MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/28/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2990 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 13 0
Houston Astros (82-80) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
Royals Need Extra Frames to Get Past Astros
The Kansas City Royals had to overcome a fine effort from Houston pitcher Jacob deGrom to win, 4-2, at Minute Maid Park. deGrom went 6 innings and allowed no runs. Austin Adams, credited with the win in relief, is now 5-3. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. The second-place Astros have lost 4 straight games.

Kansas City won the game in part because of Jackson Merrill. The shortstop ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the 12th inning to put the Royals ahead, 4-2. For the game, Merrill had 2 doubles and 1 home run in 6 at-bats.

"The bar for us is not a particular opponent, it's ourselves," said Kansas City manager Jim H.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF, CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .242 22 69
J. Merrill CF, SS 6 1 3 2 0 1 1 .274 32 108
J. Realmuto C 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 .260 13 53
D. Varsho LF 6 0 2 0 0 3 4 .207 19 66
K. Manzardo 1B 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .236 12 33
J. Kelenic DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .216 14 39
D. Hamilton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 5 26
   a-F. Mejía PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 3 9
   b-N. Eaton SS, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 1 2
O. Cabrera 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 14 58
J. Berti 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .228 2 25
Totals 49 4 13 4 0 17 19      
a - F. Mejía pinch hit for D. Hamilton in the 9th
b - N. Eaton substituted for F. Mejía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Merrill 2 (31, 6th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Weems, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Berti (18, 9th Inning off G. Speier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merrill (32, 12th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Merrill 8 , J. Realmuto 2 , D. Varsho 2 , K. Manzardo 2 , J. Kelenic , J. Berti 2
2-out RBI: J. Merrill , J. Berti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , J. Merrill , D. Varsho , K. Manzardo , J. Kelenic , J. Berti
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carroll (33) , J. Kelenic (7)
CS: K. Manzardo 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Hamilton-Cabrera-Manzardo, Medina-Cabrera-Manzardo, Cabrera-Hamilton-Manzardo, Helsley-Merrill-Manzardo, Merrill-Cabrera-Manzardo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .276 7 46
L. Nootbaar RF 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 .229 21 64
T. Hernández DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .275 46 119
Y. Alvarez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .249 34 101
B. Wisely 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 0 5
H. Kim 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 12 66
A. Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 9 54
A. Gauthier SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .238 3 15
W. MacIver C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 4 12
Totals 35 2 4 2 4 7 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Thomas (9, 5th Inning off L. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar , T. Hernández , Y. Alvarez , A. Thomas 4
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hernández , Y. Alvarez
GIDP: T. Hernández 2 , Y. Alvarez , H. Kim , W. MacIver
Sac Bunt: W. MacIver
Hit by Pitch: B. Wisely , A. Thomas , A. Gauthier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (29)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Thomas (2) , A. Gauthier (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Medina 6.2 3 2 2 2 3 1 90 3.20   
C. Poteet 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 37 3.26   
S. Barlow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.39   
R. Helsley 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.53   
A. Adams W (5-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Medina 61
Batters Faced: L. Medina 25, C. Poteet 8, S. Barlow 1, R. Helsley 5, A. Adams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Medina 9-6, C. Poteet 2-2, S. Barlow 0-1, R. Helsley 1-2, A. Adams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Medina 90-54, C. Poteet 37-19, S. Barlow 5-2, R. Helsley 18-10, A. Adams 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Adams 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Medina 2 , R. Helsley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom 6.0 6 0 0 0 9 0 87 3.88   
A. Weems H (17) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 6.34   
J. Duran H (7) 1.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 22 3.55   
G. Speier BS (3) 1.2 1 1 0 0 2 0 19 1.91   
H. Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.78   
M. Rodriguez L (3-3) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 23 3.70   
A. Kittredge 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 69
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 24, A. Weems 5, J. Duran 4, G. Speier 7, H. Harvey 3, M. Rodriguez 5, A. Kittredge 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 4-4, A. Weems 1-1, J. Duran 0-0, G. Speier 2-1, H. Harvey 1-0, M. Rodriguez 2-0, A. Kittredge 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 87-56, A. Weems 24-17, J. Duran 22-14, G. Speier 19-12, H. Harvey 16-10, M. Rodriguez 23-14, A. Kittredge 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Weems 1-0 , J. Duran 1-0 , G. Speier 1-1 , A. Kittredge 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacob deGrom
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 4:28
Attendance: 41935
Special Notes: RP Cody Poteet was injured while pitching.
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