Friday, September 22nd, 2023 7:10PM CST
On Friday night, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros by a final score of 7-5. Cole Ragans pitched effectively for the Royals, going six innings and giving up three hits and two runs. Kansas City secured their victory by scoring runs in two significant innings during the game. This outcome resulted in the Astros falling out of first place in the American League West standings.
Date: Friday, September 22nd, 2023
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 41,033
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
KC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Dubón (26, Kowar); Alvarez (22, Ragans)
Triples: Tucker (4, Ragans)
Home Runs: J. Abreu (17, 2nd inning off Ragans 0 on, 0 Out); McCormick (21, 8th inning off Kowar 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J. Abreu (83), Alvarez (94), McCormick 3 (68)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-13 (Altuve 1-1, J. Abreu 0-2, Bregman 0-1, Tucker 0-2, Dubón 0-1, Alvarez 0-1, McCormick 1-3, Peña 0-1, Diaz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J. Abreu 1; Bregman 1; McCormick 1; Diaz 1

Hit By Pitch: Olivares (by Valdez); Loftin (by Valdez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Neris 3/3; Montero 4/5; Stanek 2/3; Maton 1/2; Valdez 18/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Neris-4-1-3-2; Montero-1-5-6-3; Stanek-1-2-2-2; Maton-0-1-2-1; Valdez-10-16-20-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Neris 0-2; Montero 1-1; Stanek 0-2; Maton 1-0; Valdez 4-4
Game Scores: F Valdez 41

Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-J. Abreu)
Errors: Altuve (5, throw)
Passed Balls: Maldonado

Doubles: Olivares (22, Valdez)
Triples: Witt Jr. (9, Valdez)
Runs Batted In: Olivares (32), Pratto (33), Melendez (54), Isbel 2 (32), Witt Jr. (92), Loftin (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Loftin
Sacrifice Hit: Porter
Ground Into Double Play: Witt Jr.
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Olivares 1-1, Pratto 0-2, Melendez 1-1, Isbel 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Porter 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Porter 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ragans 17/25; Kowar 4/5; Snider 2/5; McArthur 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ragans-11-15-20-16; Kowar-3-0-3-4; Snider-5-2-3-3; McArthur-7-2-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ragans 5-8; Kowar 0-1; Snider 1-1; McArthur 1-2
Game Scores: C Ragans 59

Stolen Bases: Olivares (11, 2nd base off Valdez/Maldonado)
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