KC 5, HOU 6 | Aug 25, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 25, 2021•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Kendall Graveman

LOSS

Joel Payamps

The Astros edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Whit Merrifield4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:45Att: 21,052Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Nestor Ceja

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92.5%B

13 missed calls

+24.5% KC

+1.67 runs KC

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	7	0
HOU	0	0	1	1	0

Game 632768 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	2	4	0	2	.280/.321/.400	99.2	.470	.520
Nicky LopezSS	4	0	0	0	1	2	.278/.348/.351	78.6	.131	.118
Salvador PerezC	4	1	1	1	1	1	.272/.309/.524	103.4	.392	.618
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.260/.307/.410	94.4	.211	.194
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.211/.282/.369	108.4	.308	.299
Jarrod DysonRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.250/.306	85.5	.143	.131
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.244/.303/.360	110.8	.318	.289
Emmanuel Rivera3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	.273/.333/.348	100	.199	.184
Joel PayampsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.223/.257/.394	81.7	.067	.060
Cam GallagherC	3	1	0	0	1	1	.180/.245/.258
Totals	35	5	7	5	4	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (4th off Jr., 0 on, 0 out); Merrifield (7th off Javier, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Merrifield

TB:14

RBI:Perez; Merrifield 4

CS:Merrifield; Dozier

Team LOB:5

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.274/.346/.479	108.9	.221

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Minor	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	2	94-61	87.1	5.30
Domingo TapiaH	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	18-9	94.2	2.70
Richard LoveladyH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	88.9	3.79
Josh StaumontH	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	17-9	88.6	3.42
Scott BarlowBS	1.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	31-17	85.7	2.49
Joel PayampsL	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10-7	88.7	2.51
Totals	9.1	12	6	5	4	6	2	175-107	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Lovelady 2-0; Barlow 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Minor 94-61; Tapia 18-9; Lovelady 5-4; Staumont 17-9; Barlow 31-17; Payamps 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Minor 5-10; Tapia 1-1; Lovelady 0-1; Staumont 0-1; Barlow 1-1; Payamps 1-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.	6.2	5	4	4	4	7	1	107-66	88.7	3.32

Bot 3 • HOU

0-1

Martin Maldonado homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 394 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • KC

1-1

Salvador Perez homers (34) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 101.9 mph💣 379 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • HOU

1-2

Yordan Alvarez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 384 ftLA: 25°

Bot 6 • HOU

1-3

Alex Bregman doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores.

EV: 104.5 mph392 ftLA: 23°

Top 7 • KC

5-3

Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 369 ftLA: 23°

Bot 7 • HOU

5-4

Aledmys Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jake Meyers scores.

EV: 81.8 mph201 ftLA: 14°

Bot 8 • HOU

5-5

Michael Brantley singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.

EV: 103.1 mph196 ftLA: 9°

Bot 10 • HOU

5-6

Jake Meyers grounds out, pitcher Joel Payamps to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.

EV: 97.7 mph13 ftLA: -5°

Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.179/.284/.320	104.9	.347	.633
Michael BrantleyPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.316/.372/.454	103.1	.740	.683
Lance McCullers Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cristian JavierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kendall GravemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-