Royals vs. Astros Game Highlights (8/30/24) | MLB Highlights

Now headed out to the mound. Please give you to welcome to the greatest of all time in us women's gymnastics, seven time Olympic gold medalist, Simone Miles on some kind of roll. We talked about that just a moment ago. The 30 year old from the Dominican Republic making his 24th start in the season. 13 wins, six losses with a 3.26 a one back up, the middle will charge and throw and there's one out, one out of nobody on for shortstop. Bobby Witt junior, 24 year old hits this one into right field. Jason Hayward a couple of steps to his left and he'll make the catch two out. Here's Royals first baseman Salvador Perez hitting 279 swing and a mess got him on the curveball and Perez goes down on strikes first strikeout for from , and it's a 123 opening inning , so a quick first inning for their starter. The lefty Valdez nine pitches a 123 inning and now it's Seth Lugo and a breaking ball, a foul tip strike at it. Harem's off the handle of his bat right into the mid of Freddie Fin swung on and missed strike three high cutter sends Alvarez back to the dugout and Lugo has struck out both that he's faced tonight. 21 to bounced over the mound. Garcia is in perfect position behind the bag and Seth Lugo has a 123 bottom of the first and he misses away with a curveball ball four and the Royals have their first base runner one zero and that's a ground ball left side, shuffling to his right pain. He has the second for 12 to first. That's to scored 643, double play the 29 in the big league 22 ground ball softly hit left side charging Dub-n he glove straightens up guns to first just in time to get Lofton and retire the side scoreless ball game and made park Astros and Royals second game of a four game series bottom of the second one and Caratini slices one to left coming in a few steps, Blanco and he puts it away above his cap for out. Number one. Here's a swing and a caught by the shortstop, Bobby Wood Junior and a soft contact from Pena and that's five up five down on the ground at first and Salvador Perez takes care of it himself and set Lugo retires the Astros in order for his second straight inning. He walked the leadoff batter last inning, but it was erased, of course on a double play ball. So he's faced the minimum so far , hasn't given up a hit yet. Swinging. Miss the curveball make it second strike out of the game for from Valdez, 22 swing and a miss back to back punch outs for from three balls, two strikes, two outs swing and a miss from strikes out the side in the third bottom of the third inning. Big gamble starts things for the Astros Astros looking for the first baserunner scoreless game. This was driven to left field could get out of here. Ken Gamble first homer as an Astro first homer of the year. The Astros lead one nothing on the opposite field jack 1st and 2nd. Now for Jordan Alvarez Astros lead one nothing first pitch, he pops it up center field playable. That's Hanson, the center fielder. There's two outs on the fly out 10 and a curveball is lined right to Bobby. He grabs it to end the inning and Lugo strands a pair. It will be interesting. This is the second time through the order for Fromberg kind of established the fastball inside and that curveball that first time through the order. Here's the 12 from from breaking pitch poke the other way and Jason Heyward in his tracks makes the catch for the first out of the fourth inning. Bobby Witt Junior. The batter flew out to right field his last time up one ball , two strikes swing and a miss again strikeout for from struck out four last five Royals he's faced. Here's a 22 fastball, broken bat grounder right back to the mound from Babbles recovers in time to throw out Perez for out. Number three, he really jammed pitchers which is not a big shot considering what kind of seasons these, both, these pitchers are having beautiful curve from set. Lugo. He's got his third strike out of the night and now 3 to 2 count runner at second one out the pitch and a swing and a miss and there's a strike out on a fastball that's four of them. Now, for two down in the inning runner and the pitch and it's called strike three, got him looking at a fastball making five strikeouts. Now for Lugo. Now, Paul the young and he reached on a walk, it was immediately erased on a double play. So Fromer has faced the minimum under 2.5. This one on the ground hops Jeremy and he'll throw the young out one out in the fifth. So one out of nobody on for freddie Fermin bounce into a double play his last time up ground ball left side painted to his right back hand jump throw from the grass to first in time to get Fermin tremendous play by Pena to his right, a couple of steps into the outfield and made a one hop throw after the jump is used to working deep into ball games. Chopper softly hit third base side coming on, Dan Gloves guns at the first in time inning, over couple of excellent defensive plays by Pena and Dan in the inning from Valdez hasn't allowed a hit, has retired 14 of the 15 that he has faced so far throw. So many pitches. I don't know anyone who's ever had a nine pitch mix, but here's the 12 and a fastball up stairs. Actually, they say it caught the top of the zone. It's a strikeout. So that's number six for Seth Lugo, nine pitches already used by Seth Lugo and there's a sinker that swung on and missed for 1/7 strikeout on the night. Lugo seven strikeouts. He has not walked to batter a four pitch walk to lead off. Here in the sixth inning is Kansas City Royals have just their second base runner of the night first pitch a Hamson and he lines it right at Pena throws to first, not in time and there is one away 22 way up in the air on the infield. Pena is there runner at second two down and one on right handed hitting Garcia. Now the pitch on the ground, Pena there from works around the leadoff walk. He's faced one over the minimum so far tonight and has yet to allow a hit, hold up at second base runners at 1st and 2nd with nobody out in the sixth. Now the pitch and a curve is swung on and missed. He strikes him out. Make it eight for Lugo tonight. 31 p in the air deep right center field, Hampson and Gentry back and Hampton's got it a great basket catch on the warning track. That's the second out of the inning left handed hitter against the righty Lugo first pitch and a swing and a high popper mile in the air, first base side foul territory. Freddie back and freddie makes the catch near the Houston dugout. So freddie made a good catch. The first two men reach Lugo strands them both. We go to the 7th, 7th inning. We go as Bobby Witt Junior will lead it off here in the seventh and Throm Valdez has allowed two base runners both via a walk. Frommer gets the sign. Here comes the 12 breaking pitch , ground ball left side Dub-n got it, scoops. It throws it low but it's dug out by Caratini one away. Salvi has struck out and grounded out first pitch to Salvi. It's too far in on him. He hit him. So there's a hit sort of, but not the kind to break up a no hitter. Here's the O two to the young breaking ball. Got it. Strike three on a great yacker and there's two away on the sixth strikeout from valdez, three balls, two strikes, two outs did, he, he did not, well, the pitch definitely was outside by a couple of inches but yeah, Fermin was close to going around on that. And from a little upset what a performance they have seen tonight, they want more two balls, two strikes, two outs and two men on 22 pitch strike three called what a performance by from Valdez, set him down and that's 70 hit innings for from valdez. And that misses outside. There's the first walk of the night for San Lugo comes with one out here in the seventh inning, do his part and give his team length tonight. There's a swing and a miss and a pitch up the four fastball and he strikes out to, that's the ninth of the night trying to get through seven first pitch swing , fly ball center coming in there. He's got it. Seth Lugo, what a night, seven innings one run one to nothing. Six hits in this ballgame all belonging to the Houston Astros as Brian Abreu comes in in relief here in the eighth inning on a fantastic night tonight by from Valdez in the air to center field playable for jake myers one out in the eighth Abreu 21 up. The middle Pena is there two away now. It's Kyle Isbell pinch hitting for Tyler Gentry the third consecutive pinch hitter and Isbell breaks up the no hitter, a base hit through the left side off the bench to pinch hit and he does exactly that. There goes a runner this one hit in the air. Hayward's got, it makes the catch. We go to the bottom of the eighth inning as the Astros holding on to a one nothing lead. It's no longer a no hitter. It's a one hitter now is up to carlos Hernandez. Yer on the ground up the middle that get into center field for a base hit back to back singles for Yer Diaz as the Astros have a one out base runner in the eighth, this one hammered into the corner in right field. That is down for a base hit and extra bases as Carini heads four second. He's in with a one out double runners at second and third, a chance for the Astros to pad their one nothing lead this one to center field will tag up and here comes the throw, the third base. I thought they have a shot at the scores to make it 2 to 0 on the sacrifice fly by Jeremy and it's Josh Hader on to try and get the final three out. Bobby Witt Junior will lead it off zero for three tonight. Two hit a short, he recovers skips by off the facing of the dugout. You cannot make one mistake when that guy hits you the ball. You have to be perfect. Pina was not. And that's now his 18th there one on one out for Paul drives it deep to left field. It's got have tied the game. Paul de Young delivers again, a two run shot to the Crawford Boxes. This game is tied at two in the top of the ninth. And Macarthur has really picked it up of late. Of course, he's been the closer much of the year hit the other way and through for a base hit Jake Myers is on with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Now, it's up to a guy who's had a flair for the dramatic Jose Altuve the 01 and altuve hits it in the air pretty deep to left. It sends back Melendez at the wall. Look up, it's off the wall kicks away from him around third. Byers. Byers will score Astros win it. Jose Altuve walks it off for the Astros, hit it off the out of town scoreboard. Polites took Corrale and altuve is getting Bob behind second base Altuve with late inning heroics. Once again, he's a legend.