HOU 2, KC 3 | Aug 18, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, August 19, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•86°F, Clear

HOU

Astros

Royals

Final

WIN

Domingo Tapia

LOSS

Blake Taylor

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals edged the Astros 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nicky Lopez3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Hunter Dozier homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Benintendi scores.

Weather: 86°F, ClearWind: 9 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:49Att: 12,278Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Rob Drake

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91.8%C

11 missed calls

+9.5% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

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

Game 632859 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	.273/.347/.480	109.1	.616	.572
Michael BrantleyLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.325/.378/.472	104.4	.351	.324
Carlos CorreaSS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.273/.364/.476	107.9	.494	.616
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.286/.350/.522	102.7	.259	.493
Aledmys Díaz3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.294/.344/.474	97.3	.079	.074
Yuli Gurriel1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.311/.379/.470	98.9	.075	.074
Chas McCormickRF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.259/.315/.467	104	.424	.416
Jake MeyersCF	3	0	2	0	1	1	.333/.400/.630	103.7	.721	.688
Jason CastroC	2	0	1	2	0	0	.202/.326/.353	101.5	.413	.384
Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.177/.275/.303	77.7	.145	.162
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	2	10	2	2	7	-	-	-	-

TB:10

RBI:Castro 2

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.274/.319/.387	93.4	.068

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack Greinke	6.0	5	1	1	0	0	85-53	85.4	3.43
Blake TaylorLBS	0.1	2	2	2	1	1	10-8	88	3.90
Kendall Graveman	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	17-10	95.2	0.88
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	2	1	112-71	-	-

HBP:Perez (by Graveman)

Pitches-strikes:Greinke 85-53; Taylor 10-8; Graveman 17-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Greinke 7-10; Taylor 0-0; Graveman 3-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	6.2	6	2	2	2	6	0	92-59	90.7	5.23

Game Notes

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T9Replay review: Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Chas McCormick out at home on the throw, left fielder Andrew Benintendi to catcher Salvador Perez. Jake Meyers to 2nd.

Bench
Brady SingerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-