KC 7, HOU 4 | Jul 6, 2022 | The Best Box Score

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

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Brad Keller

LOSS

Cristian Javier

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Astros 7-4.

★Hunter Dozier3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Andrew Benintendi doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nicky Lopez scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:29Att: 26,534Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Brennan Miller

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93.0%B

12 missed calls

+12.4% HOU

+0.65 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

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

Game 662747 • 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	1	1	0	1	.239/.292/.337	99.5	.182	.226
Andrew BenintendiLF	3	3	2	1	2	0	.316/.387/.404	102.5	.433	.504
MJ MelendezC	4	0	1	1	1	2	.226/.319/.425	105.2	.306	.292
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	5	0	1	0	0	1	.154/.353/.269	100.9	.311	.377
Hunter Dozier1B	3	1	2	3	1	0	.263/.328/.443	97.7	.166	.281
Kyle IsbelRF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.223/.254/.348	-	-	-
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.265/.345/.388	81.6	.297	.275
Emmanuel Rivera3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.209/.264/.405	107.5	.473	.760
Nicky LopezSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.229/.289/.280	102.6	.209	.279
Bench
Edward OlivaresRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.314/.470	90.8	.197	.184
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	7	9	7	6	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (1st off Javier, 0 on, 0 out); Dozier (1st off Javier, 1 on, 2 out); Rivera (2nd off Javier, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Lopez; Benintendi; Dozier

TB:21

RBI:Merrifield; Melendez; Benintendi; Dozier 3; Rivera

SB:Benintendi

GIDP:Olivares; Merrifield

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mauricio Dubón2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.248/.330	94.8	.287

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerW	5.2	5	4	4	3	3	1	105-60	91.4	4.17
Jose CuasH	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16-6	91.8	1.93
Dylan ColemanH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	90.5	3.51
Taylor ClarkeH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	93.5	4.21
Scott BarlowS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	87.6	2.39
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	5	6	1	165-95	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Keller 105-60; Cuas 16-6; Coleman 9-6; Clarke 17-10; Barlow 18-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 9-4; Cuas 1-0; Coleman 2-0; Clarke 0-3; Barlow 1-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cristian JavierL	5.0	4	5	5	3	7	3	95-58	87.8	3.01

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Aledmys Diaz grounds into a double play, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Kyle Tucker out at 2nd. Aledmys Diaz out at 1st.

Top 1 • KC

3-0

Hunter Dozier homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 97.7 mph💣 374 ftLA: 31°

1-0

Whit Merrifield homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.5 mph💣 360 ftLA: 39°

Top 2 • KC

4-0

Emmanuel Rivera homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 429 ftLA: 25°

Bot 2 • HOU

4-1

Jake Meyers doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 99.1 mph17 ftLA: -8°

Top 3 • KC

5-1

Hunter Dozier doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Chas McCormick. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 88.9 mph331 ftLA: 32°

Bot 4 • HOU

5-2

Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

EV: 82.5 mph40 ft0

5-3

Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 101.4 mph14 ftLA: -11°

Bot 6 • HOU

5-4

Aledmys Diaz homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 93.7 mph💣 343 ftLA: 29°

Top 9 • KC

7-4

MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 105.2 mph96 ftLA: 4°

6-4

Andrew Benintendi doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 102.5 mph325 ftLA: 19°

Bench
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.147/.222/.293	85.3	.036	.041
Cristian JavierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan AbreuP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Héctor NerisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-