Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Jul 6, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Javierwin: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Kellersave: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- After two days of watching the Astros storm back and overtake leads the Royals' offense had built early, it went without saying Wednesday night that Kansas City had to keep adding on despite the four-run lead it had after three innings. In the ninth inning, the Royals’ most...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

1
Whit Merrifield homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
1
Hunter Dozier homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Benintendi scores. [2 runs]
30
2
Emmanuel Rivera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
40
2
Jake Meyers doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Alex Bregman scores. [1 run]
41
3
Hunter Dozier doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Chas McCormick. Andrew Benintendi scores. [1 run]
51
4
Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. [1 run]
52
4
Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
53
6
Aledmys Diaz homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
54
9
Andrew Benintendi doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
64
9
MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Andrew Benintendi scores. [1 run]
74

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	2	.239
2Andrew BenintendiLF	2	3	3	1	0	2	0	0	.316
3MJ MelendezC	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	3	.226
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.154
5Hunter Dozier1B	2	3	1	3	0	1	1	2	.263
6Edward OlivaresRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.273
Kyle IsbelPH-RF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.223
7Michael A. TaylorCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.265
8Emmanuel Rivera3B	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.209
9Nicky LopezSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.229
TOTAL	9	34	7	7	9	6	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	5.2	5	4	4	3	3	1	105	4.17
Jose CuasRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	16	1.93
Dylan ColemanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	3.51
Taylor ClarkeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	4.21
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	2.39
TOTAL	9.0	7	4	4	6	5	1	165	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mauricio Dubon2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.214
2Jeremy PenaSS	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	1	.270
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313
4Alex Bregman3B	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.242
5Kyle TuckerRF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.262
6Aledmys Diaz1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.227
7Jake MeyersCF	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.300
8Chas McCormickLF	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	.229
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.147
J.J. MatijevicPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
TOTAL	7	33	4	4	6	5	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cristian JavierRHP	5.0	4	5	5	7	3	3	95	3.01
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	2.08
Ryne StanekRHP	1.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	27	0.63
Hector NerisRHP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	18	3.86

TOTAL	9.0	9	7	7	9	6	3	161	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Whit Merrifield homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
WALK — Andrew Benintendi walks.
10
STRIKEOUT — MJ Melendez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi steals (2) 2nd base. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
HOME RUN — Hunter Dozier homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Benintendi scores. [2 runs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Edward Olivares strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Mauricio Dubon grounds out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to first baseman Hunter Dozier. [1 out]
30
STRIKEOUT — Jeremy Pena strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
30
FLYOUT — Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

HOU

7Runs4

9Hits7

0Errors0

.265Batting Avg.212

34At Bats33

6Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In4

6Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts6

6Left on Base7

21Total Bases12

Game Details

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 26,534 (64.5%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed