KCR
HOUBottom 6th
Yainer Diaz singles to shallow left field. Yordan Alvarez to second. Jose Altuve scores. Ben Gamel scores.
Single
95.6 mph
15 ft
-8 deg
Jeremy Peña triples to deep center field. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Triple
103.1 mph
401 ft
26 deg
Jeremy Peña scores.
Wild Pitch
Top 7th
Nick Loftin hits into a force out to shortstop. MJ Melendez out at second. Freddy Fermin scores.
Forceout
65.5 mph
47 ft
2 deg
Top 8th
Bobby Witt homers to left field.
Home Run
102.8 mph
398 ft
27 deg
1
HR
0
2
R
5
7
H
5
0
SB
2
5
LOB
3
.206
AVG
.172
.206
OBP
.250
.324
SLG
.241
5.63
ERA
2.00
11
K
13
2
BB
0
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Final
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Angels Game Summary
The Houston Astros decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 2, on August 31, 2024.
Game Info
August 31, 2024
Daikin Park
Houston, Texas
85°
15 mph ENE
Home Plate: Phil Cuzzi
First Base: Tony Randazzo
Second Base: Alex Tosi
Third Base: Dan Bellino
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
F. Fermin DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hampson RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Alvarez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
J. Heyward RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Diaz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Meyers CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
V. Caratini C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
M. Dubón 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Z. Dezenzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Gamel RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: G. Hampson
HR: B. Witt Jr.
TB: G. Hampson 2, S. Perez, MJ Melendez 2, K. Isbel, B. Witt Jr. 4, F. Fermin
RBI: B. Witt Jr., N. Loftin
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Perez, M. Garcia
Team RISP: 0-for-5
Team LOB: 5
Batting
3B: J. Peña
TB: B. Gamel, Y. Alvarez, J. Peña 4, Y. Diaz
RBI: J. Peña 2, Y. Diaz 2
HBP: J. Altuve
Team RISP: 2-for-2
Team LOB: 3
Baserunning
SB: Y. Alvarez, Y. Diaz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ragans (L) | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.29 |
H. Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
R. Pressly (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
WP: S. Cruz
Pitches-strikes: C. Stratton 10-6, C. Ragans 93-67, S. Cruz 37-25
Groundouts-flyouts: C. Stratton 1-2, C. Ragans 1-3, S. Cruz 3-2
Batters faced: C. Stratton 4, C. Ragans 22, S. Cruz 6
Inherited runners-scored: S. Cruz 1-1
Pitches-strikes: Y. Kikuchi 101-75, H. Neris 13-9, R. Pressly 17-11
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. Kikuchi 6-1, H. Neris 1-2, R. Pressly 1-1
Batters faced: Y. Kikuchi 26, H. Neris 4, R. Pressly 4
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
F. Fermin DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Frazier PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Hampson RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Batting
2B: G. Hampson
HR: B. Witt Jr.
TB: G. Hampson 2, S. Perez, MJ Melendez 2, K. Isbel, B. Witt Jr. 4, F. Fermin
RBI: B. Witt Jr., N. Loftin
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Perez, M. Garcia
Team RISP: 0-for-5
Team LOB: 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ragans (L) | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
WP: S. Cruz
Pitches-strikes: C. Stratton 10-6, C. Ragans 93-67, S. Cruz 37-25
Groundouts-flyouts: C. Stratton 1-2, C. Ragans 1-3, S. Cruz 3-2
Batters faced: C. Stratton 4, C. Ragans 22, S. Cruz 6
Inherited runners-scored: S. Cruz 1-1
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Alvarez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
J. Heyward RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Diaz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Meyers CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
V. Caratini C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
M. Dubón 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Z. Dezenzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Gamel RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
3B: J. Peña
TB: B. Gamel, Y. Alvarez, J. Peña 4, Y. Diaz
RBI: J. Peña 2, Y. Diaz 2
HBP: J. Altuve
Team RISP: 2-for-2
Team LOB: 3
Baserunning
SB: Y. Alvarez, Y. Diaz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.29 |
H. Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
R. Pressly (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: Y. Kikuchi 101-75, H. Neris 13-9, R. Pressly 17-11
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. Kikuchi 6-1, H. Neris 1-2, R. Pressly 1-1
Batters faced: Y. Kikuchi 26, H. Neris 4, R. Pressly 4
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bobby Witt grounds out to third base, Mauricio Dubón to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
72.8 mph
5 ft
-42 deg
Salvador Perez flies out to deep right field to Ben Gamel.
Flyout
95.2 mph
345 ft
37 deg
Bottom 1st
Jose Altuve lines out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel.
Lineout
98.5 mph
361 ft
22 deg
Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 2nd
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Freddy Fermin called out on strikes.
Strikeout
MJ Melendez grounds out to shallow infield, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
79.7 mph
25 ft
-3 deg
Bottom 2nd
Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Victor Caratini strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 3rd
Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Garrett Hampson doubles to shallow right field.
Double
55.2 mph
91 ft
16 deg
Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 3rd
Mauricio Dubón strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Zach Dezenzo called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Ben Gamel called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Top 4th
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Salvador Perez singles to shallow left field.
Single
105.1 mph
98 ft
5 deg
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Freddy Fermin grounds out to shortstop, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
83.3 mph
12 ft
-11 deg
Bottom 4th
Jose Altuve flies out to center field to MJ Melendez.
Flyout
91.4 mph
294 ft
46 deg
Yordan Alvarez singles to left field.
Single
80.9 mph
259 ft
32 deg
Yainer Diaz hits into a force out to shortstop. Yordan Alvarez out at second.
Forceout
64.7 mph
5 ft
-27 deg
Jeremy Peña flies out to center field to Kyle Isbel.
Flyout
81.6 mph
298 ft
31 deg
Top 5th
MJ Melendez grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
105.8 mph
40 ft
-1 deg
Nick Loftin lines out to left field to Yordan Alvarez.
Lineout
86.8 mph
295 ft
23 deg
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Bottom 5th
Jake Meyers called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Victor Caratini walks.
Walk
Mauricio Dubón flies out to deep left center field to MJ Melendez.
Flyout
95.7 mph
337 ft
41 deg
Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 6th
Kyle Isbel singles to center field.
Single
99.1 mph
155 ft
7 deg
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shallow infield to Zach Dezenzo. Kyle Isbel to second.
Groundout
65.3 mph
2 ft
-55 deg
Bobby Witt lines out to right field to Ben Gamel.
Lineout
94.4 mph
262 ft
16 deg
Salvador Perez strikes out on a foul tip.
Strikeout
Bottom 6th
Ben Gamel singles to right field.
Single
90.2 mph
161 ft
11 deg
Jose Altuve hit by pitch. Ben Gamel to second.
Hit By Pitch
Yordan Alvarez walks. Jose Altuve to second. Ben Gamel to third.
Walk
Yainer Diaz singles to shallow left field. Yordan Alvarez to second. Jose Altuve scores. Ben Gamel scores.
Single
95.6 mph
15 ft
-8 deg
Yainer Diaz steals second. Yordan Alvarez steals third.
Stolen Base
Jeremy Peña triples to deep center field. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Triple
103.1 mph
401 ft
26 deg
Steven Cruz (P) replaces Cole Ragans (P).
Jeremy Peña scores.
Wild Pitch
Jake Meyers grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
94.5 mph
18 ft
-10 deg
Victor Caratini grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
97.7 mph
7 ft
-24 deg
Mauricio Dubón flies out to shallow center field to Maikel Garcia.
Flyout
71.6 mph
188 ft
55 deg
Top 7th
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Freddy Fermin singles to right field.
Single
85.8 mph
112 ft
6 deg
MJ Melendez singles to deep right field. Freddy Fermin to third.
Single
110.9 mph
224 ft
11 deg
Nick Loftin hits into a force out to shortstop. MJ Melendez out at second. Freddy Fermin scores.
Forceout
65.5 mph
47 ft
2 deg
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Bottom 7th
Zach Dezenzo flies out to deep right field to Garrett Hampson.
Flyout
87.8 mph
298 ft
31 deg
Ben Gamel grounds out to second base, Maikel Garcia to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
91 mph
7 ft
-19 deg
Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 8th
Héctor Neris (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).
Kyle Isbel flies out to left center field to Yordan Alvarez.
Flyout
74.3 mph
258 ft
33 deg
Michael Massey pinch-hitting for Maikel Garcia.
Michael Massey flies out to right field to Ben Gamel.
Flyout
90.8 mph
280 ft
46 deg
Bobby Witt homers to left field.
Home Run
102.8 mph
398 ft
27 deg
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Jeremy Peña to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
99.3 mph
22 ft
-8 deg
Bottom 8th
Michael Massey remains in the game as 2B.
Chris Stratton (P) replaces Steven Cruz (P).
Yordan Alvarez flies out to deep right field to Garrett Hampson.
Flyout
92.1 mph
355 ft
29 deg
Yainer Diaz grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
68 mph
11 ft
-7 deg
Jeremy Peña singles to center field.
Single
77.1 mph
224 ft
19 deg
Jake Meyers flies out to right field to Garrett Hampson.
Flyout
92.6 mph
271 ft
47 deg
Top 9th
Jason Heyward (RF) replaces Yordan Alvarez (LF), batting 2nd.
Ben Gamel switches from RF to LF.
Ryan Pressly (P) replaces Héctor Neris (P).
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Freddy Fermin flies out to center field to Ben Gamel.
Flyout
77.3 mph
251 ft
45 deg
MJ Melendez singles to right field.
Single
106.3 mph
78 ft
4 deg
Adam Frazier pinch-hitting for Nick Loftin.
Adam Frazier grounds out to second base, Jose Altuve to Zach Dezenzo.
Groundout
75.8 mph
9 ft
-17 deg
