MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/26/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2969 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (73-87) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 5 8 1
Houston Astros (82-78) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Royals Win, 5-3, Versus Houston
The Houston Astros got a superb performance from pitcher Framber Valdez, but the Kansas City Royals still won the game, 5-3. Valdez threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball. Kansas City pitcher Penn Murfee got the win. He's now 2-1. Avery Weems was tagged with the loss. Kansas City has now won 3 in a row.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Jackson Merrill to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-3. For the game, Merrill had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Merrill said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .238 21 66
D. Hamilton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 5 26
   a-J. Realmuto PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 13 53
   b-J. Berti SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 23
J. Merrill CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .272 31 106
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .237 12 33
O. Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 14 58
D. Varsho LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .205 19 66
J. Kelenic DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 13 37
F. Mejía C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .185 3 9
I. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .185 2 12
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 11 7      
a - J. Realmuto pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 8th
b - J. Berti substituted for J. Realmuto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Realmuto (27, 8th Inning off A. Weems, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Carroll (32, 8th Inning off A. Weems, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Merrill (5, 1st Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Mejía (3, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 3 , J. Realmuto 2 , J. Merrill 4 , K. Manzardo 2 , F. Mejía 4
2-out RBI: K. Manzardo , F. Mejía
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Manzardo , O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Merrill (21)
CS: I. Johnson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Varsho (3)
OF assists: 1 (Varsho(Diaz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .277 7 46
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .229 21 63
T. Hernández DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276 46 119
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 34 101
C. Walker 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .203 33 76
Y. Diaz C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .253 20 63
H. Kim SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .231 12 66
A. Thomas CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 8 53
B. Wisely 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 5
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (23, 2nd Inning off A. Manoah, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kim (12, 4th Inning off A. Manoah, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Walker (33, 5th Inning off A. Manoah, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker 4 , Y. Diaz 3 , H. Kim 4 , A. Thomas 2 , B. Wisely
2-out RBI: S. Kwan , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hernández 2 , C. Walker
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Manoah 5.2 8 3 3 1 7 2 87 4.89   
P. Murfee W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.55   
S. Barlow H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.41   
R. Helsley H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.67   
A. Adams SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Manoah 47
Batters Faced: A. Manoah 27, P. Murfee 7, S. Barlow 1, R. Helsley 3, A. Adams 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Manoah 4-6, P. Murfee 0-4, S. Barlow 0-0, R. Helsley 2-0, A. Adams 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Manoah 87-60, P. Murfee 26-17, S. Barlow 2-2, R. Helsley 16-7, A. Adams 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Murfee 1-0 , S. Barlow 1-0 , A. Adams 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 6.1 4 2 2 1 9 1 96 4.27   
H. Harvey H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.82   
A. Weems L (4-6), BS (5) 0.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 14 6.52   
G. Speier 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.95   
M. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 65
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 24, H. Harvey 3, A. Weems 4, G. Speier 5, M. Rodriguez 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 5-5, H. Harvey 1-1, A. Weems 0-0, G. Speier 1-2, M. Rodriguez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 96-73, H. Harvey 11-8, A. Weems 14-10, G. Speier 22-11, M. Rodriguez 1-0
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Speier 1-0 , M. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: A. Weems
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Framber Valdez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 41950
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