Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 30, 2024 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerJosh Hader
- LoserJames McArthur
Scoring plays
- Bot 3Ben Gamel homers (1) on a line drive to left center field.0-1
- Bot 8Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Yainer Diaz scores.0-2
- Top 9Paul DeJong homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.2-2
- Bot 9Jose Altuve doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jake Meyers scores.2-3
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel GarciaRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| Paul DeJong3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Nick LoftinDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .193 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Michael Massey2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Garrett HampsonCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Tyler GentryRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 93-63 | 3.12 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.86 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 5.54 |
| James McArthur | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-10 | 4.47 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Victor Caratini1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| Ben GamelLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Mauricio Dubón3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 98-60 | 3.11 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.38 |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-13 | 3.28 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 37,279
- Duration
- 2 h 16
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Dan Bellino (Home plate) · Phil Cuzzi (First base) · Tony Randazzo (Second base) · Alex Tosi (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Astros?
Astros won 3-2 over Royals on Friday, August 30, 2024.
When was Royals vs Astros played?
On Friday, August 30, 2024, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Royals vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.