9/22/2023
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Astros | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .691 | 0.01 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .813 | 0.10 |
| Nelson Velázquez RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .900 | -0.01 |
| Drew Waters RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .693 | — |
| MJ Melendez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .707 | 0.02 |
| Dairon Blanco LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .688 | — |
| Edward Olivares DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .759 | 0.15 |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .939 | 0.00 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .642 | -0.00 |
| Logan Porter C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .744 | 0.04 |
| Nick Pratto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .655 | -0.03 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .646 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | — | 0.29 |
Batting
2B Edward Olivares (22)
3B Bobby Witt Jr. (9)
RBI Bobby Witt Jr. (92), MJ Melendez (54), Edward Olivares (32), Nick Loftin (9), Nick Pratto (33), Kyle Isbel 2 (32)
Baserunning
SB Edward Olivares (11)
Astros Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .939 | 0.03 |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .694 | -0.15 |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .976 | 0.02 |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .804 | -0.02 |
| Kyle Tucker RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .878 | 0.03 |
| José Abreu 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .665 | 0.01 |
| Chas McCormick LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .850 | 0.03 |
| Mauricio Dubón CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .723 | -0.02 |
| Martín Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 | .595 | -0.07 |
| Yainer Diaz PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .859 | -0.07 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | -0.21 |
Batting
2B Yordan Alvarez (22), Mauricio Dubón (26)
3B Kyle Tucker (4)
HR José Abreu (17), Chas McCormick (21)
RBI Yordan Alvarez (94), José Abreu (83), Chas McCormick 3 (68)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans(W, 5-1) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2.34 | 0.15 |
| Collin Snider | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.00 | 0.02 |
| Jackson Kowar | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.88 | -0.17 |
| James McArthur(SV, 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5.59 | 0.21 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 41 | — | 0.21 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Cole Ragans 93-62, Collin Snider 21-13, Jackson Kowar 18-10, James McArthur 19-16
Astros Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez(L, 12-11) | 5.1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 3.39 | -0.33 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.14 | 0.01 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| Rafael Montero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4.96 | 0.00 |
| Héctor Neris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.84 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 40 | — | -0.29 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Framber Valdez 92-58, Phil Maton 8-4, Ryne Stanek 10-7, Rafael Montero 26-15, Héctor Neris 11-10
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .691 | 0.01 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .813 | 0.10 |
| Nelson Velázquez RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .900 | -0.01 |
| Drew Waters RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .693 | — |
| MJ Melendez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .707 | 0.02 |
| Dairon Blanco LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .688 | — |
| Edward Olivares DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .759 | 0.15 |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .939 | 0.00 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .642 | -0.00 |
| Logan Porter C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .744 | 0.04 |
| Nick Pratto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .655 | -0.03 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .646 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | — | — | 0.29 |
Batting
2B Edward Olivares (22)
3B Bobby Witt Jr. (9)
RBI Bobby Witt Jr. (92), MJ Melendez (54), Edward Olivares (32), Nick Loftin (9), Nick Pratto (33), Kyle Isbel 2 (32)
Baserunning
SB Edward Olivares (11)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans(W, 5-1) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2.34 | 0.15 |
| Collin Snider | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.00 | 0.02 |
| Jackson Kowar | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.88 | -0.17 |
| James McArthur(SV, 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5.59 | 0.21 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 41 | — | 0.21 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Cole Ragans 93-62, Collin Snider 21-13, Jackson Kowar 18-10, James McArthur 19-16

