KC 2, HOU 5 | Jul 7, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, July 7, 2022•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Justin Verlander

LOSS

Kris Bubic

SAVE

Ryan Pressly

The Astros defeated the Royals 5-2.

★Martín Maldonado3-for-3, 0 RBI

★Jose Altuve3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Aledmys Diaz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Chas McCormick scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 36,067Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Marvin Hudson

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88.3%D

19 missed calls

+17.0% KC

+0.61 runs KC

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

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

Game 662746 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.236/.288/.332	96.1	.037	.036
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.319/.388/.405	99.8	.482	.463
MJ MelendezDH	3	0	0	0	1	2	.222/.318/.418	102.9	.342	.315
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.133/.316/.233	104.6	.335	.521
Emmanuel Rivera3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.217/.270/.408	103.3	.831	.799
Edward OlivaresRF	4	2	2	0	0	1	.286/.324/.471	102.9	.586	.570
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	1	1	2	.219/.254/.342	96.8	-	.032
Nicky LopezSS	4	0	2	1	0	0	.233/.292/.283	97.3	.394	.379
Ryan O'HearnPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.193/.242/.263	84.7	-	-
Bench
Cam GallagherC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.281/.367	88.3	.394	.375
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	2	8	2	2	13	-	-	-	-

TB:8

RBI:Lopez; Isbel

SF:Isbel

Team LOB:8

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	2	1	1	3	2	0	.280/.368/.539	105.3	.385

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicL	5.1	4	3	3	6	5	2	98-57	86.2	6.84
Wyatt Mills	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	85.6	4.76
Dylan Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	21-10	92.5	3.41
Jose Cuas	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	26-18	87.9	3.00
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	10	8	2	151-89	-	-

IBB:Cuas

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 98-57; Mills 6-4; Coleman 21-10; Cuas 26-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 7-2; Mills 0-1; Coleman 2-0; Cuas 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderW	6.0	7	2	1	2	8	0	100-63	87.9	2.00

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 87.7 mph138 ftLA: 8°

Top 4 • KC

2-0

Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chas McCormick. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 86.2 mph316 ftLA: 32°

Bot 5 • HOU

2-2

Jose Altuve homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Martin Maldonado scores.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 371 ftLA: 42°

2-3

Yordan Alvarez homers (26) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 355 ftLA: 22°

Bot 8 • HOU

2-4

Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Mauricio Dubon scores.

EV: 99.2 mph285 ftLA: 16°

2-5

Aledmys Diaz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Chas McCormick scores. Martin Maldonado to 3rd.

EV: 104.7 mph238 ftLA: 10°

Bench
J.J. Matijevic1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.185/.241/.481	103.9	.286	.260
Justin VerlanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-