HOU 15, KC 6 | Jul 21, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, July 21, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•75°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

Royals

Completed Early

WIN

Bryan Abreu

LOSS

Jackson Kowar

The Astros cruised past the Royals 15-6 in a dominant performance.

★Alex De Goti3 RBI

★Aledmys Díaz4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Taylor Jones homers (1) on a line drive to center field.

Weather: 75°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 3:510Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Todd Tichenor

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93.0%B

16 missed calls

+15.6% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	2	0	2	3	0	2	2	3	15	17	0
KC	0	0	3	0	0	0	0

Game 634818 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chas McCormickCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.115/.148/.346	90.2	-	-
Alex De Goti2B	3	1	1	3	0	0	.304/.385/.522	95.5	-	-
Nick Tanielu3B	2	1	1	1	0	1	.200/.286/.400	107.5	-	-
Kyle TuckerRF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.303/.333/.485	93.3	-	-
Abraham Toro1B	2	2	2	1	0	0	.179/.179/.250	97.4	-	-
Jack MayfieldSS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.185/.185/.259	100.7	-	-
Aledmys DíazLF	2	1	2	4	0	0	.222/.364/.481	99.4	-	-
Jamie RitchieC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.067/.222/.067	96.7	-	-
Taylor JonesDH	3	1	2	1	0	1	.381/.409/.714	105.9	-	-
Bench
George SpringerCF	1	3	1	1	2	0	.320/.469/.480	102.1	-	-
Jose Altuve2B	2	1	2	1	0	0	.200/.276/.240
Totals	43	15	17	14	7	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Springer (4th off Kowar, 0 on, 0 out); Goti (5th off Kowar, 2 on, 1 out); Jones (7th off Lovelady, 0 on, 0 out); Tanielu (7th off Lovelady, 0 on, 2 out); Díaz (9th off Shipley, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Tucker; Mayfield; Toro

TB:35

RBI:Goti 3; Díaz 4; Jones; Bregman; Gurriel; Altuve; Springer; Toro; Tanielu

SF:Gurriel

Team LOB:12

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Erick MejiaLF	3	1	1	2	3	2	.225/.295/.275	105.2	-

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ryan Pressly	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-9	89.7	0.00
Chris DevenskiH	1.0	0	2	2	2	2	24-12	85	2.84
Bryan AbreuWBS	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	25-14	89.1	0.90
Enoli Paredes	2.0	2	0	0	1	5	35-23	91.3	2.57
Andre Scrubb	1.2	1	1	1	2	5	43-26	88.7	2.84
Jojanse Torres	1.0	3	2	2	5	0	39-15	89.9	18.00
Totals	8.2	8	6	6	11	16	178-99	-	-

WP:Torres

HBP:Pratto (by Scrubb)

Inherited runners-scored:Abreu 2-2; Torres 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Pressly 12-9; Devenski 24-12; Abreu 25-14; Paredes 35-23; Scrubb 43-26; Torres 39-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Pressly 1-0; Devenski 1-0; Abreu 2-2; Paredes 0-1; Scrubb 0-0; Torres 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Glenn Sparkman	1.2	2	3	2	3	1	0	42-25	89.6	2.70

Top 1 • HOU

1-0

Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to right fielder Brett Phillips. George Springer scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Brett Phillips.

EV: 96.8 mph262 ftLA: 15°

Top 2 • HOU

3-0

Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Dustin Garneau scores. George Springer to 3rd. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

2-0

Jose Altuve hit by pitch. Josh Reddick scores. Dustin Garneau to 3rd. George Springer to 2nd.

Bot 3 • KC

3-2

Erick Mejia singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Brett Phillips scores.

EV: 105.2 mph259 ftLA: 11°

3-3

Franchy Cordero singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Josh Reddick. Erick Mejia scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

EV: 105.8 mph105 ftLA: 5°

Top 4 • HOU

5-3

Yuli Gurriel out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Brett Phillips. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

4-3

George Springer homers (1) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 102.1 mph💣 386 ftLA: 28°

Top 5 • HOU

8-3

Alex De Goti homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Dustin Garneau scores. George Springer scores.

EV: 95.5 mph💣 373 ftLA: 30°

Top 7 • HOU

10-3

Nick Tanielu homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 429 ftLA: 30°

9-3

Taylor Jones homers (1) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 429 ftLA: 25°

Top 8 • HOU

12-3

Aledmys Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nick Heath. Abraham Toro scores. Jack Mayfield scores.

EV: 97.9 mph48 ft0

Bot 8 • KC

12-4

Meibrys Viloria doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 89.2 mph18 ftLA: -8°

Top 9 • HOU

15-4

Aledmys Diaz homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Abraham Toro scores.

EV: 99.4 mph💣 403 ftLA: 28°

13-4

Abraham Toro doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Erick Mejia. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 97.4 mph336 ftLA: 22°

Bot 9 • KC

15-5

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Nick Heath scores. Jeison Guzman to 3rd.

EV: 90.7 mph332 ftLA: 24°

15-6

Kyle Isbel grounds out to first baseman Abraham Toro. Jeison Guzman scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 83.4 mph12 ftLA: -11°

WP:Newberry

HBP:Altuve (by López); Bregman (by López); Springer (by Kowar)

Inherited runners-scored:López 3-2; Newberry 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Sparkman 42-25; López 33-17; Kowar 49-28; Speier 11-7; Lovelady 15-10; Shipley 53-30; Newberry 4-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Sparkman 2-2; López 3-1; Kowar 2-3; Speier 2-0; Lovelady 1-2; Shipley 2-2; Newberry 0-0

Bench
Alex GordonLF	2	0	0	0	1	2	.240/.406/.280	92.5	-	-
Ryan McBroom1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.325/.372/.625	93.4	-	-
Bubba StarlingCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.353/.421/.794	81.2	-	-
Nicky LopezSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.310/.355/.552	89.9	-	-
Brett PhillipsRF	2	1	0	0	1	1	.241/.371/.310	86.5	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jorge LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jackson KowarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Braden ShipleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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