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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2024-08-31 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 37776 · 73°F, dome · 2:21
Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 6th — Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ben Gamel scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ben Gamel scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd — worth 11% 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
W: Yusei Kikuchi L: Cole Ragans SV: Ryan Pressly
Umpires — HP: Phil Cuzzi · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Alex Tosi · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul DeJong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Loftin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Hampson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yainer Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeremy Pena | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Meyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Victor Caratini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zach Dezenzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Gamel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cole Ragans | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
 Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yusei Kikuchi | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
 Hector Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89XD
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: 8/L8XD
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Yainer Diaz: K
Top 2
- Paul DeJong: K
- Freddy Fermin: K
- MJ Melendez: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Jeremy Pena: K
- Jake Meyers: K
- Victor Caratini: K
Top 3
- Nick Loftin: K
- Garrett Hampson: D9/G3
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Maikel Garcia: K.BX1(23)
Bot 3
- Mauricio Dubon: K
- Zach Dezenzo: K
- Ben Gamel: K
Top 4
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56
- Paul DeJong: K
- Freddy Fermin: 63/G56
Bot 4
- Jose Altuve: 7/F78
- Yordan Alvarez: S7/F7L
- Yainer Diaz: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Jeremy Pena: 8/F8
Top 5
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34
- Nick Loftin: 7/L7
- Garrett Hampson: K
Bot 5
- Jake Meyers: K
- Victor Caratini: W
- Mauricio Dubon: 7/F78D
- Zach Dezenzo: K
Top 6
- Kyle Isbel: S8/G6M
- Maikel Garcia: 3/G3S.1-2
- Bobby Witt: 9/L9S
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 6
- Ben Gamel: S9/L9
- Jose Altuve: HP.1-2
- Yordan Alvarez: W.2-3;1-2
- Yainer Diaz: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Jeremy Pena: SB3;SB2
- Jeremy Pena: T8/F8XD+.3-H;2-H
- Jake Meyers: WP.3-H(NR)
- Jake Meyers: 53/G56S
- Victor Caratini: 63/G6D
- Mauricio Dubon: 4/F4MD
Top 7
- Paul DeJong: K
- Freddy Fermin: S9/G3
- MJ Melendez: S9/L9D+.1-3
- Nick Loftin: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;B-1
- Garrett Hampson: K
Bot 7
- Zach Dezenzo: 9/F9LD
- Ben Gamel: 43/G34
- Jose Altuve: K
Top 8
- Kyle Isbel: 7/F78
- Michael Massey: 9/F9L
- Bobby Witt: HR/F7D
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Yordan Alvarez: 9/F9D
- Yainer Diaz: 63/G56
- Jeremy Pena: S8/L8
- Jake Meyers: 9/F9
Top 9
- Paul DeJong: K
- Freddy Fermin: 7/F78S
- MJ Melendez: S9/G34
- Adam Frazier: 43/G34