HOU 6, KC 3 | Aug 19, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 19, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

Royals

Final

WIN

Ryan Pressly

LOSS

Wade Davis

SAVE

Cristian Javier

The Astros defeated the Royals 6-3.

★Aledmys Díaz3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Chas McCormick3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 10: Aledmys Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yuli Gurriel scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Carlos Correa to 2nd.

Weather: 85°F, SunnyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:48Att: 9,884Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.3%C

13 missed calls

+1.1% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

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

Game 632843 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.272/.345/.479	102	.222	.270
Yuli Gurriel1B	5	1	0	0	0	0	.307/.375/.464	99.4	.206	.208
Yordan AlvarezDH	5	1	2	0	0	0	.287/.351/.521	98.6	.356	.354
Carlos CorreaSS	3	3	2	0	2	0	.276/.369/.479	114.4	.546	.525
Aledmys Díaz3B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.302/.350/.482	97.7	.496	.486
Chas McCormickRF	4	0	1	3	1	1	.259/.317/.468	100.4	.366	.414
Jake MeyersCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.313/.371/.563	104.9	.102	.098
Martín MaldonadoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177/.275/.303	-	-	-
Michael BrantleyLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.324/.376/.470	96.8	.224	.232
Bench
Jason CastroC	2	0	0	0	1	1	.198/.331/.347	94.6	.236	.212
Jacob Wilson3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.063/.063/.063
Totals	38	6	10	6	4	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Altuve; Díaz; Correa; McCormick

TB:14

RBI:Jones; Díaz 2; McCormick 3

SF:Jones

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.273/.318/.385	103.2	.296

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luis Garcia	5.0	4	3	3	1	3	1	70-45	85.1	3.39
Phil Maton	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	29-16	84.9	4.35
Ryne Stanek	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	20-15	93.7	3.66
Ryan PresslyW	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	88.9	1.84
Cristian JavierS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	92.9	2.84
Totals	10.0	7	3	3	2	7	1	147-95	-	-

WP:Garcia

Pitches-strikes:Garcia 70-45; Maton 29-16; Stanek 20-15; Pressly 15-11; Javier 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Garcia 5-5; Maton 3-2; Stanek 0-0; Pressly 1-2; Javier 0-3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Minor	5.1	7	3	3	0	4	0	94-68	86.5	5.34

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 99.4 mph386 ftLA: 28°

Bot 3 • KC

0-3

Nicky Lopez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Cam Gallagher scores.

EV: 98.2 mph💣 381 ftLA: 31°

Top 4 • HOU

1-3

Chas McCormick grounds into a force out, third baseman Hunter Dozier to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Carlos Correa scores. Aledmys Diaz out at 2nd. Chas McCormick to 1st.

EV: 68.5 mph23 ftLA: -4°

Top 6 • HOU

3-3

Chas McCormick doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Aledmys Diaz scores.

EV: 100.4 mph298 ftLA: 22°

2-3

Aledmys Diaz doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Carlos Correa scores.

EV: 97.1 mph350 ftLA: 19°

Top 10 • HOU

6-3

Taylor Jones flies into a sacrifice double play, left fielder Andrew Benintendi to third baseman Hunter Dozier. Carlos Correa scores. Aledmys Diaz out at 3rd.

EV: 77.4 mph279 ftLA: 30°

5-3

Chas McCormick walks. Yordan Alvarez scores. Carlos Correa to 3rd. Aledmys Diaz to 2nd.

4-3

Aledmys Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yuli Gurriel scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Carlos Correa to 2nd.

EV: 97.7 mph264 ftLA: 13°

WP:Payamps

HBP:Castro (by Minor)

IBB:Tapia

Inherited runners-scored:Tapia 1-0; Santana 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Minor 94-68; Tapia 14-6; Payamps 17-9; Lovelady 14-12; Staumont 3-3; Davis 16-7; Santana 11-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Minor 8-4; Tapia 2-0; Payamps 2-1; Lovelady 3-0; Staumont 1-1; Davis 0-0; Santana 0-2

Bench
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.237/.270/.418	92.4	.111	.109
Hanser AlbertoPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.281/.391	65.3	.058	.058
Cam GallagherC	1	1	1	0	1	0	.185/.247/.235	88.7	.712	.694
Mike MinorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joel PayampsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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