Final
Royals get first road win
Apr 16, 2014 - 4:42 AM Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Omar Infante smacked a homer, drove in two runs and scored a pair, Yordano Ventura picked up his first big-league win and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros, 4-2, on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set.Ventura (1-0) struck out a career-high seven and surrendered two runs -- one earned -- on four hits and three walks over seven innings for Kansas City, which was swept in Minnesota over the weekend.
"I'm just really proud for him because that was like his fifth time he's gone for his first win and he's had an opportunity to win ballgames two or three times and we couldn't hold it for him," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Eric Hosmer cracked an RBI double among his two hits in the triumph.
Lucas Harrell (0-3) yielded four runs on five hits and three walks over five frames for the Astros, who have dropped six of their last eight games.
"Through my first 10 hitters, I threw one first-pitch strike. That can't happen," Harrell said.
The game was tied 1-1 after both teams plated a run in the first, but the Royals pushed across a pair in the third and another in the fifth to surge in front.
Lorenzo Cain led off with a sharp single into the gap in left-center and advanced to third when the ball darted past the glove of left fielder Robbie Grossman and trickled all the way to the wall.
Norichika Aoki walked two batters later and Infante grounded into a force out to bring Cain home. Infante crossed the plate when Hosmer drilled a double off the top of the left-field wall.
Billy Butler's sacrifice fly in the fifth gave KC a 4-1 advantage.
Houston got a run back in the home half on Carlos Corporan's one-out homer to right, but Wade Davis fanned two in a 1-2-3 eighth and Greg Holland struck out the side in the ninth to notch his fourth save of the year.
Earlier, Infante's one-out shot to left opened the scoring, but Houston tied it in the home half when Dexter Fowler began the inning with a double and later scored on an errant pickoff attempt.
Game Notes
The Royals picked up their first win in six road games this season ... The Royals were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
- KANSAS CITY: 4
HOUSTON: 2
Final
Apr 15 11:01 PM - Carlos Corporan one-out, solo Home Run (2) to right. Jonathan Villar due up.
Royals 4, Astros 2 Bot 5, 1 OutApr 15 9:48 PM - Billy Butler sacrifice fly to right scored Norichika Aoki with two out. Runners on first and second with Alex Gordon due up.
Royals 4, Astros 1 Top 5, 2 OutsApr 15 9:43 PM - Billy Butler out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Alex Presley. Omar Infante to third. Norichika Aoki scores.
Royals 4, Astros 0 Top 5, 2 OutsApr 15 9:42 PM - Eric Hosmer double to left scored Omar Infante with two out. Runner on second and Billy Butler due up.
Royals 3, Astros 1 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 15 9:00 PM - Omar Infante grounded into a fielder's choice, short to second scoring Lorenzo Cain with two out. On the play, Norichika Aoki out at second. Runner on first with two outs and Eric Hosmer due up.
Royals 2, Astros 1 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 15 9:00 PM - Eric Hosmer doubles to deep left field. Omar Infante scores.
Royals 3, Astros 0 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 15 8:59 PM - Omar Infante reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Norichika Aoki out at second. Lorenzo Cain scores.
Royals 2, Astros 0 Top 3, 1 OutApr 15 8:58 PM - Dexter Fowler scored on Yordano Ventura's throwing error with two out. On the play, Jason Castro advances to second. Runner on second and Chris Carter at the plate.
Royals 1, Astros 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsApr 15 8:35 PM - Omar Infante one-out, solo Home Run (1) to left. Eric Hosmer due up.
Royals 1, Astros 0 Top 1, 1 OutApr 15 8:17 PM - Norichika Aoki grounds out to shortstop, Jonathan Villar to Chris Carter.
Apr 15 8:16 PM - KANSAS CITY: 0
HOUSTON: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 15 8:15 PM
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