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Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Astros
83-66
8-10
Final
Royals
48-101
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 10-8

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 10-8 on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 1st inning. Logan Porter went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 17
Kyle Isbel's go-ahead bunt lifts Royals over Astros 10-8 for fourth straight win

Kyle Isbel’s bunt single highlighted a three-run seventh as the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 10-8 on Saturday night.

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
  • Astros 45-29 on the road; Royals 28-46 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1
Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires
Recap · Oct 1
White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
ESPN · Sep 30
White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
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
Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener
Recap · Sep 30
White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1
Recap · Sep 27
Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

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
J.P. France SP
Probable starter · 11-6, 3.83 ERA, 101 K, 1.36 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Alex Bregman3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Kyle TuckerRF
  5. 5Jose Abreu1B
  6. 6Chas McCormickLF
  7. 7Yainer DiazC
  8. 8Jeremy PenaSS
  9. 9Mauricio DubonCF
Royals5th in AL Cent
Cole Ragans SP
Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4MJ MelendezLF
  5. 5Nelson VelazquezDH
  6. 6Michael Massey2B
  7. 7Kyle IsbelCF
  8. 8Dairon BlancoRF
  9. 9Nick Pratto1B

The series

KC wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Royals 4, Astros 2 (Sep 15)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 19,557
Officials
John Libka (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Second Base Umpire), James Hoye (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesKC wins series 2-1

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