Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. LopezSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .292 | .337 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .387 | .404 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .319 | .425 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .353 | .269 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .328 | .443 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .314 | .470 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .254 | .348 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 | .345 | .388 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .264 | .405 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .289 | .280 |
| 34 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
a-walked for Olivares in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BDozier (16, Javier); Benintendi (13, Neris); Lopez (10, Neris)
- HRMerrifield (4, 1st inning off Javier 0 on, 0 Out); Dozier (9, 1st inning off Javier 1 on, 2 Out); Rivera (6, 2nd inning off Javier 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMerrifield (34), Dozier 3 (30), Benintendi (33), Rivera (19), Melendez (22)
- 2Out RBIDozier 3, Benintendi, Melendez
- GIDPMerrifield; Olivares
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-8 (Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Dozier 1-2, Benintendi 1-1, Olivares 0-1, Melendez 1-1, Pasquantino 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBBenintendi (2, 2nd base off Javier/Maldonado)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Rivera-Merrifield-Dozier)
Astros Hitting
a-singled to center for Maldonado in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BAlvarez (10, Keller); Meyers (2, Keller)
- HRDíaz (5, 6th inning off Keller 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIDíaz (17), Tucker (57), Meyers 2 (10)
- 2Out RBIDíaz, Meyers
- GIDPDíaz
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-9 (Maldonado 0-1, Díaz 0-2, Tucker 1-1, Dubón 0-1, McCormick 0-1, Meyers 1-2, Peña 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Bregman-Dubón-Díaz , Peña-Dubón-Díaz)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(W, 4-9) |
J. Cuas(H, 5) |
D. Coleman(H, 5) |
T. Clarke(H, 8) |
S. Barlow(S, 13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 105-60 | 4.17 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-6 | 1.93 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.51 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.21 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.39 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 165-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarlow 4/4; Clarke 3/3; Keller 14/24; Cuas 0/4; Coleman 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarlow-3-5-3-2; Clarke-0-2-5-3; Keller-11-12-19-18; Cuas-2-0-2-2; Coleman-2-2-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBarlow 1-0; Clarke 0-3; Keller 9-4; Cuas 1-0; Coleman 2-0
- Game ScoresB Keller 43
Astros Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 4/6; Stanek 2/7; Abreu 4/5; Javier 10/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-1-0-6-6; Stanek-2-4-5-4; Abreu-2-3-4-3; Javier-16-12-18-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 1-2; Stanek 2-0; Abreu 3-0; Javier 3-5
- Game ScoresC Javier 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Merrifield homered to left (360 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Dozier homered to left (374 feet), Benintendi scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Rivera homered to center (429 feet). | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Meyers doubled to left, Bregman scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Dozier doubled to left, Benintendi scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Tucker singled to center, Alvarez scored, Bregman to third. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Meyers grounded out to shortstop, Tucker scored. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Díaz homered to left (343 feet). | 5 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Benintendi doubled to deep center, Lopez scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 9th | Melendez singled to center, Benintendi scored. | 7 | 4 | ||
HOU wins 3-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:10 AM, 7 July 2022
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 26,534
Game Time:3:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brennan Miller
- First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Third Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
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 |

