Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros, April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
.714
OPS.706
182
HR159
686
Runs651
3.86
ERA3.73
1.22
WHIP1.24
1504
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
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
Chas McCormick led Houston Astros with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam SmithRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach DezenzoLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Rodgers2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF/LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Jonathan India and Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaLF/3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B/2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF/CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroePH/RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Hunter Brown went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (9 SO, 1 ER); Kris Bubic went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hunter Brown | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayler Scott | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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