Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Jul 5, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	9	1	6
HOU	0	2	0	1	3	0	2	1	-	9	13	1	7

loss:

Z. Greinkewin: Houston Astros logo

L. Garciasave: Houston Astros logo

R. Montero

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- Some scant “M-V-P!” chants made their way around Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night when Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez came to the plate in the eighth inning, moments after he threw out a runner at the plate from left field for a crucial inning-ending double play. By the...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

1
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Whit Merrifield scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
10
2
MJ Melendez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
20
2
Yuli Gurriel grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
21
2
Jake Meyers out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Kyle Tucker scores. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
22
3
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Andrew Benintendi scores. [2 runs]
42
4
Jake Meyers singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores. Aledmys Diaz to 3rd. [1 run]
43
5
Jeremy Pena homers (12) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
44
5
Alex Bregman homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. [2 runs]
46
7
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run]
56
7
Aledmys Diaz homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Yuli Gurriel scores. [2 runs]
58
8
Michael A. Taylor walks. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd. MJ Melendez to 2nd. [1 run]
68
8
Yordan Alvarez homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
69
9
Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first baseman Aledmys Diaz. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] [1 out]
79

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	.240
2Andrew BenintendiLF	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.313
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	.236
Ryan O'HearnPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.143
5Hunter DozierDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.259
6MJ MelendezC	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.225
7Kyle IsbelRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	3	.223
8Michael A. TaylorCF	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.271
9Nicky Lopez3B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.228
TOTAL	9	35	7	7	10	4	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	5.0	10	6	6	2	2	2	80	4.85
Jackson KowarRHP	3.0	3	3	3	3	2	2	58	8.44



TOTAL	8.0	13	9	9	5	4	4	138	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.278
2Jeremy PenaSS	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	3	.276
3Yordan AlvarezLF	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.313
4Alex Bregman3B	3	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	.244
5Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.259
6Yuli GurrielDH	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.227
7Aledmys Diaz1B	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.226
8Jake MeyersCF	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.278
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	.148

TOTAL	13	35	9	9	5	4	4	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luis GarciaRHP	6.1	8	5	5	7	1	2	88	3.81
Hector NerisRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.44
Bryan AbreuRHP	0.1	0	1	0	1	2	0	22	2.17
Phil MatonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3.74
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	24	1.93
TOTAL	9.0	9	7	6	10	4	2	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Luis Garcia. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Whit Merrifield scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Aledmys Diaz to pitcher Luis Garcia. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Jose Altuve walks.
10
FORCEOUT — Jeremy Pena grounds into a force out, third baseman Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. Jeremy Pena to 1st. [1 out]
10
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Jeremy Pena caught stealing 2nd base, catcher MJ Melendez to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

HOU

7Runs9

9Hits13

1Errors1

.257Batting Avg.371

35At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits6

2Home Runs4

7Runs-Batted-In9

4Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts5

6Left on Base7

19Total Bases27

Game Details

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 28,762 (69.9%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed