Houston Astros 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 127
Played on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 (D) at Minute Maid Park
KC A 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 HOU A 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 6 12 0
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Merrifield 2b 5 1 2 4 0 2 3 2 Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 Perez dh,c 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Benintendi lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Dozier 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 7 0 O'Hearn rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Dyson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 Rivera 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 Gallagher c 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 Alberto pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Payamps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Minor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tapia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lovelady p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staumont p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 7 5 4 12 28 8 BATTING - 2B: Merrifield (28,off McCullers). HR: Perez (34,4th inning off McCullers 0 on 0 out); Merrifield (9,7th inning off Javier 3 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Merrifield (3,3rd base by McCullers/Maldonado); Dozier (3,2nd base by McCullers/Maldonado).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Diaz lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Gurriel 1b 4 1 1 0 1 2 12 0 Alvarez dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Correa ss 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 5 Bregman 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 Tucker rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Meyers cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Maldonado c 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 2 Brantley ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Castro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 McCullers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Javier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pressly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Graveman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 6 12 6 4 6 30 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Maldonado-Correa. BATTING - 2B: Gurriel (27,off Minor); Bregman (15,off Minor). HR: Maldonado (10,3rd inning off Minor 0 on 1 out); Alvarez (26,4th inning off Minor 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Minor 6 6 3 3 1 3 2 25 Tapia 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 Lovelady 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Staumont 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Barlow 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 Payamps L(0-3) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9.1 12 6 5 4 6 2 44 Inherited Runners - Scored: Lovelady 2-0; Barlow 2-1; Payamps 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCullers 6.2 5 4 4 4 7 1 27 Javier 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 Pressly 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Graveman W(5-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 10 7 5 5 4 12 2 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Javier 3-3; Graveman 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Nestor Ceja, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Nate Tomlinson, 3B - Tony Randazzo Official Scorer: Rick Blount Time of Game: 3:45 Attendance: 21052 Starting Lineups: Kansas City Royals Houston Astros 1. Merrifield 2b Altuve 2b 2. Lopez ss Diaz lf 3. Perez dh Gurriel 1b 4. Benintendi lf Alvarez dh 5. Dozier 1b Correa ss 6. O'Hearn rf Bregman 3b 7. Taylor cf Tucker rf 8. Rivera 3b Meyers cf 9. Gallagher c Maldonado c Minor p McCullers p ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield lined to shortstop; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Perez walked; Benintendi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve popped to shortstop; Diaz grounded out (third to first); Gurriel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ROYALS 2ND: Dozier singled to right; O'Hearn struck out; Taylor was called out on strikes; Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Alvarez was called out on strikes; Correa walked; Bregman popped to shortstop in foul territory; Tucker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ROYALS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Merrifield doubled to right; Merrifield was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Meyers flied to right; Maldonado homered; Altuve grounded out (third to first); Diaz popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Astros 1. ROYALS 4TH: Perez homered; Benintendi grounded out (second to first); Dozier singled to right; O'Hearn struck out while Dozier was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Gurriel grounded out (second to first); Alvarez homered; Correa grounded out (third to first); Bregman singled to right; Tucker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2. ROYALS 5TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera struck out; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Meyers singled to left; Maldonado flied to left; Altuve popped to second; Diaz flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2. ROYALS 6TH: Merrifield struck out; Lopez walked; Perez struck out; Benintendi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Gurriel doubled; Alvarez grounded out (pitcher to first); Correa flied to center [Gurriel to third]; Bregman doubled to left [Gurriel scored]; Tucker flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 3. ROYALS 7TH: Dozier grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Hearn grounded out (first unassisted); Taylor singled to center; Rivera walked [Taylor to second]; Gallagher walked [Taylor to third, Rivera to second]; JAVIER REPLACED MCCULLERS (PITCHING); Merrifield homered [Taylor scored, Rivera scored, Gallagher scored]; Lopez struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: DYSON REPLACED O'HEARN (PLAYING RF); TAPIA REPLACED MINOR (PITCHING); Meyers singled to center; Maldonado flied to left; Altuve grounded out (second to first) [Meyers to second]; Diaz singled to left [Meyers scored]; Gurriel walked [Diaz to second]; LOVELADY REPLACED TAPIA (PITCHING); Alvarez lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 4. ROYALS 8TH: Perez lined to left; Benintendi grounded out (first unassisted); Dozier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: STAUMONT REPLACED LOVELADY (PITCHING); Correa walked; Bregman flied to center; Tucker singled to left [Correa to second]; Meyers struck out; BRANTLEY BATTED FOR MALDONADO; BARLOW REPLACED STAUMONT (PITCHING); Brantley singled to center [Correa scored, Tucker to third]; Altuve flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 5. ROYALS 9TH: CASTRO REPLACED BRANTLEY (PLAYING C ); PRESSLY REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Dyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor singled to second; Rivera struck out; Gallagher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Diaz struck out; Gurriel was called out on strikes; Alvarez singled to right; Correa walked [Alvarez to second]; Bregman forced Correa (shortstop to second) [Bregman to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 5. ROYALS 10TH: Gallagher starts inning at 2nd base; GRAVEMAN REPLACED PRESSLY (PITCHING); ALBERTO RAN FOR GALLAGHER; Merrifield struck out; Lopez reached on a fielder's choice [Alberto out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 10TH: Bregman starts inning at 2nd base; PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); PAYAMPS REPLACED ALBERTO (PITCHING); Tucker singled to right [Bregman to third]; Tucker advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Tucker to second]; Meyers grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bregman scored (unearned), Tucker to third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 5 7 0 5 Astros 6 12 0 11
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