Kansas City Royals 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 125
Played on Monday, August 23, 2021 (N) at Minute Maid Park

KC  A    0  1  1    0  0  0    2  3  0  -   7 13  1
HOU A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Merrifield 2b                 5   0   3   3       0   0       5   5
Lopez ss                      5   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Perez c                       3   1   2   1       2   0      10   0
Benintendi lf                 5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
C. Santana 1b                 5   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Dyson pr,rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dozier rf,1b                  5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
O'Hearn dh                    3   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Alberto ph,dh               2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Taylor cf                     2   2   0   0       2   1       2   1
Rivera 3b                     4   2   3   2       0   0       0   3
Lynch p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tapia p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lovelady p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zimmer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  E. Santana p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   7  13   6       4   4      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Taylor-Merrifield, Rivera-Merrifield-C. Santana.
E: Rivera (4).

BATTING - 
2B: O'Hearn (4,off Greinke); Rivera (2,off Greinke); Merrifield (27,off Y.
Garcia).
3B: Merrifield (3,off Maton).
HR: Perez (33,3rd inning off Greinke 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 9.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     4   0   1   0       1   1       2   1
Brantley rf                   5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Gurriel 1b                    3   0   3   1       1   0      12   2
Alvarez dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Correa ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   7
Diaz 3b                       3   0   1   0       1   1       0   3
Meyers cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Jones lf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
Maldonado c                   2   0   0   0       2   1       5   1
Greinke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Y. Garcia p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taylor p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maton p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Raley p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1       5   9      27  15

FIELDING - 
E: Y. Garcia (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Gurriel (26,off Lynch); Altuve (20,off Lynch).
GDP: Jones (5,off Tapia).
Team LOB: 10.

PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lynch W(4-3)                  5     6   1   1   3   5   0  24
Tapia                         1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Lovelady                      0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Zimmer                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
E. Santana                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     7   1   1   5   9   0  38

Lynch faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Tapia 2-0; Lovelady 1-0.
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Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Greinke L(11-4)               6     6   2   2   1   2   1  25
Y. Garcia                     0.2   2   2   1   1   1   0   5
Taylor                        0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Maton                         0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   5
Raley                         1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9    13   7   6   4   4   1  43

WP: Taylor (5).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Taylor 1-0; Maton 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Nestor Ceja, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Official Scorer: Dave Fanucchi
Time of Game: 3:35   Attendance: 18742


Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Houston Astros           
1. Merrifield          2b        Altuve              2b
2. Lopez               ss        Brantley            rf
3. Perez               c         Gurriel             1b
4. Benintendi          lf        Alvarez             dh
5. C. Santana          1b        Correa              ss
6. Dozier              rf        Diaz                3b
7. O'Hearn             dh        Meyers              cf
8. Taylor              cf        Jones               lf
9. Rivera              3b        Maldonado           c
   Lynch               p         Greinke             p

ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
singled to center; Perez singled to left [Lopez to second];
Benintendi forced Perez (second to shortstop) [Lopez to third,
Benintendi to first]; C. Santana grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve popped to second; Brantley grounded out
(second to first); Gurriel singled to right; Alvarez grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Astros
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Dozier grounded out (first unassisted); O'Hearn
doubled to third; Taylor was called out on strikes; Rivera
doubled [O'Hearn scored]; Merrifield grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Correa was called out on strikes; Diaz struck out;
Meyers lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Astros
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Perez homered;
Benintendi flied to left; C. Santana grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jones singled to left; Maldonado walked [Jones to
second]; Altuve struck out; Brantley forced Maldonado (second to
shortstop) [Jones to third, Brantley to first]; Gurriel doubled
to left [Jones scored, Brantley to third]; Alvarez lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Dozier grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Hearn
flied to right; Taylor flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Correa singled to center; Diaz hit into a double
play to center [Correa out at second (center to second)]; Meyers
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (first to pitcher); Merrifield
singled to center; Lopez grounded out (third to first)
[Merrifield to second]; Perez walked; Benintendi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Jones struck out; Maldonado walked; Altuve doubled
to left [Maldonado to third]; Brantley grounded out (second to
first); Gurriel walked; Alvarez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ROYALS 6TH: C. Santana grounded out (shortstop to first); Dozier
flied to center; O'Hearn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Correa reached on an error by Rivera [Correa to
first]; Diaz singled to center [Correa to second]; TAPIA
REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Meyers struck out; Jones grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Diaz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Astros 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Y. GARCIA REPLACED GREINKE (PITCHING); Taylor
walked; Rivera singled to center [Taylor to second]; Merrifield
doubled to left [Taylor scored, Rivera to third]; Lopez struck
out; Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Rivera scored (error
by Y. Garcia) (unearned) (no RBI), Merrifield to third, Perez
out at second (catcher to second)]; Astros challenged call
that Perez was safe at 2nd; call overturned - out advancing
after error; TAYLOR REPLACED Y. GARCIA (PITCHING);
Benintendi lined to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Maldonado flied to right; Altuve walked; LOVELADY
REPLACED TAPIA (PITCHING); Brantley popped to catcher in foul
territory; Gurriel singled to center [Altuve to second]; Alvarez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Astros 1.

ROYALS 8TH: C. Santana singled to center; Taylor threw a wild
pitch [C. Santana to second]; Dozier popped to first in foul
territory; ALBERTO BATTED FOR O'HEARN; MATON REPLACED TAYLOR
(PITCHING); Alberto singled to left [C. Santana out at home
(left to catcher), Alberto to second]; Taylor walked; Rivera
singled to center [Alberto scored, Taylor to second]; Merrifield
tripled to center [Taylor scored, Rivera scored]; Lopez grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Astros
1.

ASTROS 8TH: ALBERTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ZIMMER REPLACED
LOVELADY (PITCHING); Correa grounded out (second to first); Diaz
walked; Meyers forced Diaz (third to second) [Meyers to first];
Jones forced Meyers (shortstop to second) [Jones to first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Astros 1.

ROYALS 9TH: RALEY REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Benintendi singled to center [Perez to second]; C. Santana
forced Benintendi (third to second) [Perez to third, C. Santana
to first]; DYSON RAN FOR C. SANTANA; Dozier was called out on
strikes; Alberto grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: DYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DOZIER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); E. SANTANA REPLACED ZIMMER (PITCHING);
Maldonado struck out; Altuve grounded out (third to first);
Brantley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 7, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           7  13   1    9
 Astros           1   7   1   10


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