KC 6, HOU 5 | Sep 24, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 24, 2023•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Alec Marsh

LOSS

Hunter Brown

SAVE

James McArthur

The Royals edged the Astros 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nelson Velázquez2 HR, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 2: Nelson Velazquez homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:37Att: 41,438Venue: Minute Maid Park

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93.8%B

9 missed calls

+6.1% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	1
HOU	1	1	2	0	1	0	0

Game 716448 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dairon BlancoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.299/.400	-	-	-
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	0	0	1	2	.275/.316/.489	85.1	.079	.081
Salvador PerezDH	4	1	1	2	0	3	.252/.291/.419	109.4	.972	.1939
Kyle IsbelCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.276/.376	-	-	-
Nick Pratto1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229/.308/.356	-	-	-
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.225/.270/.375	93.3	.036	.034
Matt Duffy3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.249/.299/.324	98.7	.249	.357
Drew WatersRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.234/.308/.386	89	.403	.391
Logan PorterC	2	0	1	0	2	0	.250/.400/.450	98.5	.244	.228
Bench
Edward OlivaresLF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.262/.319/.440	99.5	.168	.163
Nelson VelázquezRF	3	2	2	2	1	0	.240/.313/.630
Totals	32	6	6	6	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Velázquez (2nd off Brown, 0 on, 0 out); Duffy (2nd off Brown, 1 on, 1 out); Perez (3rd off Brown, 1 on, 0 out); Velázquez (3rd off Brown, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:18

RBI:Perez 2; Duffy 2; Velázquez 2

SB:Waters

GIDP:Olivares

Team LOB:4

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.311/.397/.536	104.2	.476

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Steven Cruz	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	24-13	95.4	4.66
Alec MarshW	5.1	3	4	3	2	6	1	77-51	91	5.66
Tucker DavidsonH	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	84.9	6.12
Carlos HernándezH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	88.5	4.98
James McArthurS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	87.8	5.31
Totals	9.0	8	5	4	2	7	1	130-84	-	-

HBP:Alvarez (by Marsh)

Pitches-strikes:Cruz 24-13; Marsh 77-51; Davidson 7-4; Hernández 10-8; McArthur 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Cruz 0-3; Marsh 7-3; Davidson 0-2; Hernández 1-2; McArthur 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hunter BrownL	3.0	6	6	6	1	4	4	65-42	90.9	5.12

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Jose Abreu doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.

EV: 101.7 mph128 ftLA: 4°

Top 2 • KC

3-1

Matt Duffy homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 364 ftLA: 25°

1-1

Nelson Velazquez homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 380 ftLA: 37°

Bot 2 • HOU

3-2

Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Matt Duffy to first baseman Nick Loftin. Yainer Diaz scores.

EV: 82.3 mph14 ftLA: -12°

Top 3 • KC

6-2

Nelson Velazquez homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 396 ftLA: 32°

5-2

Salvador Perez homers (22) on a line drive to left field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 109.4 mph💣 410 ftLA: 27°

Bot 3 • HOU

6-3

Chas McCormick grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. Jose Abreu out at 2nd. Chas McCormick to 1st.

EV: 66.7 mph13 ftLA: -12°

6-4

Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Nick Loftin. Kyle Tucker scores. Chas McCormick to 2nd.

EV: 65.0 mph15 ftLA: -8°

Bot 5 • HOU

6-5

Yordan Alvarez homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 109.2 mph💣 410 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Hunter BrownP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José UrquidyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kendall GravemanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Héctor NerisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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