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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 5, Kansas City 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 31, 2024
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Alex Tosi, 3B - Daniel Bellino
Attendance: 37776
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 00000500-550
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Maikel Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240
     Michael Massey PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .341
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
Paul DeJong 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .235
Freddy Fermin DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .293
MJ Melendez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .216
Nick Loftin 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .189
     Adam Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Garrett Hampson RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .235
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233
Totals 34 2 7 2 0 13 10  
Batting
2B - Garrett Hampson (13)
HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (29)
TB - Bobby Witt Jr. 4, Salvador Perez, Freddy Fermin, MJ Melendez 2, Garrett Hampson 2, Kyle Isbel
RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (96), Nick Loftin (14)
2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (33)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Maikel Garcia (59), Salvador Perez (36)
Team LOB - 5
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Cole Ragans (L 10-9) 5.0 4 5 5 2 10 0 3.46
Steven Cruz 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Chris Stratton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10
WP - Steven Cruz
HBP - Jose Altuve (by Ragans)
Pitches-Strikes - Cole Ragans 93-67, Steven Cruz 37-25, Chris Stratton 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cole Ragans 1-3, Steven Cruz 3-2, Chris Stratton 1-2
Batters Faced - Cole Ragans 22, Steven Cruz 6, Chris Stratton 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Steven Cruz 1-1
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296
Yordan Alvarez LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .312
     Jason Heyward RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Yainer Diaz DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .298
Jeremy Pena SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .272
Jake Meyers CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228
Victor Caratini C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273
Mauricio Dubon 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
Zach Dezenzo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208
Ben Gamel RF-LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364
Totals 29 5 5 4 2 11 5  
Batting
3B - Jeremy Pena (2)
TB - Yordan Alvarez, Yainer Diaz, Jeremy Pena 4, Ben Gamel
RBI - Yainer Diaz 2 (74), Jeremy Pena 2 (63)
Team LOB - 3
Baserunning
SB - Yordan Alvarez (6, 3rd off Ragans/Perez), Yainer Diaz (2, 2nd off Ragans/Perez)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Yusei Kikuchi (W 7-9) 7.0 5 1 1 0 12 0 4.24
Hector Neris 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.38
Ryan Pressly (SV 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.70
Pitches-Strikes - Yusei Kikuchi 101-75, Hector Neris 13-9, Ryan Pressly 17-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Yusei Kikuchi 6-1, Hector Neris 1-2, Ryan Pressly 1-1
Batters Faced - Yusei Kikuchi 26, Hector Neris 4, Ryan Pressly 4