Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals, September 23, 2023
September 23, 2023, 7:10 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
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Maikel Garcia and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler CropleyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Jeremy Peña led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Jordan Lyles went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 0 ER); J.P. France went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jordan Lyles | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Collin Snider | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tucker Davidson | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| J.P. France | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bennett Sousa | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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