MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/10/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 619 - FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (5-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 0
Houston Astros (3-6) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Royals Edge Past Astros, 3-2
The Kansas City Royals faced a tough opponent in Houston pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Minute Maid Park by a final score of 3-2 in 10 innings. Kikuchi went 8 innings and allowed no runs. Picking up the save was Lucas Erceg, his 3rd. Houston is 3-6 after the defeat.

Kikuchi gave the Astros a fine performance. He struck out 4 and held the Royals to one earned run over 8 innings.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 4
D. Waters CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .184 1 4
N. Pratto 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .114 3 5
P. DeJong 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303 6 9
A. Santander RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .297 1 2
V. Pasquantino DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 1 4
   a-S. Perez DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .259 1 3
M. Shaw 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .182 1 4
J. Berti SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 1
M. Melendez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 1 1
   b-D. Mann PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   c-R. Duran C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 5 3 2 6 16      
a - S. Perez inserted as DH in the 9th
b - D. Mann pinch hit for M. Melendez in the 10th
c - R. Duran substituted for D. Mann in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Santander (1, 9th Inning off M. Strahm, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. DeJong (6, 9th Inning off M. Strahm, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , P. DeJong 4 , A. Santander 5 , M. Shaw
2-out RBI: D. Blanco , P. DeJong , A. Santander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Waters , N. Pratto
GIDP: M. Shaw
Hit by Pitch: D. Blanco , N. Pratto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Shaw (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Shaw-Berti-Pratto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 0 5
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 3
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 6
R. Tellez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .417 1 5
T. Trammell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 1 4
Y. Diaz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 0 1
   a-K. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 2
J. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .312 1 10
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .258 1 6
M. Margot RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2 1 7 7      
a - K. Tucker pinch hit for Y. Diaz in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pena (4, 2nd Inning off S. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tellez (1, 2nd Inning off S. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tellez 4 , Y. Diaz , J. Pena 2 , K. Kiermaier 2
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier
GIDP: M. Margot
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Altuve-Tellez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tanaka 6.0 3 2 2 0 6 1 84 3.18   
J. Schreiber 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0.00   
H. Harvey W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
L. Erceg SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 21.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tanaka 64
Batters Faced: S. Tanaka 21, J. Schreiber 7, H. Harvey 4, L. Erceg 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tanaka 6-6, J. Schreiber 4-1, H. Harvey 2-1, L. Erceg 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tanaka 84-52, J. Schreiber 31-22, H. Harvey 17-7, L. Erceg 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi 8.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 96 3.55   
M. Strahm L (2-1), BS (1) 2.0 3 3 2 1 2 2 30 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 81
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 28, M. Strahm 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 13-6, M. Strahm 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 96-59, M. Strahm 30-21
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kikuchi 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yusei Kikuchi
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 26814
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