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Monday, July 4, 2022•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Ryne Stanek

LOSS

Scott Barlow

The Astros edged the Royals 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★MJ Melendez2 HR, 2 RBI

★Andrew Benintendi3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Kyle Tucker3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: MJ Melendez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 3:19Att: 33,936Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Adrian Johnson

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94.7%B

9 missed calls

+21.4% KC

+0.10 runs KC

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	11	1
HOU	0	0	0	1	1	0	1

Game 662874 • 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	0	0	1	.237/.291/.323	96.5	.369	.353
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	3	2	1	0	.314/.380/.400	98	.473	.445
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	.233/.284/.435	92.6	.577	.542
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	3	0	1	0	1	0	.176/.417/.353	104.2	.502	.700
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	.259/.323/.427	98.6	.388	.366
MJ MelendezC	4	2	2	2	0	1	.223/.314/.413	108.6	.560	.1138
Kyle IsbelRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222/.248/.333	-	-	-
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.274/.349/.400	86.2	.188	.178
Nicky Lopez3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.228/.290/.276	93.5	.174	.249
Bench
Edward OlivaresRF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.286/.328/.492	86.7	.416	.378
Jonathan HeasleyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	6	11	6	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Melendez (3rd off Odorizzi, 0 on, 1 out); Melendez (8th off Maton, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Merrifield

TB:18

RBI:Melendez 2; Benintendi 2; Dozier 2

SB:Merrifield

CS:Jr.

GIDP:Lopez; Dozier

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	.278/.363/.532	105	.210

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonathan Heasley	6.0	3	2	1	2	3	0	92-57	88	4.76
Wyatt MillsH	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	28-15	86.8	5.06
Amir Garrett	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	17-6	89.7	6.75
Taylor ClarkeBS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	92	4.33
Scott BarlowL	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	9-5	88.9	2.45
Totals	8.2	7	7	6	6	5	1	163-93	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Garrett 1-1; Clarke 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Heasley 92-57; Mills 28-15; Garrett 17-6; Clarke 17-10; Barlow 9-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Heasley 6-9; Mills 2-1; Garrett 0-0; Clarke 0-1; Barlow 0-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake Odorizzi	4.0	9	5	5	1	3	1	90-58	88.5	4.04

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Hunter Dozier singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Andrew Benintendi scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

EV: 75.3 mph197 ftLA: 17°

Top 2 • KC

4-0

Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 94.7 mph50 ft0

Top 3 • KC

5-0

MJ Melendez homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 385 ftLA: 33°

Bot 4 • HOU

5-1

Kyle Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Edward Olivares. Jeremy Pena scores.

EV: 102.4 mph316 ftLA: 17°

Bot 5 • HOU

5-2

Jose Altuve singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Mauricio Dubon scores.

EV: 70.7 mph3 ftLA: -44°

Bot 7 • HOU

5-3

Mauricio Dubon grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Jake Meyers scores.

EV: 90.5 mph15 ftLA: -11°

Top 8 • KC

6-3

MJ Melendez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 108.6 mph💣 388 ftLA: 38°

Bot 8 • HOU

6-5

Kyle Tucker singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd.

EV: 74.9 mph218 ftLA: 20°

6-6

Yuli Gurriel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd.

EV: 97.1 mph11 ftLA: -25°

Bot 9 • HOU

6-7

Yordan Alvarez homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 112.6 mph💣 444 ftLA: 25°

Bench
Korey LeeC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.200/.000	89.8	.049	.053
Aledmys DíazPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.211/.263/.289	80.6	-	-
Jake OdorizziP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seth MartinezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-