MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/31/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2610 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (63-74) 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 10 11 0
Houston Astros (73-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
Royals Make Astros 10-2 Losers
Freddy Fermin impressed in the 10-2 Kansas City win over Houston. Fermin went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Daniel Vitriago picked up the win with 5 innings of work. He allowed no runs on 3 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 4-1. The third-place Royals go to 63-74.

Nelson Velazquez, the 25-year old right fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Velazquez contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the third inning to put Kansas City up, 2-0.

"We put the pedal to the metal," said Velazquez.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 10 30
   a-S. Taylor PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .263 18 77
B. Witt Jr. 3B, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .282 13 89
M. Melendez LF 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 .263 14 55
G. Cross RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .298 3 9
N. Velazquez DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .212 18 48
K. Isbel CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .277 9 45
F. Fermin C 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .265 14 49
M. Garcia 2B, 3B 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .236 2 39
Totals 37 10 11 9 7 12 14      
a - S. Taylor pinch hit for J. Guzman in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia 2 (25, 4th Inning off S. Dubin, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off F. Valdez, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Pasquantino (30, 4th Inning off S. Dubin, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Velazquez (6, 7th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (9, 7th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Fermin (14, 4th Inning off S. Dubin, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Cross (3, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Taylor , V. Pasquantino 2 , B. Witt Jr. 3 , G. Cross 5 , N. Velazquez 2 , F. Fermin 6 , M. Garcia 4
2-out RBI: S. Taylor , N. Velazquez , F. Fermin , M. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Melendez , K. Isbel , M. Garcia
Sac Fly: M. Melendez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Garcia-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 15 56
M. Dubon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 11 58
J. Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .297 26 76
Y. Alvarez DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294 44 102
Y. Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .273 25 66
J. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .209 4 41
J. Dirden LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 8 35
   a-C. McCormick PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 22 58
   b-P. Leon PH, LF 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .262 1 10
W. Tovar 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .276 2 11
J. Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 15 47
Totals 30 2 5 2 5 7 9      
a - C. McCormick pinch hit for J. Dirden in the 3rd
b - P. Leon pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Leon (1, 7th Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker , Y. Diaz , J. Pena , P. Leon 4 , W. Tovar
2-out RBI: P. Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Diaz 2 , J. Abreu
GIDP: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 5
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vitriago W (4-1) 5.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 68 2.83   
B. Singer 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 44 4.79   
A. Reyes 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 26 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vitriago 62
Batters Faced: D. Vitriago 18, B. Singer 9, A. Reyes 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vitriago 6-4, B. Singer 1-3, A. Reyes 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vitriago 68-42, B. Singer 44-24, A. Reyes 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Dubin L (7-7) 4.0 5 4 4 5 8 1 102 5.47   
F. Valdez 2.2 4 6 6 2 1 1 55 4.55   
H. Brown 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Dubin 39
Batters Faced: S. Dubin 22, F. Valdez 14, H. Brown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Dubin 2-2, F. Valdez 3-4, H. Brown 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Dubin 102-64, F. Valdez 55-30, H. Brown 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Brown 1-1
WP: F. Valdez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddy Fermin
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 41613
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