Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
70-50, 33-27 Away
2
70-50, 33-27 Away
Final
52-67, 32-30 Home
3
52-67, 32-30 Home
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Díaz3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .347 | .480 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .378 | .472 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .364 | .476 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .350 | .522 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .344 | .474 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .379 | .470 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .315 | .467 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .630 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .177 | .275 | .303 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .326 | .353 |
| 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
a-singled to right center for Maldonado in the 7th
- Batting
- RBICastro 2 (13)
- 2Out RBICastro 2
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-5 (Castro 1-2, Altuve 1-2, Alvarez 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Greinke-Correa-Gurriel , Altuve-Correa-Gurriel)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBenintendi (13, Taylor)
- HRDozier (10, 7th inning off Taylor 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC. Santana (58), Dozier 2 (35)
- GIDPC. Santana; Dyson
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-6 (C. Santana 1-3, Dozier 1-2, Benintendi 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBLopez 2 (15, 3rd base off Graveman/Castro, 2nd base off Greinke/Maldonado)
- Fielding
- DP1 (O'Hearn)
- AssistsBenintendi (McCormick at Home)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Taylor(L, 2-4, B, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85-53 | 3.43 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-8 | 3.90 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 0.88 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 112-71 |
- Pitching
- HBPPerez (by Graveman)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 12/22; Graveman 1/6; Taylor 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-11-8-12-22; Graveman-1-1-4-4; Taylor-1-3-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 7-10; Graveman 3-0
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 58
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Tapia(W, 1-0) |
J. Staumont(H, 7) |
S. Barlow(S, 7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 92-59 | 5.23 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.70 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.40 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 2.64 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 129-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarlow 3/5; Tapia 1/1; Staumont 2/4; Singer 13/27
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarlow-4-1-1-5; Tapia-1-0-1-1; Staumont-3-2-1-3; Singer-26-3-11-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBarlow 0-2; Tapia 1-0; Staumont 1-1; Singer 7-6
- Game ScoresB Singer 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | C. Santana singled to center, Lopez scored, Perez to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 7th | Castro singled to right center, Gurriel scored and McCormick scored, Meyers to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | Dozier homered to left (425 feet), Benintendi scored. | 2 | 3 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 19 August 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,278
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - Will Little
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
- Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
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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