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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

2021-08-24 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 22964 · 73°F, dome · 3:21

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 4–0. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Carlos Correa grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Jose Altuve scores. Michael Brantley to 3rd. Yuli Gurriel to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Aledmys Díaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nicky Lopez. Michael Brantley scores. Yuli Gurriel scores. Throwing error by shortstop Nicky Lopez — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Luis Garcia L: Brady Singer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Nestor Ceja · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	0	0	1
Nicky Lopez	4	1	0	0
Salvador Perez	4	0	0	2
Andrew Benintendi	4	1	0	1
Hunter Dozier	3	1	0	1
Ryan O'Hearn	3	0	0	2
Michael Taylor	3	1	0	1
Jarrod Dyson	2	0	1	0
Emmanuel Rivera	2	0	1	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Brantley	1	1	0	0	3	0
Yordan Alvarez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yuli Gurriel	3	2	1	0	1	0
Carlos Correa	3	0	2	2	1	0
Aledmys Diaz	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jake Meyers	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jason Castro	4	0	0	0	0	3
Taylor Jones	4	0	2	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brady Singer	5.0	7	4	6
Ervin Santana	2.0	1	1	2
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Garcia	6.2	4	1	7
Ryne Stanek	1.1	0	1	1
Kendall Graveman	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 6/L56
Nicky Lopez: 8/F78
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: E3/G89S.B-1
Michael Brantley: W.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: K
Yuli Gurriel: W.2-3;1-2
Carlos Correa: 3/G3.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Aledmys Diaz: S6/G6.3-H(UR);2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR)
Jake Meyers: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 2

Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4D
Hunter Dozier: K
Ryan O'Hearn: K

Bot 2

Jason Castro: K
Taylor Jones: S9/G34+
Jose Altuve: 8/L8XD+
Michael Brantley: W.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: 31/G34

Top 3

Michael Taylor: D7/F78
Jarrod Dyson: W
Emmanuel Rivera: SB3;SB2
Emmanuel Rivera: K
Whit Merrifield: 5/L56S
Nicky Lopez: CSH(2)

Bot 3

Yuli Gurriel: S9/G34
Carlos Correa: D8/L89XD.1-H
Aledmys Diaz: 7/L7
Jake Meyers: K
Jason Castro: K

Top 4

Nicky Lopez: S8/L8
Salvador Perez: 3/P3F/FL
Andrew Benintendi: S34/G3.1-2
Hunter Dozier: 8/F78XD.2-3
Ryan O'Hearn: 6/F8S

Bot 4

Taylor Jones: S9/L9S
Jose Altuve: 8/F8D
Michael Brantley: W.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: K
Yuli Gurriel: 9/L89D

Top 5

Michael Taylor: 53/G5
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Emmanuel Rivera: 3/P3F/FL

Bot 5

Carlos Correa: S9/L9
Aledmys Diaz: 5/P2F/FL
Jake Meyers: S4/G4M+.1X3(45);B-2
Jason Castro: K

Top 6

Whit Merrifield: K
Nicky Lopez: 53/G56
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 6

Taylor Jones: K
Jose Altuve: 63/G6
Michael Brantley: 9/L9D

Top 7

Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8
Hunter Dozier: S7/L78
Ryan O'Hearn: K
Michael Taylor: K

Bot 7

Yordan Alvarez: 9/F9S
Yuli Gurriel: 63/G6
Carlos Correa: W
Aledmys Diaz: S8/L78D.1-2
Jake Meyers: K

Top 8

Jarrod Dyson: 63/G4MD
Emmanuel Rivera: W
Whit Merrifield: 14(1)3/GDP/G1S

Bot 8

Jason Castro: 9/L9+
Taylor Jones: K
Jose Altuve: 8/F8

Top 9

Nicky Lopez: 43/G4
Salvador Perez: 53/G5
Andrew Benintendi: K

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Reynolds left after head injury on foul ball with Dozier batting in 2nd inning, game finished with three umpires

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