September 23 - Cole Ragans produced his seventh quality start since being acquired by the Kansas City Royals, who rode an ambush first inning into a 7-5 win over the host Houston Astros on Friday.
He allowed one run when Yordan Alvarez smoked a one-out double to left-center field that scored Jeremy Pena from first.
But Ragans, acquired from Texas on June 30, thwarted the Astros repeatedly over his final four innings of work.
When Alvarez and Alex Bregman walked in succession to open the sixth, Ragans buckled down again and recorded three consecutive outs to stymie the Astros once more.
Ragans allowed two runs on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts over six innings by limiting the Astros to an 0-for-8 showing with runners in scoring position.
Persons:
Cole Ragans, Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pena, Jose Abreu, Kyle Tucker, Mauricio Dubon, Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Ragans, Framber Valdez, Martin Maldonado, Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr, MJ Melendez, Edward Olivares, Nick Loftin, Valdez, Nick Pratto, Kyle Isbel, Chas McCormick, Jackson Kowar, James McArthur
Organizations:
Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, Royals, Astros, Texas Rangers, American League West, Houston, AL, Seattle Mariners, Valdez, Thomson
Locations:
Texas, Houston