Post Game Thread (Sep 1, 2024): Royals (75-63) @ Astros (75-62)

Line Score – Game Over

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

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Altuve	4	1	1	0	0	0	.296
LF	Alvarez, Y	4	2	2	2	0	0	.314
RF	Heyward	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
C	Diaz, Y	4	1	1	1	0	2	.298
SS	Peña	4	0	1	2	0	1	.272
LF	Gamel	3	1	0	0	1	1	.288
1B	Singleton	3	1	1	2	1	2	.233
CF	Meyers	4	0	0	0	0	2	.226
3B	Whitcomb	3	0	1	0	0	1	.258
2B	Dubón	3	1	2	0	0	0	.259

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Blanco	5.0	3	0	0	4	3	101-60	3.03
Scott, Tay	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	33-21	1.97
Neris	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	14-12	3.97
Abreu, B	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.33
Ort	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	1.17

KC		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Pham	5	0	2	0	0	0	.256
SS	Witt Jr.	4	1	1	1	1	0	.340
2B	Massey	4	0	0	0	0	2	.264
1B	Perez, S	3	0	0	0	1	0	.275
LF	Melendez	2	1	1	0	2	0	.217
C	Fermin	3	0	1	0	1	0	.293
DH	Gurriel	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333
DH	Blanco	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
DH	Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206
3B	Garcia, M	4	0	0	0	0	1	.238
CF	Isbel	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Marsh	5.0	4	3	3	1	5	73-47	4.70
Long	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	15-11	2.51
Hernández, C	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	14-11	3.66
Schreiber	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	16-11	4.46
Stratton, C	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	15-8	5.04

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B4	Yordan Alvarez homers (29) on a fly ball to right field.	1-0
B4	Jon Singleton homers (12) on a line drive to right field. Ben Gamel scores.	3-0
T6	Yuli Gurriel singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. MJ Melendez scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd.	3-1
B6	Yordan Alvarez homers (30) on a fly ball to center field.	4-1
T7	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (30) on a line drive to left field.	4-2
B8	Yainer Diaz doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Mauricio Dubón scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd.	5-2
B8	Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jose Altuve scores. Yainer Diaz scores.	7-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Royals at Astros – September 1, 2024	0:06
Bullpen availability for Houston, September 1 vs Royals	0:07
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, September 1 vs Astros	0:07
Bench availability for Kansas City, September 1 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, September 1 vs Royals	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, September 1 vs Royals	0:07
Starting lineups for Royals at Astros – September 1, 2024	0:09
The distance behind Jon Singleton's home run	0:13
Breaking down Yordan Alvarez's home run	0:13
An animated look at Jon Singleton's home run	0:11
Visualizing Yordan Alvarez's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Ronel Blanco's pitches	0:04
Ronel Blanco's outing against the Royals	0:23
Breaking down Alec Marsh's pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Yordan Alvarez's home run	0:13
Alec Marsh's outing against the Astros	0:25
Visualizing Yordan Alvarez's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Measuring the stats on Bobby Witt Jr.'s home run	0:13
A deep dive into Bobby Witt Jr.'s home run	0:11
Yuli Gurriel's pregame tribute	3:32
MJ Melendez makes an outstanding sliding grab	0:22
Jon Singleton's two-run homer (12)	0:28
Yordan Alvarez's solo homer (29)	0:30
Yuli Gurriel's RBI single	0:24
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.	0:09
Yordan Alvarez's 30th home run of the year	0:28
Bobby Witt Jr.'s solo homer (30)	0:28
Yainer Diaz's RBI double	0:17
Jeremy Peña's two-run RBI single	0:21

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Blanco (10-6, 3.03 ERA)	Marsh (7-8, 4.70 ERA)

Game ended at 3:44 PM.