Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros, September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
.768
OPS.701
222
HR163
827
Runs676
3.94
ERA5.17
1.28
WHIP1.41
1460
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jeremy Peña and José Abreu led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF/LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dairon BlancoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
Pitching
Cristian Javier went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 3 ER); Angel Zerpa went 4.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Cristian Javier | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Zack Greinke | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Collin Snider | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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