Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

25-18, 9-11 Away

Final

20-20, 13-9 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	2
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	11	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
J. India3B
B. Witt Jr.DH
V. Pasquantino1B
S. PerezC
M. GarciaSS
M. Massey2B
C. BiggioLF
D. WatersRF
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.236	.333	.311
4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.319	.386	.524
5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.223	.270	.373
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.232	.273	.355
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295	.361	.456
4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.213	.234	.294
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.313	.232
4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.271	.314	.385
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.280	.288	.440
38	7	11	7	1	3	4

Batting
2BIsbel (3, Gusto)
3BWitt Jr. (1, Gusto)
HRMassey (2, 2nd inning off Gusto 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIWaters (9), India 2 (11), Witt Jr. 2 (25), Pasquantino (25), Massey (13)
2Out RBIIndia, Witt Jr., Pasquantino
SFWitt Jr.
Team LOB8
Team RISP4-7 (Perez 0-1, Waters 1-1, India 2-2, Pasquantino 1-2, Garcia 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (Garcia-Massey-Pasquantino , Massey-Garcia-Pasquantino)
EWaters (3, fielding); India (6, throw)

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. PenaSS
J. Altuve2B
I. Paredes3B
C. Walker1B
Y. DiazC
V. CaratiniDH
J. MeyersCF
Z. DezenzoLF
C. SmithRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	1	0	0	.292	.347	.435
5	0	2	0	0	2	.263	.311	.375
3	0	0	0	2	0	.259	.380	.399
5	0	0	0	0	3	.218	.293	.361
5	1	2	0	0	0	.244	.271	.393
3	1	1	0	0	0	.259	.368	.414
4	2	2	1	0	0	.298	.362	.421
4	1	1	1	0	2	.254	.324	.388
3	0	1	1	1	0	.221	.321	.358
36	5	11	4	3	7

Batting
2BMeyers (6, Wacha); Diaz (6, Cruz); Dezenzo (6, Wacha)
RBIMeyers (14), Peña (20), Smith (11), Dezenzo (9)
SFPeña
GIDPParedes; Meyers
Team LOB9
Team RISP4-8 (Altuve 1-1, Walker 0-1, Paredes 0-1, Meyers 1-1, Smith 1-2, Dezenzo 1-2)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Wacha(W, 3-4)
J. Schreiber
S. Cruz
L. Erceg(H, 13)
C. Estevez(S, 12)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	8	2	2	2	3	88-56	2.96
0.2	0	0	0	1	2	15-7	1.59
0.1	2	3	2	0	1	9-5	1.50
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	0.52
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	2.37
9.0	11	5	4	3	7	136-85

Pitching
WPErceg; Cruz
HBPCaratini (by Cruz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 20/28; Estévez 2/4; Erceg 2/2; Schreiber 2/3; Cruz 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha-16-6-11-22; Estévez-1-3-5-3; Erceg-2-1-0-2; Schreiber-3-1-3-0; Cruz-1-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 6-9; Estévez 0-2; Erceg 1-1
Game ScoresM Wacha 50

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Gusto(L, 3-2)
T. Scott
B. Sousa
S. Okert
K. Ort
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.1	7	7	7	3	2	1	68-39	4.80
1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	5.40
2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	28-21	1.54
2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25-15	1.23
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	2.70
9.0	11	7	7	3	4	1	152-97

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOkert 3/7; Scott 3/6; Sousa 4/7; Ort 3/4; Gusto 8/18
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOkert-3-2-3-7; Scott-2-4-2-5; Sousa-3-5-7-6; Ort-1-1-3-4; Gusto-7-7-12-12
Ground Balls-Fly BallsOkert 1-5; Scott 1-3; Sousa 0-5; Ort 1-2; Gusto 3-3
Game ScoresR Gusto 14

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
2nd	Massey homered to right center (384 feet).	1	0
2nd	India singled to center, Isbel scored.	2	0
2nd	Witt Jr. tripled to right, India scored.	3	0
2nd	Pasquantino singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.	4	0
3rd	Waters singled to left, Massey scored, Biggio to third.	5	0
3rd	India singled to left, Biggio scored, Isbel to second, Waters to third.	6	0
3rd	Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Waters scored.	7	0
7th	Dezenzo doubled to left, Meyers scored.	7	1
7th	Peña hit sacrifice fly to right, Dezenzo scored.	7	2
8th	Meyers singled to right, Diaz scored on error and Caratini scored on fielding error by right fielder Waters, Meyers to second.	7	4
8th	Smith grounded out to third, Meyers scored.	7	5

Royals
7
Astros
5

Game 1

13/5

Royals
1
Astros
2

Game 2

14/5

Royals
3
Astros
4

Game 3

15/5

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 13 May 2025

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 26,386

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

M. Wacha3-4

R. Gusto3-2

C. Estevez12

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