Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

75-62, 34-34 Away

Final

74-62, 38-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia2B	0-3	0	0	0	.240
M. MasseyPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.268
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	1	1	1	.341
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	0	.277
P. DeJong3B	0-4	0	0	0	.268
F. FerminDH	1-4	1	0	0	.293
M. MelendezLF	2-4	0	0	0	.216
N. Loftin1B	0-3	0	0	1	.189
A. FrazierPH	0-1	0	0	0	.207
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G. HampsonRF	1-3	0	0	0	.235
K. IsbelCF	1-3	0	0	0	.233

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Ragans	5.0	4	5	2	10	93-67	3.46
S. Cruz	2.0	0	0	0	1	37-25	0.00
C. Stratton	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-6	5.10

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

12:10 AM, 1 September 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,776

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Kikuchi strikes out 12 in 7 innings and Astros beat Royals 5-2

— Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Sep 1, 2024, 03:26 am - AP


KC
HOU

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

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
6th	Diaz singled to left, Altuve scored and Gamel scored, Alvarez to second.	0	2
6th	Peña tripled to center, Alvarez scored and Diaz scored.	0	4
6th	Peña scored on Cruz wild pitch.	0	5
7th	Loftin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fermin scored, Melendez out at second.	1	5
8th	Witt Jr. homered to left (398 feet).	2	5

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Royals
3
Astros
6

Game 1

30/8

Royals
2
Astros
3

Game 2

31/8

Royals
2
Astros
5

Game 3

1/9

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 4

1/9

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

Sources: Tyler Soderstrom agrees to 7-year, $86M deal with A's

Left fielder Tyler Soderstrom and the A's are in agreement on a seven-year, $86 million contract with a club option for an eighth season and escalators that can max out at $131 million, sources told ESPN.

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

Kikuchi strikes out 12 in 7 innings and Astros beat Royals 5-2

Y. Kikuchi7-9

C. Ragans10-9

R. Pressly3

Scoring Summary

Inning

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