Houston Astros 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Regular Season Game 126
Played on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (N) at Minute Maid Park
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 HOU A 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Merrifield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Benintendi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Dozier dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 O'Hearn 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 Taylor cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Dyson rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Rivera 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 E. Santana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 2 9 24 5 FIELDING - E: Lopez (6), O'Hearn (2). BATTING - 2B: Taylor (12,off L. Garcia). GDP: Merrifield (10,off Stanek). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Taylor (12,3rd base off L. Garcia/Castro); Dyson (8,2nd base off L. Garcia/Castro). CS: Taylor (5,Home by L. Garcia/Castro).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Brantley rf,lf 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Alvarez dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Gurriel 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 10 0 Correa ss 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 Diaz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 Meyers cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 Jones lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Tucker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Graveman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 8 3 5 9 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Stanek-Altuve-Gurriel. BATTING - 2B: Correa (28,off Singer). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Singer L(3-9) 5 7 4 1 4 6 0 26 E. Santana 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 Davis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 8 4 1 5 9 0 37
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP L. Garcia W(10-6) 6.2 4 0 0 1 7 0 24 Stanek 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Graveman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 31 Inherited Runners - Scored: Stanek 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds (left in the 5th inning), 1B - Nestor Ceja, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Todd Tichenor; Tony Randazzo moved to HP in the 5th inning Official Scorer: Dave Fanucchi Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 22964 Starting Lineups: Kansas City Royals Houston Astros 1. Merrifield 2b Altuve 2b 2. Lopez ss Brantley rf 3. Perez c Alvarez dh 4. Benintendi lf Gurriel 1b 5. Dozier dh Correa ss 6. O'Hearn 1b Diaz 3b 7. Taylor cf Meyers cf 8. Dyson rf Castro c 9. Rivera 3b Jones lf Singer p L. Garcia p ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield lined to shortstop; Lopez flied to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve reached on an error by O'Hearn [Altuve to first]; Brantley walked [Altuve to second]; Alvarez struck out; Gurriel walked [Altuve to third, Brantley to second]; Correa grounded out (first unassisted) [Altuve scored (unearned), Brantley to third, Gurriel to second]; Diaz singled to shortstop [Brantley scored (unearned), Gurriel scored (error by Lopez) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Meyers forced Diaz (shortstop to second) [Meyers to first]; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3. ROYALS 2ND: Benintendi grounded out (second to first); Dozier struck out; O'Hearn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Castro struck out; Jones singled to right; Altuve lined to center; Brantley walked [Jones to second]; Alvarez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3. ROYALS 3RD: Taylor doubled to left; Dyson walked; Taylor stole third and Dyson stole second; Rivera struck out; Merrifield lined to third; Taylor was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Gurriel singled to right; Correa doubled to center [Gurriel scored]; Diaz lined to left; Meyers struck out; Castro struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 4TH: Lopez singled to center; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Benintendi singled to first [Lopez to second]; Dozier flied to center [Lopez to third]; O'Hearn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Jones singled to right; Altuve flied to center; Brantley walked [Jones to second]; Alvarez was called out on strikes; Gurriel lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Dyson grounded out (second to first); Rivera popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Correa singled to right; Diaz popped to third in foul territory; HP umpire Reynolds left after head injury on foul ball with Dozier batting in 2nd inning, game finished with three umpires; Meyers singled to second [Correa out at third (second to third), Meyers to second]; Castro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield struck out; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: E. SANTANA REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Jones struck out; Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); Brantley lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 7TH: Benintendi flied to center; Dozier singled to left; O'Hearn struck out; STANEK REPLACED L. GARCIA (PITCHING); Taylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Alvarez flied to right; Gurriel grounded out (shortstop to first); Correa walked; Diaz singled to center [Correa to second]; Meyers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 8TH: Dyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera walked; Merrifield grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED E. SANTANA (PITCHING); Castro lined to right; Jones struck out; Altuve flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. ROYALS 9TH: BRANTLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TUCKER REPLACED JONES (PLAYING RF); GRAVEMAN REPLACED STANEK (PITCHING); Lopez grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); Benintendi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 0 4 2 4 Astros 4 8 0 9
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