Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

75-63

2-7

Final

Astros

75-62

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 7-2

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 4-0. The Astros outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 4th inning. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Astros. Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 1

Yordan Alvarez homers twice as Astros complete 4-game sweep of Royals with 7-2 win

Yordan Alvarez homered twice and Jon Singleton added a two-run shot as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 7-2 win Sunday.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 4-0.
Royals 34-35 on the road; Astros 39-29 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

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador Perez1B
5MJ MelendezLF
6Freddy FerminC
7Yuli GurrielDH
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Astros1st in AL West

Ronel Blanco SP

Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose AltuveDH
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Yainer DiazC
4Jeremy PenaSS
5Ben GamelLF
6Jon Singleton1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Shay Whitcomb3B
9Mauricio Dubon2B

The series

HOU wins series 4-0

Last meeting: Astros 5, Royals 2 (Aug 31)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 40,229
Officials: Tony Randazzo (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Tosi (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Third Base Umpire)