Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Royals 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 11 11 2 Astros 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 7 6

A big 4th inning for the Royals made a winner of Ariel Martinez who pitched strong again through 5 innings (5IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, 4K). After some wild relief, Jay Lewis closed the door on the Astros by coming in with the bases loaded and 0 outs in the 7th and striking out the 1st 3 batters he faced. Lewis (2 for 4) and Andrew Marenghi (2 for 4, 2R) had multi-hit games for the Royals. Felix Villalobos, Mike Malin and Drew Kowalevicz all had 2RBI singles in the big 4th inning to break open a close game. For the Asros, Tim Clark went 2 for 2 with a 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, and a run scored. Kevin Gorman went 2 for 3 with a 2B and 2 RBI on the day. Gary DiPerna went the distance for the 'Stros.

Ariel picks up win #5, and Jay Lewis picks up Save #1