Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

70-50, 33-27 Away

Final

52-67, 32-30 Home


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	-	3	8	0

AstrosTop 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 94
  2
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 94
  3
  Ball
  Slider 88
  4
  Foul Ball
  Slider 87
  5
  Foul Ball
  Slider 88
  6
  Line Out
  Sinker 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Lopez stole second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Castro hit for Maldonado
  0
  1
- D. Tapia pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Taylor pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Castro catching.
  2
  1
- K. Graveman pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Graveman pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Lopez stole third.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	94
2 Strike Looking	Sinker	94
3 Ball	Slider	88
4 Foul Ball	Slider	87
5 Foul Ball	Slider	88
6 Line Out	Sinker	95

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, 19 August 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,278

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis

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

D. Tapia1-0

B. Taylor2-4

S. Barlow7

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