Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Astros

83-65

2-4

Final

Royals

47-101

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
KC	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	X	4

Who won: Royals 4-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Friday, September 15, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 15

Witt, Velazquez, Massey homer to help Royals beat Astros 4-2

Bobby Witt Jr., Nelson Velazquez and Michael Massey homered, Angel Zerpa gave up one run over four innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Astros 45-28 on the road; Royals 27-46 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

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Recap · Oct 1

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ESPN · Sep 30

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ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

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Recap · Sep 30

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Recap · Sep 27

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Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 4.56 ERA, 159 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Jose Abreu1B
7Michael BrantleyLF
8Chas McCormickCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1MJ MelendezLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Edward OlivaresDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Nelson VelazquezLF
7Nick Loftin3B
8Drew WatersRF
9Nick Pratto1B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,465
Officials: James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Second Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Third Base Umpire)