Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
83-66, 45-29 Away
8
83-66, 45-29 Away
Final
48-101, 28-46 Home
10
48-101, 28-46 Home
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BAlvarez (21, Hernández)
- 3BDubón (3, Ragans)
- HRAltuve (17, 7th inning off Snider 2 on, 0 Out); Diaz (22, 5th inning off Ragans 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIAltuve 3 (45), J. Abreu (79), Bregman (95), Alvarez 2 (91), Diaz (57)
- 2Out RBIBregman, Alvarez
- GIDPAlvarez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-11 (Altuve 1-3, J. Abreu 0-1, Bregman 1-1, Tucker 0-1, Alvarez 2-3, McCormick 0-1, Diaz 0-1)
- Fielding
- EBregman (14, throw); Peña (14, fielding)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. IsbelCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .325 | .368 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .322 | .501 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .291 | .415 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .857 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .309 | .388 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .242 | .308 | .608 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .272 | .381 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .272 | .378 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .304 | .407 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .368 |
| 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
- Batting
- 2BPerez (20, France); Pratto (16, Maton)
- HRPorter (1, 8th inning off Kuhnel 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIPerez 2 (72), Pratto (32), Melendez (49), Velázquez 2 (26), Isbel (30), Witt Jr. (90), Porter (3)
- SFPratto; Velázquez; Witt Jr.
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-12 (Perez 1-2, Melendez 1-2, Isbel 1-2, Blanco 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-1, Massey 0-1, Garcia 0-2, Porter 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBBlanco 2 (22, 2nd base off Neris/Diaz, 3rd base off Neris/Diaz); Witt Jr. (47, 2nd base off France/Diaz); Garcia (22, 2nd base off France/Diaz)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Pratto-Witt Jr.-Pratto)
- EGarcia (8, fielding)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Neris(L, 6-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90-53 | 3.84 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.21 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29-17 | 1.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-15 | 5.54 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 165-100 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 4/7; Montero 2/3; Maton 2/5; Kuhnel 4/4; France 11/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-3-2-6-6; Montero-2-1-3-1; Maton-1-0-1-5; Kuhnel-3-5-4-3; France-14-2-19-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 2-2; Montero 0-2; Maton 1-3; Kuhnel 0-2; France 4-9
- Game ScoresJ France 29
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Snider(B, 1) |
J. McArthur(W, 1-0) |
T. Clarke(S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 100-65 | 3.33 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-8 | 4.50 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 6.89 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-13 | 5.02 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 5.56 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 158-98 |
- Pitching
- WPRagans
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClarke 0/1; Ragans 13/27; Hernández 1/6; Snider 3/5; McArthur 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClarke-0-0-1-1; Ragans-9-18-20-18; Hernández-3-1-4-5; Snider-2-0-2-4; McArthur-3-3-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClarke 1-0; Ragans 7-5; Hernández 1-1; Snider 1-0; McArthur 1-1
- Game ScoresC Ragans 45
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Perez doubled to right, Garcia scored and Witt Jr. scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | Velázquez hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Melendez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | Diaz homered to center (428 feet). | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | Bregman singled to right, Dubón scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | Alvarez singled to left, Bregman scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | Velázquez walked, Garcia scored, Melendez to second, Witt Jr. to third. | 3 | 5 | |
| 6th | Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Pratto scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | Altuve homered to left (346 feet), Peña scored and Dubón scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 7th | Isbel reached on bunt single to first, Velázquez scored, Massey to second. | 6 | 7 | |
| 7th | Blanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, Massey scored, Isbel to second, Isbel safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Bregman. | 6 | 8 | |
| 7th | Pratto hit sacrifice fly to center, Isbel scored. | 6 | 9 | |
| 8th | Porter homered to left center (400 feet). | 6 | 10 | |
| 9th | Alvarez doubled to left, Altuve scored, Bregman to third. | 7 | 10 | |
| 9th | J. Abreu grounded out to first, Bregman scored. | 8 | 10 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 17 September 2023
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 19,557
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Libka
- First Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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