Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
70-49, 33-26 Away
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70-49, 33-26 Away
Final
51-67, 31-30 Home
3
51-67, 31-30 Home
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMcCormick (11, Lynch); Meyers (2, Lynch)
- RBICorrea (64)
- 2Out RBICorrea
- GIDPMaldonado; Gurriel
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-5 (Brantley 0-1, Altuve 0-1, Correa 1-1, Jones 0-1, McCormick 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Díaz-Altuve-Gurriel)
- PBMaldonado
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. LopezSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .322 | .391 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .337 | .377 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .308 | .514 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .304 | .395 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .279 | .363 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .303 | .362 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .283 | .393 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .283 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .343 | .340 |
| 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BC. Santana (13, Valdez); Taylor (10, Valdez); Alberto (15, Valdez)
- RBITaylor (42), Alberto 2 (19)
- 2Out RBITaylor, Alberto 2
- GIDPTaylor
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-7 (C. Santana 0-1, Perez 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Alberto 1-2, Benintendi 0-1, Rivera 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffMerrifield (1st base, Valdez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C. Santana-Merrifield-C. Santana , Lopez-Merrifield-C. Santana)
- AssistsTaylor (Maldonado at Home)
Astros Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPDozier (by Valdez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBáez 2/4; Valdez 17/29
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBáez-0-0-3-3; Valdez-17-12-18-22
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBáez 2-2; Valdez 10-3
- Game ScoresF Valdez 48
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lynch IV(W, 3-3) |
J. Staumont(H, 6) |
J. Brentz(S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 98-56 | 5.12 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.47 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20-9 | 3.21 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 131-75 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBrentz 3/5; Staumont 3/3; Lynch 14/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBrentz-2-2-4-1; Staumont-2-3-3-2; Lynch-12-11-16-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBrentz 0-1; Staumont 0-2; Lynch 8-5
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 67
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Correa singled to center, Meyers scored, Maldonado thrown out at home. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | Taylor doubled to left, Benintendi scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | Alberto doubled to shallow left, Benintendi scored and Dozier scored. | 1 | 3 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 18 August 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 9,748
Game Time:2:45
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
- First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Second Base Umpire - Will Little
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
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 |
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 |
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