| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Astros (84-66) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
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Royals (48-102) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
📦 Box score
|
Houston Astros | @🦇 | R | H | 🥩 | BB | SO | 🦞 |
1  |
Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2  |
Alex Bregman 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
3  |
Yordan Alvarez DH ⭐ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4  |
José Abreu 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
5  |
Michael Brantley LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
6  |
Chas McCormick RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7  |
Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8  |
Jake Meyers CF ⭐ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9  |
Martín Maldonado C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Kansas City Royals | @🦇 | R | H | 🥩 | BB | SO | 🦞 |
1  |
Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2  |
Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3  |
Edward Olivares DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4  |
Nelson Velázquez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5  |
Matt Duffy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6  |
Nick Loftin 2B 🦇 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7  |
Logan Porter C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8  |
Drew Waters CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
9  |
Dairon Blanco RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9  |
MJ Melendez LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
⭐ Home runs
| Batter | In. | Dist (ft.) | EV (MPH) | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Meyers |
4 | 419 | 102.8 | 29° |
| Yordan Alvarez |
5 | 390 | 115 | 24° |
💡 Highlights
- VideoDrew Waters' sac fly
- VideoJosé Abreu's sac fly
- VideoChas McCormick's RBI single
- VideoJake Meyers' solo homer (10)Jake Meyers crushes a solo homer to center field as the Astros increase their lead to 3-1 in the top of the 4th
- VideoYordan Alvarez's solo homer (28)Yordan Alvarez clobbers a home run to right field to increase the Astros' lead to 4-1 in the top of the 5th
- VideoBrantley gets the out at homeMichael Brantley gets the out at home as he flings the ball from center field to keep the Astros' lead at 4-1 in the bottom of the 5th
- VideoJosé Abreu tosses glove at ballJosé Abreu's glove flies off his hand as he attempts to prevent Framber Valdez's errant throw from going into right field
- VideoJordan Lyles K's sixJordan Lyles strikes out six batters through six innings in his start against the Astros
- VideoFramber Valdez K's Drew Waters
- VideoJose Altuve's RBI single
- VideoMaldonado scores on walk
- VideoJosé Abreu's RBI groundout
- VideoFramber Valdez's strong 7 IPFramber Valdez allows one unearned run and strikes out five batters through seven innings in his start against the Royals
- VideoKendall Graveman seals the win
- VideoAstros vs. Royals HighlightsYordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers each clobbered a solo home run to lead the Astros to a 7-1 win over the Royals
- VideoMatt Quatraro on 7-1 lossMatt Quatraro talks Jordan Lyles' start against the Astros, José Abreu's glove incident and more from the Royals' loss
- VideoCondensed Game: HOU@KC 9/17/23Condensed Game: Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers each clobbered a solo home run to lead the Astros to a 7-1 win over the Royals
- VideoData Viz: Alvarez homers in 5thCheck out Yordan Alvarez's 390-foot homer through MLB's new data storytelling tools