Royals 3-1 Astros (18 Aug, 2021) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

51-67, 31-30 home


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

AstrosTop 1st
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Sinker 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Lopez to third on passed ball by Maldonado.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Merrifield picked off first.
  1
  3
- P. Baez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- P. Baez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Sinker	93

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

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	43	31	.581	-	W3
Houston	33	39	.458	9	W1
Texas	33	39	.458	9	L4
Los Angeles	29	43	.403	13	W1
Oakland	26	48	.351	17	L9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	44	25	.638	-	L2
Kansas City	41	32	.562	5	L1
Minnesota	40	32	.556	5.5	W5
Detroit	34	38	.472	11.5	L2
Chicago	19	54	.260	27	L1

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D. Lynch IV3-3

F. Valdez8-4

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