Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Aug 25, 2021

FINAL / 10

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	7	0	5
HOU	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	6	12	0	11

loss:

J. Payampswin: Houston Astros logo

K. Graveman

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- The first walk-off RBI of Jake Meyers’ young career certainly didn’t come with any style points. But it was enough to rescue the Astros on a Wednesday afternoon in which they finally got rid of the pesky Royals for another season. The Royals, who won the season series,...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

3
Martin Maldonado homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
4
Salvador Perez homers (34) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
11
4
Yordan Alvarez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
12
6
Alex Bregman doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores. [1 run]
13
7
Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores. [4 runs]
53
7
Aledmys Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jake Meyers scores. [1 run]
54
8
Michael Brantley singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. [1 run]
55
10
Jake Meyers grounds out, pitcher Joel Payamps to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
56

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	1	4	2	0	1	1	.280
2Nicky LopezSS	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	.278
3Salvador PerezDH-C	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	.272
4Andrew BenintendiLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260
5Hunter Dozier1B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211
6Ryan O'HearnRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.223
Jarrod DysonRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
7Michael A. TaylorCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.244
8Emmanuel Rivera3B	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.273
9Cam GallagherC	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.180
Hanser AlbertoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Joel PayampsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	7	35	5	5	12	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike MinorLHP	6.0	6	3	3	3	1	2	94	5.30
Domingo TapiaRHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	18	2.70
Richard LoveladyLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.79
Josh StaumontRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	17	3.42
Scott BarlowRHP	1.1	2	0	0	2	1	0	31	2.49
Joel PayampsRHP	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	2.51
TOTAL	9.1	12	6	5	6	4	2	175	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.274
2Aledmys DiazLF	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.303
3Yuli Gurriel1B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	.316
4Yordan AlvarezDH	2	5	1	1	1	0	1	3	.284
5Carlos CorreaSS	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	.276
6Alex Bregman3B	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.278
7Kyle TuckerRF	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.274
8Jake MeyersCF	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.316
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.179
Michael BrantleyPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316
Jason CastroC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190

TOTAL	12	40	6	6	6	4	2	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.RHP	6.2	5	4	4	7	4	1	107	3.32
Cristian JavierRHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	1	15	2.90
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	1.94
Kendall GravemanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	1.02


TOTAL	10.0	7	5	5	12	4	2	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to shortstop Carlos Correa. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Nicky Lopez grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [2 outs]
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WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Jose Altuve pops out to shortstop Nicky Lopez. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Aledmys Diaz grounds out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to first baseman Hunter Dozier. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Yuli Gurriel strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

5Runs6

7Hits12

0Errors0

.200Batting Avg.300

35At Bats40

3Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts6

5Left on Base11

14Total Bases20

Game Details

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 21,052 (51.1%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed