Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

75-61, 34-33 Away

Final

73-62, 37-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia2B-RF	0-4	0	0	0	.241
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-4	1	0	0	.341
S. Perez1B	0-3	0	0	0	.277
P. DeJong3B	1-3	1	1	2	.284
F. FerminC	0-3	0	0	0	.293
N. LoftinDH	0-4	0	0	0	.193
D. BlancoLF	0-1	0	0	0	.265
M. MasseyPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.269
G. HampsonCF	0-2	0	0	0	.233
M. MelendezPH-LF	0-1	0	0	0	.212
T. GentryRF	0-2	0	0	0	.000
K. IsbelPH-CF	1-1	0	0	0	.232

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Lugo	7.0	6	1	1	9	93-63	3.12
C. Hernandez	0.2	2	1	0	0	10-7	3.86
D. Lynch IV	0.1	0	0	0	1	4-3	5.54
J. McArthur	0.2	2	1	0	0	11-10	4.47

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

10:10 AM, 31 August 2024

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,279

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win

— Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Aug 31, 2024, 01:22 pm - AP


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	10	1

J. Hader7-7

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. McArthur5-6

0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
3rd	Gamel homered to left center (356 feet).	0	1
8th	Peña hit sacrifice fly to center, Diaz scored.	0	2
9th	DeJong homered to left center (365 feet), Witt Jr. scored.	2	2
9th	Altuve doubled to left, Meyers scored.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Astros
6

Game 1

30/8

Royals
2
Astros
3

Game 2

31/8

Royals
2
Astros
5

Game 3

1/9

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 4

2/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	45	40	.529	-	L1
Cleveland	45	42	.517	1	W1
Minnesota	42	46	.477	4.5	W1
Detroit	38	49	.437	8	W3
Kansas City	35	52	.402	11	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	44	43	.506	-	L1
Seattle	44	43	.506	-	W2
Houston	43	46	.483	2	L1
Athletics	41	46	.471	3	W1
Los Angeles	36	51	.414	8	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win

J. Hader7-7

J. McArthur5-6

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 American League West Standings

MLB News

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