Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
30-51, 16-26 Away
2
30-51, 16-26 Away
Final
54-28, 27-12 Home
5
54-28, 27-12 Home
Royals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Gallagher in the 9th
- Batting
- RBILopez (9), Isbel (11)
- 2Out RBILopez
- SFIsbel
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-6 (Gallagher 0-1, Lopez 1-2, Rivera 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffRivera (3rd base, Maldonado)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Lopez-Pasquantino , Lopez-Merrifield-Pasquantino)
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMaldonado (7, Bubic); Díaz (4, Cuas)
- HRAltuve (17, 5th inning off Bubic 1 on, 1 Out); Alvarez (26, 5th inning off Bubic 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIAltuve 3 (32), Díaz (18), Alvarez (59)
- 2Out RBIDíaz, Alvarez
- SFAltuve
- GIDPMcCormick; Matijevic
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP3-9 (Maldonado 1-1, Altuve 1-1, Díaz 1-3, Bregman 0-1, Dubón 0-1, Alvarez 0-1, Meyers 0-1)
- Fielding
- EDubón (1, fielding); Meyers (1, fielding)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Bubic(L, 1-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 98-57 | 6.84 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21-10 | 3.41 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 3.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 151-89 |
- Pitching
- IBBAlvarez (by Cuas).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCuas 5/8; Mills 1/2; Bubic 16/24; Coleman 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCuas-7-1-5-5; Mills-1-2-0-0; Bubic-16-17-11-12; Coleman-3-4-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCuas 1-1; Mills 0-1; Bubic 7-2; Coleman 2-0
- Game ScoresK Bubic 47
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Verlander(W, 11-3) |
P. Maton(H, 9) |
R. Montero(H, 13) |
R. Pressly(S, 18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 100-63 | 2.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.63 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.87 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 141-90 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVerlander 13/27; Montero 2/3; Pressly 0/3; Maton 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVerlander-18-11-17-17; Montero-2-2-6-0; Pressly-0-2-3-2; Maton-3-1-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVerlander 5-5; Pressly 0-2; Maton 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Verlander 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Lopez singled to center, Olivares scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | Isbel hit sacrifice fly to right, Olivares scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | Altuve homered to left (371 feet), Maldonado scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | Alvarez homered to left (355 feet). | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th | Altuve hit sacrifice fly to left, Dubón scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 8th | Díaz doubled to left, McCormick scored, Maldonado to third. | 2 | 5 | |
HOU wins 3-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
7:10 PM, 7 July 2022
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 36,067
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Third Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
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 |
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