Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

70-49, 33-26 Away

Final

51-67, 31-30 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	0-4	0	0	0	.271
M. BrantleyLF	0-4	0	0	0	.328
C. CorreaSS	1-3	0	0	1	.271
A. Díaz3B	0-3	0	0	0	.300
Y. Gurriel1B	0-3	0	0	0	.312
C. McCormickRF	1-3	0	0	0	.255
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: McCormick doubled to deep center. 4th: McCormick struck out swinging. 7th: McCormick walked. 9th: McCormick struck out swinging.
T. JonesDH	0-3	0	0	0	.210
J. MeyersCF	2-3	1	0	0	.292
M. MaldonadoC	0-2	0	0	0	.178

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
F. Valdez	6.2	9	3	1	5	99-69	3.16
P. Baez	1.1	0	0	0	0	12-7	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

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

Lynch shuts down Astros for 7 innings as Royals win 3-1

— Royals rookie Daniel Lynch doesn't worry too much about the lineup he's facing, even pointing out how the Triple-A team for Detroit once battered him for eight runs.

Aug 18, 2021, 04:39 am - AP


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	-	3	9	0

Scoring Summary

		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

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
6
Royals
7

Game 1

17/8

Astros
1
Royals
3

Game 2

18/8

Astros
2
Royals
3

Game 3

19/8

Astros
6
Royals
3

Game 4

19/8

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

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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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

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Game Information

Lynch shuts down Astros for 7 innings as Royals win 3-1

D. Lynch IV3-3

F. Valdez8-4

J. Brentz2

Scoring Summary

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