Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. SolerDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .351 | .545 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .317 | .534 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 | .378 | .500 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .439 | .684 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .305 | .521 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .202 | .317 | .385 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .147 | .212 | .257 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .280 | .263 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .284 | .255 |
| 40 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BOwings (4, McHugh); Hamilton (2, McHugh); Mondesi (10, McHugh)
- 3BMerrifield (6, McHugh); Dozier (3, Devenski)
- HRMerrifield (6, 7th inning off Valdez 3 on, 2 Out); Soler (9, 2nd inning off McHugh 0 on, 1 Out); O'Hearn (4, 3rd inning off McHugh 3 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMerrifield 5 (19), Soler (24), Mondesi (33), Dozier (21), O'Hearn 4 (13)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield (4), Dozier
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP6-12 (Gordon 0-1, Maldonado 1-1, Hamilton 0-2, Merrifield 2-2, Soler 0-1, Mondesi 1-1, Dozier 1-3, O'Hearn 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMerrifield (7, 2nd base off Devenski/Chirinos)
- Fielding
- DP3 (Merrifield-Mondesi-O'Hearn , Mondesi-O'Hearn , Mondesi-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBrantley (10, Duffy); Marisnick (4, Duffy)
- HRBregman (10, 6th inning off Duffy 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBISpringer (30), Bregman (24)
- 2Out RBISpringer
- GIDPAltuve (2); Correa
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-7 (Marisnick 0-2, Altuve 0-1, Springer 1-2, Correa 0-1, White 0-1)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Duffy(W, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 100-59 | 3.06 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-20 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 126-79 |
- Pitching
- WPSparkman
- HBPSpringer (by Duffy)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuffy 11/27; Sparkman 7/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuffy-14-11-16-18; Sparkman-5-6-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDuffy 8-4; Sparkman 2-2
- Game ScoresD Duffy 110
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. McHugh(L, 3-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 0.00 |
| 3.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 69-44 | 6.37 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 3.60 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44-28 | 4.91 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 152-95 |
- Pitching
- HBPOwings (by Valdez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDevenski 4/7; McHugh 13/19; White 2/4; Valdez 7/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDevenski-2-2-4-5; McHugh-12-8-11-13; White-5-0-2-2; Valdez-8-0-6-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDevenski 0-5; McHugh 4-2; White 0-2; Valdez 5-4
- Game ScoresC McHugh 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Soler homered to center (435 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Mondesi doubled to left, Merrifield scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | O'Hearn homered to right (373 feet), Mondesi scored, Dozier scored and Soler scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Merrifield singled to right center, Hamilton scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Dozier tripled to deep right center, Merrifield scored. | 8 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Bregman homered to left center (398 feet). | 8 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield homered to left (382 feet), O'Hearn scored, Owings scored and Maldonado scored. | 12 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Springer singled to center, Díaz scored, Chirinos to second. | 12 | 2 | ||
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:10 AM, 8 May 2019
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,377
Game Time:2:45
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
- First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Second Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Third Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |

