Andrew Benintendi threw out the tieing run at home in the top of the 9th and the Kansas City Royals walked off with a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday night.
The Royals scored 1st on a Carlos Santana single.
Houston took a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning.
The Royals retook the lead in the bottom of the 7th on Hunter Doziers 2 run home run.
Brady Singer had a solid outing going 6.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits with 6 strikeouts.
Scott Barlow earned his 7th save.
The Royals go for a 4 game sweep of the Astros Thursday afternoon. Mike Minor will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. The first pitch is set for 1:10 pm.
The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM.
