Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

75-61

2-3

Final

Astros

73-62

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 3-2

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 4-0. Ben Gamel went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros. Paul DeJong went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 30

Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win

Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 4-0.
Royals 34-33 on the road; Astros 37-29 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

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador Perez1B
4Paul DeJong3B
5Freddy FerminC
6Nick LoftinDH
7Dairon BlancoLF
8Garrett HampsonCF
9Tyler GentryRF

Astros1st in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 15-7, 2.91 ERA, 169 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Yainer DiazC
4Victor Caratini1B
5Jeremy PenaSS
6Jason HeywardRF
7Ben GamelLF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Mauricio Dubon3B

The series

HOU wins series 4-0

Last meeting: Astros 6, Royals 3 (Aug 29)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 37,279
Officials: Dan Bellino (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Second Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Third Base Umpire)