Perez's 8th-inning single sends Royals past Astros, 7-6

— The Kansas City Royals had shown very little fight in a three-game sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend.
Aug 17, 2021, 04:56 am - AP
HOU
KC
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S. Barlow
win

S. Barlow5-3

1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Y. Garcia
loss

Y. Garcia3-8

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUKC
1stAlvarez singled to left, Altuve scored.10
2ndO'Hearn doubled to deep left center, Benintendi scored.11
2ndMerrifield singled to right center, Dozier scored, Rivera to third.12
3rdO'Hearn singled to center, Perez scored, C. Santana to second.13
5thDíaz homered to left (396 feet).23
5thBrantley singled to center, Meyers scored, Altuve to second.33
6thCorrea homered to left (430 feet).43
6thDozier homered to left (431 feet).44
7thC. Santana reached on infield single to shortstop, Lopez scored.45
8thDíaz singled to left, Jones scored, Díaz thrown out at second.55
8thPerez singled to right, Merrifield scored and Lopez scored.57
9thCastro homered to left (395 feet).67
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