Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

75-62, 34-34 Away

Final

74-62, 38-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia2B	0-3	0	0	0	.240
M. MasseyPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.268
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	1	1	1	.341
S. PerezC	1-4	0	0	0	.277
P. DeJong3B	0-4	0	0	0	.268
F. FerminDH	1-4	1	0	0	.293
M. MelendezLF	2-4	0	0	0	.216
N. Loftin1B	0-3	0	0	1	.189
A. FrazierPH	0-1	0	0	0	.207
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G. HampsonRF	1-3	0	0	0	.235
K. IsbelCF	1-3	0	0	0	.233

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Ragans	5.0	4	5	2	10	93-67	3.46
S. Cruz	2.0	0	0	0	1	37-25	0.00
C. Stratton	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-6	5.10

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

7:10 AM, 1 September 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,776

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

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.

Sep 1, 2025, 10:26 am - AP


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	-	5	5	0

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
6th	Diaz singled to left, Altuve scored and Gamel scored, Alvarez to second.	0	2
6th	Peña tripled to center, Alvarez scored and Diaz scored.	0	4
6th	Peña scored on Cruz wild pitch.	0	5
7th	Loftin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fermin scored, Melendez out at second.	1	5
8th	Witt Jr. homered to left (398 feet).	2	5

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Royals
3
Astros
6

Game 1

30/8

Royals
2
Astros
3

Game 2

31/8

Royals
2
Astros
5

Game 3

1/9

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 4

2/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	21	19	.525	-	W3
Detroit	18	21	.462	2.5	L4
Kansas City	18	21	.462	2.5	W1
Chicago	17	21	.447	3	L3
Minnesota	16	23	.410	4.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Athletics	20	18	.526	-	W2
Seattle	19	20	.487	1.5	W2
Texas	17	21	.447	3	L2
Houston	16	23	.410	4.5	W1
Los Angeles	15	24	.385	5.5	L1

Rafael Devers goes deep and Robbie Ray pitches the Giants to a 5-2 win over the Pirates

— Rafael Devers homered to back six strong innings from Robbie Ray, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Friday night.

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Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown

— Freddie Freeman homered, Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead single and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in a showdown of National League division leaders Friday night.

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

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

Y. Kikuchi7-9

C. Ragans10-9

R. Pressly3

Scoring Summary

Inning

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Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown