Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

75-60

3-6

Final

Astros

72-62

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 6-3

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 4-0. The Astros outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 8th inning.

Recap · Aug 29

Astros take advantage of two errors in 4-run eighth to beat Royals 6-3

Zach Dezenzo drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk and the Houston Astros took advantage of two Kansas City errors in a four-run eighth inning to beat the Royals 6-3 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 4-0.
Royals 34-32 on the road; Astros 36-29 at home.

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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

Brady Singer SP

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

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador Perez1B
5Paul DeJongDH
6MJ MelendezLF
7Maikel Garcia3B
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Garrett HampsonRF

Astros1st in AL West

Hunter Brown SP

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

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Alex Bregman3B
4Yainer DiazC
5Ben GamelRF
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Jon Singleton1B
8Jason HeywardRF
9Jake MeyersCF

The series

HOU wins series 4-0

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 32,070
Officials: Alex Tosi (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Bellino (First Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Second Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Third Base Umpire)