Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
29-50, 15-25 Away
7
29-50, 15-25 Away
Final
53-27, 26-11 Home
9
53-27, 26-11 Home
Royals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Witt Jr. in the 9th
- Batting
- 3BMerrifield (1, Montero); Isbel (2, Garcia)
- HRMelendez (9, 2nd inning off Garcia 0 on, 0 Out); Witt Jr. (12, 3rd inning off Garcia 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBITaylor (23), Benintendi (32), Lopez (8), Melendez (21), Witt Jr. 3 (42)
- GIDPLopez
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-10 (Taylor 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Benintendi 0-2, Lopez 1-2, Isbel 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-2, Pasquantino 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Witt Jr.-Pasquantino)
- EMerrifield (2, throw)
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BDíaz (3, Greinke); Bregman (17, Greinke)
- HRDíaz (4, 7th inning off Kowar 1 on, 1 Out); Bregman (10, 5th inning off Greinke 1 on, 0 Out); Alvarez (25, 8th inning off Kowar 0 on, 2 Out); Peña (12, 5th inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIDíaz 2 (16), Bregman 2 (42), Gurriel (24), Alvarez (58), Meyers 2 (8), Peña (31)
- 2Out RBIAlvarez, Meyers
- SFMeyers
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-8 (Maldonado 0-1, Altuve 0-1, Díaz 1-1, Bregman 0-1, Tucker 1-1, Gurriel 0-1, Meyers 1-1, Peña 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSPeña (1, 2nd base by Greinke/Melendez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Peña-Díaz , Alvarez-Maldonado)
- EAltuve (7, catch)
- AssistsAlvarez (Dozier at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L, 2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80-51 | -- |
| 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 58-33 | -- |
| 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 138-84 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreinke 16/25; Kowar 4/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreinke-13-8-9-21; Kowar-8-5-10-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGreinke 4-7; Kowar 2-5
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 23
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Garcia(W, 7-5) |
H. Neris(H, 18) |
B. Abreu(H, 3) |
P. Maton(H, 8) |
R. Montero(S, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 88-61 | -- |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | -- |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-8 | -- |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | -- |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-18 | -- |
| 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 149-94 |
- Pitching
- WPGarcia
- HBPPasquantino (by Abreu)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 0/3; Montero 4/4; Maton 1/1; B. Abreu 3/5; Garcia 14/27
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-0-0-3-2; Montero-4-2-10-2; Maton-0-0-1-1; B. Abreu-2-3-2-1; Garcia-14-15-13-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 0-2; Montero 1-0; Maton 0-1; B. Abreu 1-0; Garcia 6-5
- Game ScoresL Garcia 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Witt Jr. singled to right, Merrifield scored, Witt Jr. to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Melendez homered to left center (391 feet). | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Gurriel grounded out to shortstop, Bregman scored, Tucker to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | Meyers hit sacrifice fly to center, Tucker scored, Díaz to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | Witt Jr. homered to left (428 feet), Benintendi scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 4th | Meyers singled to left center, Gurriel scored, Díaz to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 5th | Peña homered to center (413 feet). | 4 | 4 | |
| 5th | Bregman homered to left (365 feet), Alvarez scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 7th | Lopez singled to right, Isbel scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | Díaz homered to left (381 feet), Gurriel scored. | 5 | 8 | |
| 8th | Taylor walked, Pasquantino scored, Melendez to second, Dozier to third. | 6 | 8 | |
| 8th | Alvarez homered to left (363 feet). | 6 | 9 | |
| 9th | Benintendi grounded out to first, Merrifield scored. | 7 | 9 | |