 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 17
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 19, R. Niemann 9, B. Sprowl 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 2-6, R. Niemann 3-4, B. Sprowl 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 56-32, R. Niemann 33-17, B. Sprowl 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Niemann 1-0
WP: J. Niekro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Littell W (4-1) 6.0 3 2 2 5 7 0 100 1.97   
R. McGilberry 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 4.91   
L. Gura H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.13   
S. Mingori SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Littell 60
Batters Faced: M. Littell 22, R. McGilberry 5, L. Gura 4, S. Mingori 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Littell 4-3, R. McGilberry 1-0, L. Gura 3-0, S. Mingori 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Littell 100-56, R. McGilberry 16-8, L. Gura 11-6, S. Mingori 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McGilberry 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Littell
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 22678
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