Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals, August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024, 8:10 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Paul DeJong and Kyle Isbel led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia2B/RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul DeJong3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick LoftinDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler GentryRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Caratini1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben GamelLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio Dubón3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Seth Lugo went 7.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (9 SO, 1 ER); Framber Valdez went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- 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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