Major League Baseball
Kansas City 6, Houston 5
Sunday, September 24, 2023 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, September 24, 2023
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Ryan Additon, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Ryan Wills, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 41438
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Kansas City 033000000661
Houston 112010000580
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 54-102 31-47 23-55 W6
Houston 85-71 39-42 46-29 L3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 39-42 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 23-55 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 6 straight up wins. The Royals have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Alec Marsh pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.66. James McArthur closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Hunter Brown took the loss for Houston.
  • Yordan Alvarez had the only homerun for Houston. Salvador Perez, Nelson Velazquez (2), Matt Duffy hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Houston
Steven Cruz Player Hunter Brown
Loss W/L Loss
1.0 IP 3.0
0 Strikeouts 4
3 Hits 6
9.00 ERA 18.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Houston
Nelson Velazquez Player Yordan Alvarez
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
2 HR 1
8 TB 5
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 6 4 18 .188 9 6 5 1 1
Houston 8 1 13 .235 7 5 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Astros have a W/L % of .523 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .396 after a win and .320 after a loss.