KC 12, HOU 2 | May 7, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 8, 2019•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Danny Duffy

LOSS

Collin McHugh

The Royals cruised past the Astros 12-2 in a dominant performance.

★Whit Merrifield4-for-5, 5 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (6) to left center field. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Chris Owings scores. Martin Maldonado scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:45Att: 30,377Venue: Minute Maid Park

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92.6%B

11 missed calls

+1.7% HOU

+0.52 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	12	13	0
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Game 565620 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	3	4	5	0	0	.299/.351/.545	100.3	.491	.529
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.284/.317/.534	99.1	.493	.472
Alex GordonLF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.285/.378/.500	82.9	.079	.071
Hunter Dozier3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.342/.439/.684	101.1	.204	.217
Jorge SolerDH	4	2	2	1	1	0	.261/.305/.521	109.8	.467	.688
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	2	1	4	1	1	.202/.317/.385	107	.470	.765
Chris OwingsRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.147/.212/.257	95.5	.150	.163
Martín MaldonadoC	4	1	1	0	1	0	.189/.280/.263	95.2	.179	.174
Billy HamiltonCF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.196/.284/.255	99.9	.429	.410
Bench
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	40	12	13	12	4	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Soler (2nd off McHugh, 0 on, 1 out); O'Hearn (3rd off McHugh, 3 on, 1 out); Merrifield (7th off Valdez, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Mondesi; Owings; Hamilton

3B:Merrifield; Dozier

TB:29

RBI:Soler; Mondesi; Merrifield 5; Dozier; O'Hearn 4

SB:Merrifield

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	2	0	1	1	1	0	.288/.377/.583	108.5	.454

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyW	6.2	6	2	2	3	5	1	100-59	87.4	3.06
Glenn Sparkman	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	26-20	90.4	3.38
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	8	1	126-79	-	-

WP:Sparkman

HBP:Springer (by Duffy)

Inherited runners-scored:Sparkman 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 100-59; Sparkman 26-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 8-4; Sparkman 2-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Collin McHughL	3.0	7	8	8	3	3	2	69-44	83.6	6.37

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Jorge Soler homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.8 mph💣 435 ftLA: 27°

Top 3 • KC

6-0

Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam (4) to right field. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 373 ftLA: 23°

2-0

Adalberto Mondesi doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 84.4 mph209 ftLA: 14°

Top 4 • KC

8-0

Hunter Dozier triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Marisnick. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 95.8 mph338 ftLA: 19°

7-0

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to right fielder George Springer, deflected by second baseman Jose Altuve. Billy Hamilton scores.

EV: 84.9 mph41 ftLA: -1°

Bot 6 • HOU

8-1

Alex Bregman homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 398 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • KC

12-1

Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (6) to left center field. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Chris Owings scores. Martin Maldonado scores.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 382 ftLA: 36°

Bot 7 • HOU

12-2

George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton. Aledmys Diaz scores. Robinson Chirinos to 2nd.

EV: 108.5 mph229 ftLA: 10°

Bench
Alex Bregman3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.283/.401/.575	105	.329	.612
Michael BrantleyLF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.333/.376/.558	98.3	.322	.440
Collin McHughP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris DevenskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Framber ValdezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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