Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Astros

4-10

3-13

Final

Royals

9-4

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
KC	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	X	13

Who won: Royals 13-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 13-3 on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Astros 9-0 in the 1st inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI for the Royals. Yainer Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 11

How sweep it is: Royals use 9-run first to cruise past Astros 13-3, extend win streak to 7 games

Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, including two home runs, and five RBI and the Kansas City Royals used a nine-run first inning to defeat the Houston Astros 13-3 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven games.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Astros 2-5 on the road; Royals 8-2 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

Hunter Brown SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.49 ERA, 179 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yainer DiazDH
6Jon Singleton1B
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Victor CaratiniC
9Mauricio DubonCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5MJ Melendez1B
6Nelson VelazquezLF
7Nick Loftin2B
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 11, Astros 2 (Apr 10)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,280
Officials: Andy Fletcher (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)