Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

54-102

6-5

Final

Astros

85-71

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Astros 3-1 in the 2nd inning. Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Royals. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 24

Royals hit 4 homers, beat slumping Astros 6-5 for sweep and 6-game winning streak

The Houston Astros know they need to get it together, and quickly, for a chance to defend their crown this postseason after being swept at home by one of baseball's worst teams and falling farther behind Texas in the AL West.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 23-55 on the road; Astros 39-42 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

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

Steven Cruz SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 4.97 ERA, 15 K, 1.74 WHIP

Lineup

1Edward OlivaresLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezDH
4Nelson VelazquezRF
5Nick Loftin1B
6Michael Massey2B
7Matt Duffy3B
8Drew WatersRF
9Logan PorterC

Astros1st in AL West

Hunter Brown SP

Probable starter · 11-13, 5.09 ERA, 178 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 3, Astros 2 (Sep 23)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 41,438
Officials: Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Will Little (Third Base Umpire)