Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

75-62

2-5

Final

Astros

74-62

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 5-2

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 4-0. The Astros outscored the Royals 5-0 in the 6th inning. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Astros. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 31

Kikuchi strikes out 12 in 7 innings and Astros beat Royals 5-2

Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 in seven innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 4-0.
Royals 34-34 on the road; Astros 38-29 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

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Paul DeJong3B
5Freddy FerminDH
6MJ MelendezLF
7Nick Loftin1B
8Garrett HampsonRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Astros1st in AL West

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 4.05 ERA, 206 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Yainer DiazDH
4Jeremy PenaSS
5Jake MeyersCF
6Victor CaratiniC
7Mauricio Dubon3B
8Zach Dezenzo1B
9Ben GamelLF

The series

HOU wins series 4-0

Last meeting: Astros 3, Royals 2 (Aug 30)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 37,776
Officials: Phil Cuzzi (Home Plate Umpire), Tony Randazzo (First Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Second Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Third Base Umpire)