Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Jul 4, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Barlowwin: Houston Astros logo

R. Stanek

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- The fireworks were lacking early, but Yordan Alvarez made sure there were some late. Jeremy Pena and Alvarez had a nasty collision on Wednesday in New York, with the outfielder leaving the game on a cart. Both avoided serious injuries, but Alvarez was sidelined for two games to...

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

1
Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Andrew Benintendi scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
2
Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield scores. [2 runs]
40
3
MJ Melendez homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
50
4
Kyle Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Edward Olivares. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
5
Jose Altuve singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run]
52
7
Mauricio Dubon grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Jake Meyers scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
53
8
MJ Melendez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
63
8
Kyle Tucker singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd. [2 runs]
65
8
Yuli Gurriel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd. [1 run]
66
9
Yordan Alvarez homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
67

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.237
2Andrew BenintendiLF	3	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.314
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	.233
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.176
5Hunter Dozier1B	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.259
6MJ MelendezC	2	4	2	2	1	0	2	2	.223
7Edward OlivaresRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.286
Kyle IsbelRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
8Michael A. TaylorCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.274
9Nicky Lopez3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228

TOTAL	11	36	6	6	7	3	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jonathan HeasleyRHP	6.0	3	2	1	3	2	0	92	4.76
Wyatt MillsRHP	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	28	5.06
Amir GarrettLHP	0.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	17	6.75
Taylor ClarkeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	4.33
Scott BarlowRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	9	2.45
TOTAL	8.2	7	7	6	5	6	1	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.278
2Jeremy PenaSS	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	.278
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	0	.310
4Alex Bregman3B	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.237
5Kyle TuckerRF	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.259
6Yuli Gurriel1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.226
7Jake MeyersCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.273
8Mauricio DubonLF	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	.224
9Korey LeeC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000
Aledmys DiazPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.211
Martin MaldonadoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151
TOTAL	7	32	7	7	5	6	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jake OdorizziRHP	4.0	9	5	5	3	1	1	90	4.04
Seth MartinezRHP	3.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	33	0.83
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	12	3.82
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	0.67

TOTAL	9.0	11	6	6	7	3	2	154	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Andrew Benintendi walks.
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Andrew Benintendi scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — MJ Melendez flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Edward Olivares strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jose Altuve flies out sharply to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [1 out]
20
GROUNDOUT — Jeremy Pena grounds out, third baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Hunter Dozier. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

HOU

6Runs7

11Hits7

1Errors1

.306Batting Avg.219

36At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In7

3Walks6

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts5

6Left on Base6

18Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, July 4, 2022 · 4:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 33,936 (82.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed