Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Astros

4-8

3-4

Final/10

Royals

7-4

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
HOU	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
KC	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4

Who won: Royals 4-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 5th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals. Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 10

Salvador Perez leads Royals past Astros 4-3 for 5th straight win

Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Astros 2-3 on the road; Royals 6-2 at home.

Latest headlines

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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 · 3-1, 3.89 ERA, 27 K, 1.41 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Kyle TuckerDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yainer DiazC
6Chas McCormickRF
7Jose Abreu1B
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Mauricio DubonCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Nelson VelazquezDH
7Adam Frazier2B
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 11,926
Officials: Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Second Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Third Base Umpire)