MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/14/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 740 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (6-6) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 10 0
Kansas City Royals (5-6) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Astros Beat Kansas City, 4-3
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals.

Rhett Kouba was locked in. The right-hander led the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Houston pitcher Aaron Brown got the win, upping his record to 2-1. Adam Ottavino got the loss. Josh Hader picked up his 5th save of the season.

Kevin Alcantara had a direct impact on the outcome. Alcantara contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put Houston up, 4-3.

"Rhett is still learning," said Astros manager Doug Mientkiewicz. "The sky's the limit for him."

The loss puts Kansas City at 5-6.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. O'Neill LF, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .196 0 0
K. Alcantara CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .174 0 1
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .302 3 7
T. Cabbage 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .239 4 9
   c-Z. Dezenzo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 1 2 8 .389 6 14
J. Cronenworth DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .269 0 3
L. Baez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .125 2 6
   b-S. Whitcomb 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
B. Matthews 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .359 4 8
   a-J. Melton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
J. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .286 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4 4 12 21      
a - J. Melton pinch hit for B. Matthews in the 9th
b - S. Whitcomb substituted for L. Baez in the 9th
c - Z. Dezenzo substituted for T. Cabbage in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. O'Neill (4, 9th Inning off A. Ottavino, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Matthews (4, 5th Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. O'Neill 3 , K. Alcantara 2 , A. Bregman , T. Cabbage , J. Cronenworth 2 , B. Matthews 4 , J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , J. Cronenworth , L. Baez , B. Matthews
GIDP: K. Alcantara
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .381 1 6
J. Chisholm Jr. RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .263 0 1
M. Vargas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 1 6
T. Liranzo C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229 2 6
K. Isbel CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 1
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188 3 6
L. Wade Jr. DH 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 .394 2 7
   a-J. Adell DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .462 4 9
E. Duran 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .311 1 5
S. Steer LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .154 2 9
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 8 14      
a - J. Adell inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Wade Jr. (2, 2nd Inning off R. Kouba, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chisholm Jr. 2 , M. Vargas , T. Liranzo , L. Wade Jr. 4 , E. Duran 2 , S. Steer
2-out RBI: L. Wade Jr. , E. Duran , S. Steer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Marte , J. Chisholm Jr. , T. Liranzo , V. Pasquantino
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Chisholm Jr. (1) , E. Duran (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Duran-Pasquantino)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kouba 5.2 6 3 3 1 4 1 83 3.31   
J. Murray 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 11.12   
A. Brown W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6.75   
J. Hader SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kouba 48
Batters Faced: R. Kouba 24, J. Murray 5, A. Brown 4, J. Hader 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kouba 4-9, J. Murray 1-2, A. Brown 2-0, J. Hader 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kouba 83-49, J. Murray 24-16, A. Brown 13-7, J. Hader 14-9
WP: R. Kouba
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Junis 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 93 8.22   
J. McMillon BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 1.69   
R. Kopp 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 4.35   
A. Ottavino L (0-1) 1.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 29 4.50   
A. Molina 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Junis 47
Batters Faced: J. Junis 22, J. McMillon 4, R. Kopp 6, A. Ottavino 8, A. Molina 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 5-5, J. McMillon 0-0, R. Kopp 0-2, A. Ottavino 0-1, A. Molina 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 93-59, J. McMillon 17-11, R. Kopp 24-13, A. Ottavino 29-17, A. Molina 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McMillon 3-2 , A. Ottavino 1-0 , A. Molina 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Junis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rhett Kouba
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 18661
Special Notes: Rain delay of 23 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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