Game Thread: Royals (75-61) @ Astros (73-62) – Aug 31, 2024 6:10 PM

Astros (73-62)	Royals (75-61)

First Pitch: 6:10 PM at Minute Maid Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Royals	Cole Ragans (10-8, 3.28 ERA)	BSKC	KCSP
Astros	Yusei Kikuchi (6-9, 4.39 ERA)	SCHN	KBME, TUDN/KLAT (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	0	5
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		5	5	0	3

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	3	1	0	0	0	1	.296
LF	Alvarez, Y	3	1	1	0	1	1	.312
RF	Heyward	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
DH	Diaz, Y	4	1	1	2	0	1	.298
SS	Peña	4	1	2	2	0	1	.272
CF	Meyers	4	0	0	0	0	2	.228
C	Caratini	2	0	0	0	1	1	.273
3B	Dubón	3	0	0	0	0	1	.255
1B	Dezenzo	3	0	0	0	0	2	.208
LF	Gamel	3	1	1	0	0	1	.304

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Kikuchi	7.0	5	1	1	0	12	101-75	4.24
Neris	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	13-9	3.86
Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	17-11	3.70

KC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Garcia, M	3	0	0	0	0	2	.240
2B	Massey	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
SS	Witt Jr.	4	1	1	1	0	1	.341
C	Perez, S	4	0	1	0	0	1	.277
3B	DeJong	4	0	0	0	0	4	.235
DH	Fermin	4	1	1	0	0	1	.293
LF	Melendez	4	0	2	0	0	0	.216
1B	Loftin	3	0	0	1	0	1	.189
PH	Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207
RF	Hampson	3	0	1	0	0	2	.235
CF	Isbel	3	0	1	0	0	1	.233

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ragans	5.0	4	5	5	2	10	93-67	3.46
Cruz	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	37-25	0.00
Stratton, C	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10-6	5.10

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B6	Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Ben Gamel scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.	2-0
B6	Jeremy Peña triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Yordan Alvarez scores. Yainer Diaz scores.	4-0
B6	Jake Meyers grounds out, third baseman Paul DeJong to first baseman Nick Loftin.	5-0
T7	Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Freddy Fermin scores. MJ Melendez out at 2nd. Nick Loftin to 1st.	5-1
T8	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.	5-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Royals at Astros – August 31, 2024	0:06
Yusei Kikuchi against the Royals	0:09
Cole Ragans against the Astros	0:11
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 31 vs Royals	0:07
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 31 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 31 vs Astros	0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 31 vs Royals	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 31 vs Royals	0:07
Bench availability for Kansas City, August 31 vs Astros	0:07
Starting lineups for Royals at Astros – August 31, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Cole Ragans' pitches	0:04
Cole Ragans' outing against the Astros	0:25
Breaking down Yusei Kikuchi's pitches	0:04
Yusei Kikuchi's outing against the Royals	0:23
Breaking down Bobby Witt Jr.'s home run	0:13
Bobby Witt Jr.'s home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Cole Ragans sets new Royals record for a left-hander	0:14
Yusei Kikuchi fans Victor Caratini	0:12
Ragans ties Royals record with eighth straight K	0:10
Cole Ragans' 10th K	0:06
Ben Gamel's diving catch	0:26
Yusei Kikuchi's 10th K	0:06
Yainer Diaz's two-run single	0:18
Jeremy Peña's two-run triple	0:26
Jeremy Peña scores on a wild pitch	0:07
Nick Loftin's RBI forceout	0:20
Cole Ragans fans 10 across five plus innings	0:59
Yusei Kikuchi fans 12 across seven innings	1:12
Bobby Witt Jr.'s solo home run (29)	0:22
Ryan Pressly secures the Astros' win, 5-2	0:20

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Kikuchi (7-9, 4.24 ERA)	Ragans (10-9, 3.46 ERA)	Pressly (3 SV, 3.70 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	73°F, Roof Closed	0 mph, None

HP	1B	2B	3B
Phil Cuzzi	Tony Randazzo	Alex Tosi	Dan Bellino

Game ended at 8:36 PM.

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