Seth Lugo shuts down Astros to lead Royals to fifth straight win

Royals’ Seth Lugo ends 3-start skid by blanking Astros

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seth Lugo pitched eight shutout innings for Kansas City on Friday as the host Royals extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros.

Royals' Seth Lugo ends 3-start skid by blanking Astros

Seth Lugo pitched eight shutout innings for Kansas City on Friday as the host Royals extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Lugo (2-3) ended a three-start losing streak with his best…

Seth Lugo shuts down Astros to lead Royals to fifth straight win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo threw eight scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night. The Royals have now won five straight games after snapping a six-game losing streak. Coming off a double-header on Thursday, the Royals needed Lugo to go deep in the game, and he delivered. Lugo (2-3) yielded three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. Lucas Erceg, who got his first save, pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.…

Lugo dominates, offense sacrifices in 2-0 win against Astros

Royals played some extreme small ball to get the victory.

Table of ContentsHouston Astros AlignmentKansas City Royals AlignmentGame DevelopmentHighlights Houston Astros opens series of three visitor games at the Kauffman Stadium against Kansas City Royals in search of maintaining the good pace they bring in the last week, including a sweep home to Toronto Blue Jays, which allowed him to open this day of April 25th with a 13-11 record in the 2025 season of Major League Baseball. Seth Lugo was in charge …