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.
Aug 31, 2024, 10:26 pm - AP
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Y. Kikuchi
win

Y. Kikuchi7-9

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 12 K, 0 BB
C. Ragans
loss

C. Ragans10-9

5.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 10 K, 2 BB
R. Pressly
save

R. Pressly3

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCHOU
6thDiaz singled to left, Altuve scored and Gamel scored, Alvarez to second.02
6thPeña tripled to center, Alvarez scored and Diaz scored.04
6thPeña scored on Cruz wild pitch.05
7thLoftin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fermin scored, Melendez out at second.15
8thWitt Jr. homered to left (398 feet).25
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