Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals, September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024, 2:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Kansas City RoyalsHouston Astros
.709
OPS.740
170
HR190
735
Runs740
3.76
ERA3.74
1.24
WHIP1.24
1339
Strikeouts by pitchers1479
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Tommy Pham led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli GurrielDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Yordan Alvarez and Mauricio Dubón led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose AltuveDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben GamelRF/LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Singleton1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shay Whitcomb3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio Dubón2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Alec Marsh went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 3 ER); Ronel Blanco went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Alec Marsh | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Ronel Blanco | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Tayler Scott | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Ort | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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