Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
2
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Johnny Cueto delivered a masterpiece on his biggest stage yet, pitching eight dominant innings Wednesday night and leading the never-say-die Kansas City Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Astros.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-6 | MLB |
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Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
K. Morales homered to center (440 feet), Escobar and Cain scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to right, Rios scored.
Rios doubled to left, Pérez and Gordon scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Hosmer singled to center, Cain scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Valbuena homered to right (394 feet), Gattis scored.
Middle of the 9th
Springer flied out to right.
Pitch 1: in play
Springer batting
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
Altuve batting
Tucker struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Tucker batting
Tucker hit for Castro.
Davis relieved Cueto.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
Moustakas grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Moustakas batting
K. Morales homered to center (440 feet), Escobar and Cain scored.
Pitch 5: in play
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KC leads series 2-1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Jose Altuve2B27
George SpringerRF4
Carlos CorreaSS1
Colby RasmusLF28
Carlos GomezCF91
Evan GattisDH11
Luis Valbuena3B18
Chris Carter1B48
Jason CastroC18
Preston TuckerPH30
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