Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Aug 31, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	0	5
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	-	5	5	0	3

loss:

C. Raganswin: Houston Astros logo

Y. Kikuchisave: Houston Astros logo

R. Pressly

Game Recap

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

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
6
Jeremy Pena triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yainer Diaz scores. [2 runs]
04
6
Wild pitch by pitcher Steven Cruz. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
05
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
8
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.240
Michael MasseyPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	.341
3Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.277
4Paul DeJong3B	0	4	0	0	4	0	1	.235
5Freddy FerminDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	.293
6MJ MelendezLF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.216
7Nick Loftin1B	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	.189
Adam FrazierPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.207
8Garrett HampsonRF	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	.235
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	.233
TOTAL	7	34	2	2	13	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Cole RagansLHP	5.0	4	5	5	10	2	93	3.46
Steven CruzRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	37	0.00
Chris StrattonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10	5.10
TOTAL	8.0	5	5	5	11	2	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.296
2Yordan AlvarezLF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.312
Jason HeywardRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
3Yainer DiazDH	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.298
4Jeremy PenaSS	2	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.272
5Jake MeyersCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.228
6Victor CaratiniC	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.273
7Mauricio Dubon3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.255
8Zach Dezenzo1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.208
9Ben GamelRF-LF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.304

TOTAL	5	29	5	4	11	2	0	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Yusei KikuchiLHP	7.0	5	1	1	12	0	101	4.24
Hector NerisRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	13	3.86
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	17	3.70
TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	13	1	131	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

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

HOU

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