Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
Royals Hitting
a-singled to left center for O'Hearn in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (27, García); O'Hearn (4, Greinke); Rivera (2, Greinke)
- 3BMerrifield (3, Maton)
- HRPerez (33, 3rd inning off Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIPerez (81), Merrifield 3 (61), Rivera 2 (5)
- 2Out RBIMerrifield 2, Rivera 2
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-18 (C. Santana 0-2, Perez 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 2-3, Alberto 1-2, Dozier 0-2, Benintendi 0-3, Lopez 0-2, Rivera 2-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Taylor-Merrifield , Rivera-Merrifield-C. Santana)
- ERivera (4, throw)
- AssistsTaylor (Correa at 2nd base)
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BAltuve (20, Lynch); Gurriel (26, Lynch)
- RBIGurriel (69)
- 2Out RBIGurriel
- GIDPJones
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-9 (Brantley 0-2, Altuve 0-1, Gurriel 1-1, Alvarez 0-3, Jones 0-1, Meyers 0-1)
- Fielding
- EY. García (1, throw)
- AssistsJones (C. Santana at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Lynch IV(W, 4-3) |
D. Tapia(H, 2) |
R. Lovelady(H, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 88-53 | 4.74 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 2.25 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 4.71 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.76 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 147-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Santana 2/3; Tapia 3/4; Zimmer 1/4; Lovelady 1/3; Lynch 10/24
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Santana-2-3-1-1; Tapia-5-1-1-2; Zimmer-3-0-1-3; Lovelady-1-3-1-1; Lynch-15-9-13-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Santana 1-0; Tapia 1-1; Zimmer 3-0; Lovelady 0-1; Lynch 6-4
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 53
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L, 11-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 92-62 | 3.41 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.68 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.69 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 4.70 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 5.50 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 169-108 |
- Pitching
- WPTaylor
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 14/25; Raley 3/5; Y. García 3/5; Maton 0/5; Taylor 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-13-10-17-22; Raley-3-1-5-3; Y. García-1-3-5-3; Maton-2-4-6-4; Taylor-1-0-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 12-4; Raley 2-0; Y. García 1-0; Maton 1-0; Taylor 0-2
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Rivera hit a ground rule double to right, O'Hearn scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Perez homered to left (369 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Gurriel doubled to left, Jones scored, Brantley to third. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield doubled to left, Taylor scored, Rivera to third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Perez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rivera scored on throwing error by pitcher Y. García, Perez out at second, Merrifield safe at third on error. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Rivera singled to center, Alberto scored, Taylor to second. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Merrifield tripled to deep center, Taylor scored and Rivera scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:10 AM, 24 August 2021
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 18,742
Game Time:3:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Second Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
- Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
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 |

