Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Jul 7, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Bubic(1-6)win: Houston Astros logo

J. Verlander(11-3)save: Houston Astros logo

R. Pressly(18)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros game highlights

HOUSTON -- In the series finale vs. the Royals, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve used their bats to send a notice to MLB fans: Vote for them to start in the All-Star Game. Alvarez and Altuve each homered in the fifth inning to help the Astros to a 5-2 win...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

2Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Edward Olivares scores. [1 run] 10
4Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Edward Olivares scores. [1 run] [1 out] 20
5Jose Altuve homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Martin Maldonado scores. [2 runs] 22
5Yordan Alvarez homers (26) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run] 23
8Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 24
8Aledmys Diaz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Chas McCormick scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd. [1 run] 25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	5	0	0	2	0	1	.236
2Andrew BenintendiLF	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	.319
3MJ MelendezDH	0	3	0	0	2	1	2	.222
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	4	.133
5Emmanuel Rivera3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	2	.217
6Edward OlivaresRF	2	4	2	0	1	0	1	.286
7Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	1	2	1	2	.219
8Nicky LopezSS	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233
9Cam GallagherC	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	.233
Ryan O'HearnPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.193
TOTAL	8	34	2	2	13	2	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	5.1	4	3	3	5	6	2	98	6.84
Wyatt MillsRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	4.76
Dylan ColemanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	21	3.41
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	26	3.00
TOTAL	8.0	8	5	5	8	10	2	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	2	1	3	0	2	1	0	.280
2Aledmys DiazLF	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.226
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	.312
4Alex Bregman3B	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	3	.239
5Jake MeyersCF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.302
6J.J. Matijevic1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.185
Yuli Gurriel1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226
7Mauricio DubonSS	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.217
8Chas McCormickRF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.225
9Martin MaldonadoC	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.160
TOTAL	8	29	5	5	8	10	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Justin VerlanderRHP	6.0	7	2	1	8	2	100	2.00
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	15	3.63
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	13	1.87
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.38
TOTAL	9.0	8	2	1	13	2	141	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers.
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STRIKEOUT — MJ Melendez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Aledmys Diaz lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Yordan Alvarez grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

2Runs5

8Hits8

0Errors2

.235Batting Avg.276

34At Bats29

0Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks10

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts8

8Left on Base11

8Total Bases16

Game Details

Thursday, July 7, 2022 · 2:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 36,067 (87.6%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

tv: MLB Network