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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Aug 31, 2024
FINAL

Box Score

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KC0000001102705
HOU00000500-5503
loss:Kansas City Royals logoC. Raganswin:Houston Astros logoY. Kikuchisave:Houston Astros logoR. Pressly

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

HOUSTON -- On his 101st pitch of the night, Yusei Kikuchi kicked and fired a 95 mph four-seam fastball on the inside corner to register his 12th and final strikeout of the game. Kikuchi pumped his fist in excitement as Garrett Hampson went down looking on strikes to end the...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ben Gamel scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [2 runs]
    02
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Jeremy Pena triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yainer Diaz scores. [2 runs]
    04
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Wild pitch by pitcher Steven Cruz. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
    05
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to second baseman Jose Altuve. Freddy Fermin scores. MJ Melendez out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    15
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
    25

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL73422130110-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Cole RagansLHP5.04551020933.46
Steven CruzRHP2.0000100370.00
Chris StrattonRHP1.0100000105.10
TOTAL8.05551120140-
Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jason HeywardRF00000000.207
TOTAL5295411205-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Yusei KikuchiLHP7.051112001014.24
Hector NerisRHP1.0111001133.86
Ryan PresslyRHP1.0100100173.70
TOTAL9.07221301131-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCHOU
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Zach Dezenzo. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Ben Gamel. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    LINEOUT — Jose Altuve lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs5
7Hits5
0Errors0
.206Batting Avg.172
34At Bats29
2Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In4
0Walks2
0Stolen Bases2
13Strikeouts11
5Left on Base3
11Total Bases7

Game Details

Saturday, August 31, 2024 · 7:10 PM
Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
attendance: 37,776 (91.8%)
weather: 73 degrees, roof closed