The Astros lost three out of four last week in Kansas City and needed a miracle to win the fourth game. It’s emblematic of how poorly the Astros have played cellar-dwellers all year (KC is just ahead of the Twins in the Central at the moment for you sticklers)
So this homestand with KC was supposed to be revenge. Instead, it began with yet more humiliation.
The Royals opened the scoring in the second on an RBI ground-rule double by Emmanuel Rivera. They added another run in the third on a homer by Salvador Perez, his 33rd of the year.