Post Game Thread (May 12, 2025): Royals (25-18) @ Astros (20-20)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	2	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	11	0	9

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Peña	4	0	2	1	0	0	.292
2B	Altuve	5	0	2	0	0	2	.263
3B	Paredes	3	0	0	0	2	0	.259
1B	Walker, C	5	0	0	0	0	3	.218
C	Diaz, Ya	5	1	2	0	0	0	.244
DH	Caratini	3	1	1	0	0	0	.259
CF	Meyers	4	2	2	1	0	0	.298
LF	Dezenzo	4	1	1	1	0	2	.254
RF	Smith	3	0	1	1	1	0	.221

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gusto	2.1	7	7	7	3	2	68-39	4.80
Scott, Tay	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	19-13	5.40
Sousa	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	28-21	1.54
Okert	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	25-15	1.23
Ort	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-9	2.70

KC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
3B	India	5	1	3	2	0	0	.236
DH	Witt Jr.	4	1	2	2	0	0	.319
1B	Pasquantino	5	0	2	1	0	0	.223
C	Perez, S	5	0	0	0	0	3	.232
SS	Garcia, M	5	0	0	0	0	1	.295
2B	Massey	4	2	1	1	1	0	.213
LF	Biggio	3	1	0	0	1	0	.179
RF	Waters	4	1	1	1	0	0	.271
CF	Isbel	3	1	2	0	1	0	.280

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Wacha	6.1	8	2	2	2	3	88-56	2.96
Schreiber	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	15-7	1.59
Cruz	0.1	2	3	2	0	1	9-5	1.50
Erceg	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	0.52
Estévez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-12	2.37

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T2	Michael Massey homers (2) on a line drive to right center field.	0-1
T2	Jonathan India singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Kyle Isbel scores.	0-2
T2	Bobby Witt Jr. triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Jonathan India scores.	0-3
T2	Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	0-4
T3	Drew Waters singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Michael Massey scores. Cavan Biggio to 3rd.	0-5
T3	Jonathan India singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Cavan Biggio scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.	0-6
T3	Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Drew Waters scores.	0-7
B7	Zach Dezenzo doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Cavan Biggio. Jake Meyers scores.	1-7
B7	Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Drew Waters. Zach Dezenzo scores.	2-7
B8	Jake Meyers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew Waters. Yainer Diaz scores. Victor Caratini scores. Jake Meyers to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Drew Waters.	4-7
B8	Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jake Meyers scores.	5-7

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Royals at Astros – May 12, 2025	0:06
Michael Wacha against the Astros	0:08
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, May 12 vs Astros	0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 12 vs Royals	0:08
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, May 12 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Kansas City, May 12 vs Astros	0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 12 vs Royals	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, May 12 vs Royals	0:08
Starting lineups for Royals at Astros – May 12, 2025	0:10
Michael Massey's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
The distance behind Michael Massey's home run	0:11
Breaking down Ryan Gusto's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Michael Wacha's pitches	0:04
Michael Wacha's outing against the Astros	0:27
Jose Altuve's barehanded play	0:13
Michael Massey's solo home run (2)	0:24
Jonathan India's RBI single	0:14
Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI triple	0:21
Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single	0:17
Drew Waters' RBI single	0:17
Ryan Gusto strikes out Salvador Perez	0:06
Jonathan India's second RBI single of the game	0:14
Bobby Witt Jr.'s sacrifice fly	0:16
Michael Massey's great diving grab starts double play	0:14
Cam Smith's diving catch	0:12
Zach Dezenzo's RBI double	0:20
Jeremy Peña's sac fly	0:20
Michael Wacha strikes out Christian Walker	0:08
Astros score two on Jake Meyers' single, error	0:27
Michael Wacha's strong outing against the Astros	0:53
Cam Smith's RBI groundout	0:14
Yainer Diaz flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.	0:10

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Wacha (3-4, 2.96 ERA)	Gusto (3-2, 4.80 ERA)	Estévez (12 SV, 2.37 ERA)

Game ended at 9:56 PM.