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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2021-08-25 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · 10 innings · Att: 21052 · 73°F, dome · 3:45
Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 3rd — Martin Maldonado homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 7th — Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 10th — Jake Meyers grounds out, pitcher Joel Payamps to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores — worth 55% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Kendall Graveman L: Joel Payamps SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nestor Ceja · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Nate Tomlinson · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cam Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aledmys Diaz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Correa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Alex Bregman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Tucker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Meyers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Martin Maldonado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Brantley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Minor | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
 Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Richard Lovelady | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Staumont | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance McCullers | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
 Cristian Javier | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 6/L6D
- Nicky Lopez: 53/G56
- Salvador Perez: W
- Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: 6/P56D
- Aledmys Diaz: 53/G5S
- Yuli Gurriel: K
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: S9/G4+
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Michael Taylor: K
- Emmanuel Rivera: 13/G4MS
Bot 2
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Carlos Correa: W
- Alex Bregman: 6/P5F/FL
- Kyle Tucker: 8/F78XD
Top 3
- Cam Gallagher: 63/G6
- Whit Merrifield: D9/G3
- Nicky Lopez: CS3(25)
- Nicky Lopez: K
Bot 3
- Jake Meyers: 9/F89D
- Martin Maldonado: HR/F7
- Jose Altuve: 53/G5
- Aledmys Diaz: 4/P4D
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D
- Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34D
- Hunter Dozier: S9/L89
- Ryan O'Hearn: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 4
- Yuli Gurriel: 43/G4D
- Yordan Alvarez: HR/F7D
- Carlos Correa: 53/G5
- Alex Bregman: S9/L89D
- Kyle Tucker: K
Top 5
- Michael Taylor: 63/G6D
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
- Cam Gallagher: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Jake Meyers: S7/L7
- Martin Maldonado: 7/F7S
- Jose Altuve: 4/P4M
- Aledmys Diaz: 7/F7
Top 6
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Salvador Perez: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 6/P4D
Bot 6
- Yuli Gurriel: DGR/F9L
- Yordan Alvarez: 13/G1
- Carlos Correa: 8/F89XD.2-3
- Alex Bregman: D7/F78XD+.3-H
- Kyle Tucker: 8/F8XD+
Top 7
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G56+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 3/G34
- Michael Taylor: S8/G6M+
- Emmanuel Rivera: W.1-2
- Cam Gallagher: W.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: HR/L7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Nicky Lopez: K
Bot 7
- Jake Meyers: S8/L8S
- Martin Maldonado: 7/F7D
- Jose Altuve: 43/G4+.1-2
- Aledmys Diaz: S7/L7.2-H
- Yuli Gurriel: W.1-2
- Yordan Alvarez: 7/L78D
Top 8
- Salvador Perez: 7/L78D+
- Andrew Benintendi: 3/G34
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 8
- Carlos Correa: W
- Alex Bregman: 8/F8XD+
- Kyle Tucker: S7/L7.1-2
- Jake Meyers: K
- Michael Brantley: S8/L89D+.2-H;1-3
- Jose Altuve: 7/F7
Top 9
- Jarrod Dyson: 63/G6M
- Michael Taylor: S4/G6M
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
- Cam Gallagher: K
Bot 9
- Aledmys Diaz: K
- Yuli Gurriel: K
- Yordan Alvarez: S9/G4+
- Carlos Correa: W.1-2
- Alex Bregman: 64(1)/FO/G6D.B-1
Top 10
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: FC/G4MS.2X3(156);B-1
- Salvador Perez: 53/G6S
Bot 10
- Kyle Tucker: S9/L9S.2-3
- Jake Meyers: DI.1-2
- Jake Meyers: 13/G23.3-H(UR);2-3
Notes & reviews
- Cam Gallagher starts inning at 2nd base.
- Alex Bregman starts inning at 2nd base.