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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2024-08-30 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 37279 · 73°F, dome · 2:16
Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 3rd — Ben Gamel homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Jose Altuve doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jake Meyers scores — worth 44% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
W: Josh Hader L: James McArthur SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Alex Tosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul DeJong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Garrett Hampson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Gentry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yainer Diaz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Caratini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeremy Pena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Heyward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Gamel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Meyers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jon Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seth Lugo | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Daniel Lynch | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 James McArthur | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Framber Valdez | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6M
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: K
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Yainer Diaz: 43/G4
Top 2
- Paul DeJong: W
- Freddy Fermin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Nick Loftin: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Victor Caratini: 7/L78
- Jeremy Pena: 6/L6
- Jason Heyward: 3/G3
Top 3
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Garrett Hampson: K
- Tyler Gentry: K
Bot 3
- Ben Gamel: HR/L7D
- Jake Meyers: 8/L8D
- Mauricio Dubon: S49/G4
- Jose Altuve: S5/G56.1-2
- Yordan Alvarez: 8/F8D.2-3
- Yainer Diaz: 6/L6D
Top 4
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: 13/G15-
Bot 4
- Victor Caratini: K
- Jeremy Pena: D7/L78XD+
- Jason Heyward: K
- Ben Gamel: K
Top 5
- Paul DeJong: 63/G6
- Freddy Fermin: 63/G56
- Nick Loftin: 53/G56S
Bot 5
- Jake Meyers: K
- Mauricio Dubon: 31/G34
- Jose Altuve: K
Top 6
- Dairon Blanco: W
- Garrett Hampson: 6/L6
- Tyler Gentry: SB2
- Tyler Gentry: 6/P6S
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Yordan Alvarez: S5/G56S-
- Yainer Diaz: S7/L78S.1-2
- Victor Caratini: K
- Jeremy Pena: 8/F89XD+.2-3
- Jason Heyward: 2/P2F/FL
Top 7
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Paul DeJong: K
- Freddy Fermin: WP.1-2
- Freddy Fermin: W
- Nick Loftin: K
Bot 7
- Ben Gamel: 31/G34
- Jake Meyers: W
- Mauricio Dubon: K
- Jose Altuve: 8/L8
Top 8
- Michael Massey: 8/F8D
- MJ Melendez: 63/G4
- Kyle Isbel: S7/G6
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F9
Bot 8
- Yordan Alvarez: 9/L9D+
- Yainer Diaz: S8/G6M
- Victor Caratini: D9/L9LD+.1-3
- Jeremy Pena: 8/SF/F8.3-H
- Jason Heyward: K
Top 9
- Bobby Witt: E6/G6.B-1
- Salvador Perez: K
- Paul DeJong: HR/F7D.1-H(UR)
- Freddy Fermin: K
- Nick Loftin: 3/P34S
Bot 9
- Ben Gamel: 43/G34
- Jake Meyers: S9/G4
- Jon Singleton: 8/F89XD
- Jose Altuve: D7/F7D.1-H