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Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Astros
84-66
7-1
Final
Royals
48-102
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Astros 7-1

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 9th inning. Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Nick Loftin went 2-for-4 for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 17
Homers by Alvarez, Meyers support Valdez’s 7 strong innings in Astros 7-1 win over Royals

Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers homered and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
  • Astros 46-29 on the road; Royals 28-47 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
Framber Valdez SP
Probable starter · 12-11, 3.45 ERA, 200 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Alex Bregman3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Jose Abreu1B
  5. 5Michael BrantleyLF
  6. 6Chas McCormickRF
  7. 7Jeremy PenaSS
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC
Royals5th in AL Cent
Jordan Lyles SP
Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Edward OlivaresDH
  4. 4Nelson VelazquezRF
  5. 5Matt Duffy1B
  6. 6Nick Loftin2B
  7. 7Logan PorterC
  8. 8Drew WatersCF
  9. 9Dairon BlancoRF

The series

KC wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Royals 10, Astros 8 (Sep 16)

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,311
Officials
Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Angel Hernandez (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (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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