MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/28/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1017 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (13-16) 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 12 1
Houston Astros (10-19) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 0
Astros Absorb 6-4 Home Loss
The Kansas City Royals stopped the Houston Astros, 6-4, at Minute Maid Park. The Royals got a big game from Hervé Masson, who was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Edward Escoboza got the save, the 1st for him this season. The Astros, now 10-19, continue their inauspicious start.

Early in the game, Masson had a 2-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 2-0.

Kansas City manager Jim Tracy called it "a darn good win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 0 6
F. Wall DH 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .269 1 13
H. Masson LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .320 2 14
D. García RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 6 21
C. Groza 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .363 1 17
P. Hodge 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316 0 3
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .316 0 12
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .229 0 11
S. Núñez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .169 0 4
Totals 37 6 12 6 0 3 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Groza 2 (13, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Wall (9, 5th Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Masson (2, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 1 out) , D. García (6, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Wall 4 , H. Masson 5 , D. García 4 , C. Groza 4 , P. Hodge , L. Bejaran , I. Rodriguez , S. Núñez
2-out RBI: H. Masson , L. Bejaran , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves
GIDP: H. Masson , L. Bejaran
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: S. Núñez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Núñez-Bejaran)
OF assists: 1 (García(Jones at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. van Zandvliet SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .165 2 7
   b-E. Simmons PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
J. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .146 1 6
S. Castro DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 3 10
C. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 3 16
T. Holman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 2 7
J. Roberts 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .275 1 8
D. Jones LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .306 3 9
J. Lowery RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .238 1 10
B. Antonelli 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 2 8
   a-U. Ok PR, 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .186 1 6
Totals 33 4 10 4 4 5 16      
a - U. Ok pinch ran for B. Antonelli in the 3rd
b - E. Simmons pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Antonelli (5, 3rd Inning off K. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Lowery (1, 7th Inning off J. Vergara, 1 on, 0 outs) , U. Ok (2, 9th Inning off E. Escoboza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. van Zandvliet , S. Castro , C. Spears , J. Roberts , D. Jones , J. Lowery 4 , B. Antonelli 2 , U. Ok 2
2-out RBI: J. Lowery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Castro 2 , D. Jones
Sac Fly: E. Simmons
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jones (1)
CS: J. Lowery (1) , U. Ok (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzáles-van Zandvliet-Roberts, van Zandvliet-Gonzáles-Roberts)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker W (2-2) 5.0 3 2 2 3 4 0 20 95 4.82   
J. Vergara 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 31 6.75   
M. Long H (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 3.52   
R. Richey 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3.48   
E. Escoboza SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 54
Batters Faced: K. Walker 20, J. Vergara 9, M. Long 5, R. Richey 1, E. Escoboza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 7-2, J. Vergara 1-3, M. Long 1-2, R. Richey 0-0, E. Escoboza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 95-54, J. Vergara 31-23, M. Long 15-9, R. Richey 3-2, E. Escoboza 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Escoboza 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Cunningham L (0-5) 4.2 7 5 5 0 2 2 21 69 6.69   
K. Jenkins 3.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 13 41 2.70   
A. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 32
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 21, K. Jenkins 13, A. Sanchez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 6-6, K. Jenkins 5-2, A. Sanchez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 69-51, K. Jenkins 41-27, A. Sanchez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jenkins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hervé Masson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 20719
Special Notes: 3B Bernard Antonelli was injured while running the bases. RP Randy Richey was injured while pitching.
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