Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

53-102

3-2

Final

Astros

85-70

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 3-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 5th inning. Maikel Garcia went 2-for-4 for the Royals. Chas McCormick went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

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Jordan Lyles gave up just two hits in five innings, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 93rd run of the season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 22-55 on the road; Astros 39-41 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

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Jordan Lyles SP

Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3MJ MelendezLF
4Nelson VelazquezDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Drew WatersRF
7Tyler CropleyC
8Nick Pratto1B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Astros1st in AL West

J.P. France SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.83 ERA, 101 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Chas McCormickLF
7Yainer DiazC
8Jeremy PenaSS
9Jake MeyersCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 7, Astros 5 (Sep 22)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 41,692
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)