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May 12, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Kansas City Royals third baseman Jonathan India (6) scores against the Houston Astros in the second inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nMichael Massey homered to ignite a four-run second inning in support of right-hander Michael Wacha, who carried a shutout into the seventh inning of the Kansas City Royals’ 7-5 win over the host Houston Astros on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Royals, 17-4 over their past 21 games, maintained their torrid pace when five consecutive batters reached in a three-run third, establishing a 7-0 lead. Jonathan India led Kansas City with three hits, while Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel had two hits apiece.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jeremy Pena, Jose Altuve, Yainer Diaz and Jake Meyers each collected two hits for the Astros, who had won three of their previous four games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Massey clubbed his second home run of the season leading off the top of the second to open the scoring. Astros right-hander Ryan Gusto (3-2), who stranded two runners in the first inning, seemed to find his stride by retiring Cavan Biggio and Drew Waters following the Massey home run. He did not.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Isbel smoked a two-out double to right field, and India followed with an RBI single. Witt, who scorched the ball in his first three plate appearances, followed with a run-scoring triple to right-center. Pasquantino drove home Witt for a 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Royals didn’t wait until there were two outs in the third to exact additional damage. Gusto issued one-out walks to Massey and Biggio before Waters extended the lead to 5-0 with a single to left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Isbel walked, prompting Gusto’s exit. India produced another RBI single, this one off Tayler Scott, and Witt then drilled a sacrifice fly to center, pushing the advantage to 7-0.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Wacha (3-4) cruised through six innings despite allowing at least one baserunner in each frame. Second baseman Massey started a dazzling, inning-ending double play in the third inning to keep the shutout bid intact, smothering a grounder from Isaac Paredes before making a backhanded toss to shortstop Maikel Garcia. That snuffed a bases-loaded threat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Meyers and Zach Dezenzo tagged Wacha with consecutive doubles to open the seventh. Wacha surrendered two runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts over 6 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n