Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 31, 2024 at 7:10 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerYusei Kikuchi
- LoserCole Ragans
- SaveRyan Pressly
Scoring plays
- Bot 6Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ben Gamel scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.0-2
- Bot 6Jeremy Peña triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yainer Diaz scores.0-4
- Bot 6Jake Meyers grounds out, third baseman Paul DeJong to first baseman Nick Loftin.0-5
- Top 7Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Freddy Fermin scores. MJ Melendez out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st.1-5
- Top 8Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.2-5
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Michael Massey2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Paul DeJong3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| Freddy FerminDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Nick Loftin1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| Adam FrazierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Garrett HampsonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 93-67 | 3.46 |
| Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37-25 | 0.00 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 5.10 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Yainer DiazDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| Victor CaratiniC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| Mauricio Dubón3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Zach Dezenzo1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 |
| Ben GamelLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusei Kikuchi | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 101-75 | 4.24 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 3.86 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.70 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 37,776
- Duration
- 2 h 21
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Phil Cuzzi (Home plate) · Tony Randazzo (First base) · Alex Tosi (Second base) · Dan Bellino (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Astros?
Astros won 5-2 over Royals on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
When was Royals vs Astros played?
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 7:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Royals vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.