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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2024-09-01 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 40229 · 73°F, dome · 2:31
Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 7–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 4th — Yordan Alvarez homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Jon Singleton homers (12) on a line drive to right field. Ben Gamel scores — worth 18% 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
W: Ronel Blanco L: Alec Marsh SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tony Randazzo · 1B: Alex Tosi · 2B: Dan Bellino · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Pham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Yainer Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeremy Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Gamel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jon Singleton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake Meyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Shay Whitcomb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alec Marsh | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 John Schreiber | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Stratton | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronel Blanco | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
 Tayler Scott | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Hector Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaleb Ort | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy Pham: 8/F89D+
- Bobby Witt: W
- Michael Massey: 7/F78S
- Salvador Perez: W.1-2
- MJ Melendez: 31/G3
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: 53/G56S
- Yordan Alvarez: 43/G4
- Yainer Diaz: K
Top 2
- Freddy Fermin: 9/L9L
- Yuli Gurriel: K
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Jeremy Pena: K
- Ben Gamel: 3/G3
- Jon Singleton: K
Top 3
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Tommy Pham: S8/G6M
- Bobby Witt: 7/F78D
- Michael Massey: 8/F78S
Bot 3
- Jake Meyers: K
- Shay Whitcomb: 4/F3D
- Mauricio Dubon: S6/G6M
- Jose Altuve: 7/L78
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: 43/G4
- MJ Melendez: W
- Freddy Fermin: CS2(2436)
- Freddy Fermin: W
- Yuli Gurriel: 8/F8
Bot 4
- Yordan Alvarez: HR/F9LD
- Yainer Diaz: K
- Jeremy Pena: 53/G56
- Ben Gamel: W
- Jon Singleton: HR/L9D.1-H
- Jake Meyers: 53/G56
Top 5
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G34
- Kyle Isbel: S3/G3
- Tommy Pham: S8/L8S.1-2
- Bobby Witt: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
- Michael Massey: K
Bot 5
- Shay Whitcomb: S8/F8S
- Mauricio Dubon: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jose Altuve: 8/F89D
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: 5/L5
- MJ Melendez: W
- Freddy Fermin: S9/L9+.1-2
- Yuli Gurriel: S7/L7LS.2-H;1-3
- Maikel Garcia: SB2
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 6
- Yordan Alvarez: HR/F78XD
- Yainer Diaz: 13/G1S
- Jeremy Pena: 9/F89
- Ben Gamel: K
Top 7
- Tommy Pham: 63/G6
- Bobby Witt: HR/L7LD
- Michael Massey: K
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56
Bot 7
- Jon Singleton: K
- Jake Meyers: K
- Shay Whitcomb: K
Top 8
- MJ Melendez: D9/L9D+
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G56S
- Adam Frazier: 63/G6M
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Mauricio Dubon: S7/F7S
- Jose Altuve: S1/G1.1-2
- Yordan Alvarez: 9/F89XD+.2-3
- Yainer Diaz: D8/L89XD+.3-H;1-3
- Jeremy Pena: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
- Ben Gamel: 63/G6D.1-2
- Jon Singleton: W
- Jake Meyers: 8/L8D
Top 9
- Kyle Isbel: 8/F89D
- Tommy Pham: 9/F4D
- Bobby Witt: 6/P6S