Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

75-61, 34-33 Away

Final

73-62, 37-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia2B-RF	0-4	0	0	0	.241
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-4	1	0	0	.341
S. Perez1B	0-3	0	0	0	.277
P. DeJong3B	1-3	1	1	2	.284
F. FerminC	0-3	0	0	0	.293
N. LoftinDH	0-4	0	0	0	.193
D. BlancoLF	0-1	0	0	0	.265
M. MasseyPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.269
G. HampsonCF	0-2	0	0	0	.233
M. MelendezPH-LF	0-1	0	0	0	.212
T. GentryRF	0-2	0	0	0	.000
K. IsbelPH-CF	1-1	0	0	0	.232

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Lugo	7.0	6	1	1	9	93-63	3.12
C. Hernandez	0.2	2	1	0	0	10-7	3.86
D. Lynch IV	0.1	0	0	0	1	4-3	5.54
J. McArthur	0.2	2	1	0	0	11-10	4.47

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

8:10 PM, August 30, 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,279

Game Time:2:16

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

Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win

— Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Aug 30, 2025, 11:22 pm - AP


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	1

J. Hader7-7

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. McArthur5-6

0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
3rd	Gamel homered to left center (356 feet).	0	1
8th	Peña hit sacrifice fly to center, Diaz scored.	0	2
9th	DeJong homered to left center (365 feet), Witt Jr. scored.	2	2
9th	Altuve doubled to left, Meyers scored.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Astros
6

Game 1

8/29

Royals
2
Astros
3

Game 2

8/30

Royals
2
Astros
5

Game 3

8/31

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 4

9/1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	47	.510	-	W1
Seattle	48	49	.495	1.5	W1
Houston	47	51	.480	3	L1
Athletics	41	55	.427	8	L9
Los Angeles	38	59	.392	11.5	L2

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

Diamondbacks overcome Ohtani's 22nd homer, beat sloppy Dodgers 5-3 for 3-game sweep

— Ildemaro Vargas had two hits, including a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Shohei Ohtani's 22nd home run in a 5-3 victory over the sloppy Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday that finished a three-game sweep...

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win

J. Hader7-7

J. McArthur5-6

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 American League West Standings

MLB News

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

Diamondbacks overcome Ohtani's 22nd homer, beat sloppy Dodgers 5-3 for 3-game sweep