Astros Rally Past Royals 8-7 After Altuve Ties It and a Ninth-Inning Miscue
Jose Altuve’s tying homer sparked Houston’s four-homer rally, and Bryan King finished the 8-7 win after a 91-minute rain delay.
- On Saturday night, the Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7, with Jose Altuve hitting a tying home run in the eighth inning and Joey Loperfido scoring the go-ahead run in the ninth.
- Tornado warnings forced a 91-minute rain delay in the eighth inning at Kauffman Stadium, halting the game at 7-7 while scoreboard messages instructed fans to seek shelter as storms moved through Kansas City.
- Houston's offense powered the comeback with four home runs, including Christian Walker's 18th of the season in the fourth and Jake Meyers' solo shot in the sixth, helping the Astros overcome a 7-5 deficit.
- A ninth-inning error by Royals second baseman Nick Loftin proved decisive when his throw to first base went wide, allowing the go-ahead run to score before Bryan Abreu recorded his fifth save.
- The series concludes Sunday with right-hander Spencer Arrighetti of Houston facing Royals right-hander Stephen Kolek, with the Astros riding a 15-11 record since May 15 into the finale.
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Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue
Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run when the Royals botched a potential inning-ending double play in the ninth, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7.
Why Was the Astros-Royals Game Delayed? Has it Started Again?
The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals were forced into a weather delay at about 8:35 p.m. CDT, leaving fans waiting for updates on when the game will resume and whether conditions will improve enough for baseball to be played. UPDATE: At 9:47 p.m. CDT, the Royals announced that the game would resume at 10:05. That’s 11:05 Eastern. Jose Altuve tied the game with a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning Saturday night â and then th…
By force of quadrangulars, one of them by José Altué, Houston Astros came from behind to beat the Kansas City Royals 8 runs by 7. In a match where both teams combined to connect 22 unstoppable, 10 of them extrabases (five home runs and five doubles), the sideral set went to the street four times to maintain its rebound in the regular season.
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