Royals hit 3 HRs off Javier, end Astros' 8-game win streak

— Whit Merrifield, Hunter Dozier and Emmanuel Rivera all homered as the Kansas City Royals roughed up Cristian Javier early and held on for a 7-4 win over Houston on Wednesday night, ending the Astros' major league-best eight-game winning streak.
Jul 7, 2022, 05:38 am - AP
KC
HOU
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B. Keller
win

B. Keller4-9

5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
C. Javier
loss

C. Javier6-4

5.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 7 K, 3 BB
S. Barlow
save

S. Barlow13

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCHOU
1stMerrifield homered to left (360 feet).10
1stDozier homered to left (374 feet), Benintendi scored.30
2ndRivera homered to center (429 feet).40
2ndMeyers doubled to left, Bregman scored.41
3rdDozier doubled to left, Benintendi scored.51
4thTucker singled to center, Alvarez scored, Bregman to third.52
4thMeyers grounded out to shortstop, Tucker scored.53
6thDíaz homered to left (343 feet).54
9thBenintendi doubled to deep center, Lopez scored.64
9thMelendez singled to center, Benintendi scored.74
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