MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/30/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2599 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-58) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 13 1
Houston Astros (87-48) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Royals Come Up Short at Houston, 6-5
Despite a great performance by Kansas City center fielder Corbin Carroll, the Houston Astros defeated the Royals by the score of 6-5 at Minute Maid Park. Carroll went 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 3 times. The winner was Brandon Bielak in relief. His record improves to 12-2. Walker Buehler took the loss. Hunter Harvey converted his 33rd save in 42 tries.

In the bottom of the second, Houston right fielder Lars Nootbaar had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Nootbaar stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 6-2, Houston. For the game, he was 1-4, while adding 2 RBI.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Houston manager Logan F.

The Astros, at 87-48, have a comfortable 15½-game lead in their division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll CF 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .296 21 68
M. Canha LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .295 6 27
R. Devers 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .268 40 105
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .229 20 64
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .246 15 49
J. Foscue 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .267 7 57
F. Mejia DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 2 16
O. Cabrera RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .243 15 43
D. Hamilton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 2 10
Totals 37 5 13 3 5 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Canha (14, 6th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Carroll (15, 5th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cabrera (15, 6th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Carroll (21, 6th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 8 , M. Canha 2 , R. Devers , M. Chapman 2 , J. Realmuto , J. Foscue , F. Mejia , O. Cabrera 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , M. Chapman , J. Foscue , F. Mejia , D. Hamilton
GIDP: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Chapman (7) , O. Cabrera (15)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Chapman (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Hamilton-Foscue-Devers, Hamilton-Foscue-Devers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .277 5 43
T. Cabbage 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .242 22 49
   a-H. Kim 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 10 80
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .269 26 92
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .290 38 106
C. Walker 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .285 33 114
O. Narvaez C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .300 8 48
A. Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 5 29
L. Urias 2B, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .249 18 63
J. Ortiz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264 2 15
Totals 31 6 8 6 3 8 15      
a - H. Kim substituted for T. Cabbage in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (35, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kwan (24, 2nd Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Narvaez (8, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 3 , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez 2 , C. Walker 2 , O. Narvaez 4 , J. Ortiz
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker , O. Narvaez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortiz
GIDP: S. Kwan , A. Thomas
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Urias-Walker)
OF assists: 2 (Kwan(Chapman at home), Nootbaar(Canha at home))
PB: O. Narvaez
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler L (14-8) 1.2 6 6 6 1 2 1 56 3.64   
D. German 2.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 62 6.35   
L. McCullers 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 14
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 12, D. German 12, L. McCullers 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 1-2, D. German 1-3, L. McCullers 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 56-34, D. German 62-37, L. McCullers 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. German 1-0 , L. McCullers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez 4.1 8 3 3 4 2 0 90 4.57   
B. Bielak W (12-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 2 36 4.67   
P. Sewald H (21) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.40   
T. Mayza H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.33   
H. Harvey SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 33
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 22, B. Bielak 9, P. Sewald 5, T. Mayza 3, H. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 2-6, B. Bielak 1-2, P. Sewald 0-2, T. Mayza 0-1, H. Harvey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 90-53, B. Bielak 36-21, P. Sewald 19-13, T. Mayza 9-7, H. Harvey 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corbin Carroll
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 41890
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