Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

May 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	2	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	11	0	9

loss:

R. Gustowin: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Wachasave: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- Michael Wacha hasn’t gotten a lot of offensive support this season, but the Royals’ right-hander knew what to do with it Monday night. Staked to a big lead early, Wacha kept the Astros largely in check as Kansas City prevailed, 7-5, in the opener of a three-game series...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

2
Michael Massey homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. [1 run]
10
2
Jonathan India singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
20
2
Bobby Witt Jr. triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Jonathan India scores. [1 run]
30
2
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
40
3
Drew Waters singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Michael Massey scores. Cavan Biggio to 3rd. [1 run]
50
3
Jonathan India singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Cavan Biggio scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. [1 run]
60
3
Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Drew Waters scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
70
7
Zach Dezenzo doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Cavan Biggio. Jake Meyers scores. [1 run]
71
7
Jeremy Pena out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Drew Waters. Zach Dezenzo scores. [1 run] [1 out]
72
8
Jake Meyers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Yainer Diaz scores. Victor Caratini scores. Jake Meyers to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Drew Waters. [2 runs]
74
8
Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jake Meyers scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
75

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan India3B	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.236
2Bobby Witt Jr.DH	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.319
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.223
4Salvador PerezC	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	.232
5Maikel GarciaSS	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.295
6Michael Massey2B	1	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.213
7Cavan BiggioLF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.179
8Drew WatersRF	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.271
9Kyle IsbelCF	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.280
TOTAL	11	38	7	7	4	3	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.1	8	2	2	3	2	88	2.96
John SchreiberRHP	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	15	1.59
Steven CruzRHP	0.1	2	3	2	1	0	9	1.50
Lucas ErcegRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.52
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	16	2.37
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	4	7	3	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.292
2Jose Altuve2B	2	5	0	0	2	0	2	.263
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	3	0	0	0	2	4	.259
4Christian Walker1B	0	5	0	0	3	0	4	.218
5Yainer DiazC	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	.244
6Victor CaratiniDH	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	.259
7Jake MeyersCF	2	4	2	1	0	0	2	.298
8Zach DezenzoLF	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	.254
9Cam SmithRF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	.221
TOTAL	11	36	5	4	7	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ryan GustoRHP	2.1	7	7	7	2	3	1	68	4.80
Tayler ScottRHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	5.40
Bennett SousaLHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	28	1.54
Steven OkertLHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	1.23
Kaleb OrtRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.70
TOTAL	9.0	11	7	7	4	3	1	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jonathan India grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
00
FIELDERS CHOICE — Vinnie Pasquantino reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Maikel Garcia lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jeremy Pena flies out to right fielder Drew Waters. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Isaac Paredes walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Christian Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

HOU

7Runs5

11Hits11

2Errors0

.289Batting Avg.306

38At Bats36

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts7

8Left on Base9

17Total Bases14

Game Details

Monday, May 12, 2025 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 26,386 (64.1%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed