Kansas City Royals 7, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 118
Played on Monday, August 16, 2021 (N) at Kauffman Stadium
HOU A 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 - 6 12 0 KC A 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 x - 7 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 Brantley lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Correa ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 Alvarez dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jones ph,dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Diaz 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 McCormick rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Castro c 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 0 Meyers cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Odorizzi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Maton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y. Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 12 6 0 2 24 9 BATTING - 2B: Altuve (16,off Hernandez); Jones (6,off Brentz). HR: Diaz (7,5th inning off Hernandez 0 on 0 out); Correa (19,6th inning off Hernandez 0 on 0 out); Castro (4,9th inning off Barlow 0 on 1 out). HBP: Meyers (1,by Hernandez). GDP: Alvarez (14,off Hernandez). Team LOB: 4.
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Merrifield 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 Lopez ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 Perez c 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 C. Santana 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 13 0 Benintendi lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 O'Hearn dh 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Taylor cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Dozier rf 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 Rivera 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Brentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 7 12 7 3 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hernandez-Lopez-C. Santana. BATTING - 2B: O'Hearn (3,off Odorizzi); C. Santana (12,off Odorizzi). HR: Dozier (9,6th inning off Odorizzi 0 on 1 out). SH: Lopez (8,off Odorizzi); Taylor (1,off Odorizzi). HBP: O'Hearn (2,by Stanek). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Merrifield (34,2nd base off Odorizzi/Castro); Lopez 3 (13,2nd base off Stanek/Castro,3rd base off Stanek/Castro,2nd base off Y. Garcia/Castro).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Odorizzi 5.1 8 4 4 2 2 1 26 Maton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Stanek 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 Y. Garcia L(0-1) 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 6 Totals 8 12 7 7 3 7 1 40 HBP: Stanek (5,O'Hearn).
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hernandez 6 8 4 4 0 1 2 25 Brentz 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 Barlow W(5-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 Totals 9 12 6 6 0 2 3 37 Hernandez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning BK: Hernandez (1). HBP: Hernandez (3,Meyers). Inherited Runners - Scored: Brentz 1-0; Barlow 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Paul Clemons, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Will Little Official Scorer: Max Utsler Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 10228 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Kansas City Royals 1. Altuve 2b Merrifield 2b 2. Brantley lf Lopez ss 3. Correa ss Perez c 4. Alvarez dh C. Santana 1b 5. Gurriel 1b Benintendi lf 6. Diaz 3b O'Hearn dh 7. McCormick rf Taylor cf 8. Castro c Dozier rf 9. Meyers cf Rivera 3b Odorizzi p Hernandez p ASTROS 1ST: Altuve doubled to left; Brantley lined to left; Correa struck out; Alvarez singled to left [Altuve scored]; Gurriel grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield singled to first; Merrifield stole second; Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Merrifield to third]; Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Merrifield out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; C. Santana struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Diaz flied to left; McCormick flied to right; Castro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Benintendi singled to right; O'Hearn doubled to left [Benintendi scored]; Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [O'Hearn to third]; Dozier reached on a fielder's choice [O'Hearn out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Rivera singled to left [Dozier to second]; Merrifield singled to center [Dozier scored, Rivera to third]; Lopez lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Meyers grounded out (shortstop to first); Altuve popped to shortstop; Brantley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Perez walked; C. Santana walked [Perez to second]; Benintendi flied to right [Perez to third]; O'Hearn singled to center [Perez scored, C. Santana to second]; Taylor flied to right [C. Santana to third]; Dozier grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 3. ASTROS 4TH: Correa singled to second; Alvarez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Correa out at second]; Gurriel grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Merrifield popped to second; Lopez flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Royals 3. ASTROS 5TH: Diaz homered; McCormick grounded out (shortstop to first); Castro flied to right; Meyers was hit by a pitch; Altuve singled to left [Meyers to second]; Brantley singled to center [Meyers scored, Altuve to second]; Brantley was out trying to advance to second (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Perez lined to first; C. Santana doubled to center; Benintendi reached on a fielder's choice [C. Santana out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; O'Hearn flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Royals 3. ASTROS 6TH: Correa homered; Alvarez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gurriel grounded out (third to first); Diaz popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Taylor struck out; Dozier homered; MATON REPLACED ODORIZZI (PITCHING); Rivera struck out; Merrifield grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Royals 4. ASTROS 7TH: McCormick singled to center; Hernandez balked [McCormick to second]; BRENTZ REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Castro was called out on strikes; Meyers reached on a fielder's choice [McCormick out at third (shortstop to third)]; Altuve singled to center [Meyers to second]; Brantley flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: STANEK REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Lopez walked; Perez struck out while Lopez stole second; Lopez stole third; C. Santana singled to center [Lopez scored]; Benintendi lined to center; O'Hearn was hit by a pitch [C. Santana to second]; Taylor struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Royals 5. ASTROS 8TH: Correa grounded out (third to first); JONES BATTED FOR ALVAREZ; Jones doubled to left; BARLOW REPLACED BRENTZ (PITCHING); Gurriel lined to left; Diaz singled to left [Jones scored, Diaz out at second (left to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Y. GARCIA REPLACED STANEK (PITCHING); Dozier struck out; Rivera struck out; Merrifield singled to right; Lopez singled to right [Merrifield to third]; Lopez stole second; Perez singled to right [Merrifield scored, Lopez scored]; C. Santana popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Royals 7. ASTROS 9TH: McCormick lined to left; Castro homered; Meyers grounded out (second to first); Altuve popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Royals 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 12 0 4 Royals 7 12 0 9
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