HOU 6, KC 7 | Aug 16, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 17, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•84°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

Royals

Final

WIN

Scott Barlow

LOSS

Yimi García

The Royals edged the Astros 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jose Altuve3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Aledmys Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Taylor Jones scores. Aledmys Diaz out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Andrew Benintendi to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:06Att: 10,228Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Paul Clemons

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86.7%D

16 missed calls

+20.0% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	6	12	0
KC	0	2	1	0	0	1	1

Game 632883 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	3	0	0	0	.274/.349/.485	104.6	.375	.361
Michael BrantleyLF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.332/.383/.481	96.6	.230	.232
Carlos CorreaSS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.270/.362/.476	110.1	.611	.934
Taylor JonesDH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.218/.253/.333	91.3	.619	.557
Yuli Gurriel1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.315/.381/.476	93.4	.111	.134
Aledmys Díaz3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.305/.353/.492	107.8	.421	.554
Chas McCormickRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.254/.309/.463	103	.475	.587
Jason CastroC	4	1	1	1	0	1	.197/.324/.350	102.5	.284	.530
Jake MeyersCF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.238/.304/.571	85.7	.112	.108
Bench
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	0	1	1	0	0	.289/.354/.528	101.4	.276	.260
Jake OdorizziP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	6	12	6	0	2	-	-	-	-

HR:Díaz (5th off Hernández, 0 on, 0 out); Correa (6th off Hernández, 0 on, 0 out); Castro (9th off Barlow, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Jones; Altuve

TB:23

RBI:Brantley; Díaz 2; Correa; Castro; Alvarez

GIDP:Alvarez

Team LOB:4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	3	1	0	0	.276/.322/.392	91.5	.345

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake Odorizzi	5.1	8	4	4	2	2	1	89-56	86.4	4.74
Phil Maton	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	83.3	4.53
Ryne Stanek	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	29-14	92.4	3.73
Yimi GarcíaL	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	15-12	90.8	3.61
Totals	8.0	12	7	7	3	7	1	143-88	-	-

HBP:O'Hearn (by Stanek)

Pitches-strikes:Odorizzi 89-56; Maton 10-6; Stanek 29-14; García 15-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Odorizzi 7-7; Maton 1-0; Stanek 0-1; García 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Hernández	6.0	8	4	4	0	1	2	72-45	91.4	4.33

Top 1 • HOU

1-0

Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jose Altuve scores.

EV: 101.4 mph155 ftLA: 7°

Bot 2 • KC

1-1

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 106.8 mph367 ftLA: 17°

1-2

Whit Merrifield singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Hunter Dozier scores. Emmanuel Rivera to 3rd.

EV: 68.4 mph236 ftLA: 32°

Bot 3 • KC

1-3

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Salvador Perez scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.

EV: 103.1 mph53 ft0

Top 5 • HOU

3-3

Michael Brantley singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jake Meyers scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

EV: 96.6 mph31 ftLA: -1°

2-3

Aledmys Diaz homers (7) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 396 ftLA: 21°

Top 6 • HOU

4-3

Carlos Correa homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 430 ftLA: 22°

Bot 6 • KC

4-4

Hunter Dozier homers (9) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 109.2 mph💣 431 ftLA: 21°

Bot 7 • KC

4-5

Carlos Santana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 88.6 mph29 ftLA: -5°

Top 8 • HOU

5-5

Aledmys Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Taylor Jones scores. Aledmys Diaz out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Andrew Benintendi to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.

EV: 107.8 mph264 ftLA: 11°

Bot 8 • KC

5-7

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chas McCormick. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 75.7 mph218 ftLA: 22°

Top 9 • HOU

6-7

Jason Castro homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 395 ftLA: 27°

Bench
Carlos HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-