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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	2	2	0
Astros	2	9	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	2	2	0
Astros	3	10	1

Jose Altuve Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.297
OBP	.250	.350
At Bats	4	536
Hits	1	159
• Singles	1	118
• Doubles	0	23
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	18
Walks	0	39
RBI’s	0	56

James McArthur Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	5	18

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Minute Maid Park - August 30, 2024

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Double

James McArthur

Freddy Fermin

Salvador Perez

Michael Massey

Paul DeJong

MJ Melendez

Kyle Isbel

Maikel Garcia

Jose Altuve

Jake Meyers

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	2	2	0	4
Houston Astros	3	10	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Josh Hader
Losing Pitcher	James McArthur
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Jose Altuve
Attendance	37,279
Time of Game	2 hours 16 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 0-1, 2 Outs

End of Game

Altuve hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Melendez. Altuve reaches second base with a double. Meyers goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Jon Singleton pinch hits for Mauricio Dubon. Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Isbel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Meyers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 James McArthur now pitching. Gamel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Massey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Loftin hits a popup towards first. Caratini settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Fermin strikes out.

Top 9 DeJong hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Perez strikes out.

Top 9 Josh Hader now pitching. hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena misplays the ball. That's an error on Pena.

Bottom 8 Daniel Lynch now pitching. Heyward strikes out.

Bottom 8 Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Isbel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores.

Bottom 8 Caratini hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garcia. Caratini reaches second base with a double. Diaz moves to third.

Bottom 8 Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Maikel Garcia now playing right field. Michael Massey now playing second base. MJ Melendez now playing left field. Kyle Isbel now playing center fAlvarez hits a line drive into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kyle Isbel pinch hits for Unknown Player. Isbel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 MJ Melendez pinch hits for Garrett Hampson. Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Bryan Abreu now pitching. Michael Massey pinch hits for Dairon Blanco. Massey hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Altuve hits a line drive into center field. Hampson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Dubon strikes out.

Bottom 7 Meyers takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Gamel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lugo covering, for the out.

Top 7 Loftin strikes out.

Top 7 Fermin takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second.

Top 7 DeJong strikes out.

Top 7 Perez is hit by the pitch.

Top 7 hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dubon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Heyward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fermin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Hampson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alvarez moves to third.

Bottom 6 Caratini strikes out.

Bottom 6 Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alvarez moves to second.

Bottom 6 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeJong fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 There goes Blanco. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Blanco steals second.

Top 6 Hampson hits a line drive towards short. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Blanco takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Altuve strikes out.

Bottom 5 Dubon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lugo covering, for the out.

Bottom 5 Meyers strikes out.

Top 5 Loftin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dubon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 DeJong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Gamel strikes out.

Bottom 4 Heyward strikes out.

Bottom 4 Pena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blanco. Pena reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Caratini strikes out.

Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 strikes out.

Top 4 Garcia hits a line drive into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Diaz hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Alvarez hits a fly ball into center field. Hampson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dubon moves to third.

Bottom 3 Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeJong fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dubon moves to second.

Bottom 3 Dubon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Meyers hits a line drive into center field. Hampson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gamel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 strikes out.

Top 3 Hampson strikes out.

Top 3 Blanco strikes out.

Bottom 2 Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heyward for the out.

Bottom 2 Pena hits a line drive towards short. reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Caratini hits a line drive into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Loftin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dubon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 DeJong takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Alvarez strikes out.

Bottom 1 Altuve strikes out.

Top 1 Perez strikes out.

Top 1 hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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