Major League Baseball
Houston 5, Kansas City 2
Saturday, August 31, 2024 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 31, 2024
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Alex Tosi, 3B - Daniel Bellino
Attendance: 37776
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000000110270
Houston 00000500-550
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 75-62 41-28 34-34 L4
Houston 74-62 38-29 36-33 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 38-29 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-34 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Astros have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Yusei Kikuchi pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.24. Ryan Pressly closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Cole Ragans took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Bobby Witt Jr. had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Houston
Cole Ragans Player Yusei Kikuchi
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
10 Strikeouts 12
4 Hits 5
9.00 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Kansas City   Houston
MJ Melendez Player Jeremy Pena
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 1 11 .206 13 2 0 0 0
Houston 5 0 7 .172 11 4 2 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Astros have a W/L % of .568 after a win and .516 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Royals have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .541 after a loss.