Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals, September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023, 2:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsHouston Astros
.701
OPS.768
163
HR222
676
Runs827
5.17
ERA3.94
1.41
WHIP1.28
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nelson Velázquez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward OlivaresLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew WatersCF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan PorterC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Alec Marsh went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 3 ER); Hunter Brown went 3.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Marsh | 5.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Tucker Davidson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hunter Brown | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| José Urquidy | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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