Hot 王室のs 手渡す Astros another 損失ing 後退
Taylor Clarke muted a late 決起大会／結集させる 試みる／企てる and the Kansas City 王室のs turned small-ball 罪／違反 into a 3-2 victory over the host Houston Astros and a three-game road series 勝利，勝つ on Saturday.
The 王室のs (53-102) earned their fourth 勝利，勝つ in five games over the 低迷ing Astros (85-70), whose postseason hopes took a blow with their eighth loss in 11 games. Houston fell 1 1/2 games behind the Texas 特別奇襲隊員s, who （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Seattle 水夫s 2-0, in the American League West.
Houston is in 所有／入手 of the AL's third wild-card 位置／汚点／見つけ出す by a half-game over Seattle.
Kansas City has won five straight games and nine of its past 10.
Stymied by 王室のs 権利-hander Jordan Lyles (5-17) for five innings, the Astros 機動力のある a 決起大会／結集させる against the Kansas City bullpen starting with a leadoff ホームラン by Chas McCormick in the seventh that 削減（する） the 赤字 to two runs. McCormick clubbed his 22nd ホームラン off 王室のs reliever Collin Snider, who 決起大会／結集させるd with strikeouts of pinch-hitter Jon Singleton and Jose Altuve to 立ち往生させる Jeremy Pena in 得点する／非難する／２０ing position.
Houston then 一打／打撃d 支援する-to-支援する one-out （テニスなどの）ダブルス off Tucker Davidson in the eighth, with Kyle Tucker plating Yordan Alvarez and slicing the 利ざや to one run. But Clarke entered for the 王室のs and, after plunking Jose Abreu with a pitch, retired McCormick and Yainer Diaz. Clarke then retired the 味方する in order in the ninth for his third save.
The 王室のs fashioned their three-run advantage off Astros 権利-hander J.P. フラン (11-6) when Maikel Garcia reached on an 内野 選び出す／独身 in the first and 前進するd to third on a stolen base and a Diaz throwing error before 得点する／非難する／２０ing on a MJ Melendez sacrifice 飛行機で行く for a 1-0 lead.
After Nick Pratto and Kyle Isbel reached in succession 主要な off the fif th 経由で a 選び出す／独身 and a walk, both 得点する／非難する／２０d without the ball leaving the 内野, with Pratto 得点する／非難する／２０ing on a fielder's choice groundout and Isbel に引き続いて when フラン uncorked a wild pitch to Melendez.
After taking the loss in his previous start against the Astros on Sunday, Lyles was much 詐欺師 this time around. While he retired the 味方する in order only once, doing so in the fourth, Lyles did not 許す a baserunner to reach 得点する／非難する／２０ing position until Pena stole second base in the fifth.
Lyles 問題／発行するd two walks and 記録，記録的な／記録するd three strikeouts during his stint. Both walks -- to Alex Bregman in the first inning and Altuve in the third -- （機の）カム with one out, but Lyles followed with 連続した flyball outs in both innings to mute any 可能性のある 反乱s. Diaz and Pena produced （テニスなどの）シングルス off Lyles, but the Astros did little to 開始する a 重要な 脅し after both reached 安全に.
--Field Level マスコミ
