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Houston Astros @ 
Kansas City Royals
2022-06-05 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12776 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:30
Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 7–4. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 3rd — Mauricio Dubon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jose Altuve scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores — worth 20% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Ryan Pressly (P): Warning issued.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
W: Framber Valdez L: Jon Heasley SV: Rafael Montero
Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: Ryan Wills · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Bregman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Tucker | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeremy Pena | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chas McCormick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Martin Maldonado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Framber Valdez | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
 Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Phil Maton | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Rafael Montero | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Heasley | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Arodys Vizcaino | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Collin Snider | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Abreu | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Altuve: 3/P34D
- Mauricio Dubon: 63/G6+
- Alex Bregman: D7/L7D+
- Yordan Alvarez: 8/F8XD+
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56S
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/F7LDF/FL
- Bobby Witt: 7/L7D
Top 2
- Kyle Tucker: W
- Yuli Gurriel: 14(1)3/GDP/G4MS
- Jeremy Pena: HP
- Chas McCormick: K
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: W
- MJ Melendez: K
- Hunter Dozier: PB.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Carlos Santana: W
- Emmanuel Rivera: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 3
- Martin Maldonado: K
- Jose Altuve: D9/F9LS
- Mauricio Dubon: WP.2-3
- Mauricio Dubon: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
- Alex Bregman: 5/L56
Bot 3
- Michael Taylor: S9/G34+
- Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Andrew Benintendi: 53/G6M
Top 4
- Yordan Alvarez: T9/L9L+
- Kyle Tucker: WP.3-H(NR)
- Kyle Tucker: HR/F8XD
- Yuli Gurriel: K
- Jeremy Pena: 63/G6
- Chas McCormick: S8/G6M
- Martin Maldonado: 7/F78D
Bot 4
- Bobby Witt: K.BX1(23)
- Salvador Perez: K
- MJ Melendez: W
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
Top 5
- Jose Altuve: 31/G34
- Mauricio Dubon: W
- Alex Bregman: 3/P3SF/FL
- Yordan Alvarez: S9/L9D+.1-3
- Kyle Tucker: 8/F8
Bot 5
- Carlos Santana: 53/G56
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
- Michael Taylor: 9/L89
Top 6
- Yuli Gurriel: 8/L8XD+
- Jeremy Pena: S7/L7L
- Chas McCormick: K
- Martin Maldonado: K
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: S8/G4
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/L78D
- Bobby Witt: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Salvador Perez: HR/F8XD.1-H
- MJ Melendez: S9/G34
- Hunter Dozier: 3/P3F/FL
Top 7
- Jose Altuve: K
- Mauricio Dubon: 3/P13
- Alex Bregman: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Carlos Santana: K
- Emmanuel Rivera: 63/G6
- Michael Taylor: S4/G6M
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9
Top 8
- Yordan Alvarez: HR/F9LD
- Kyle Tucker: W
- Yuli Gurriel: W.1-2
- Jeremy Pena: K
- Chas McCormick: K
- Martin Maldonado: WP.2-3;1-2
- Martin Maldonado: K
Bot 8
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Bobby Witt: W
- Salvador Perez: D7/F7LD.1-H
- MJ Melendez: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 9
- Jose Altuve: S8/F8
- Mauricio Dubon: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Alex Bregman: 9/F89
- Yordan Alvarez: HP.1-2
- Kyle Tucker: S9/L9LS.2-H;1-3
- Yuli Gurriel: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-2
- Jeremy Pena: S7/G6+.2-H;1-3
- Chas McCormick: W.1-2
- Martin Maldonado: 5(2)/FO/G5.B-1
Bot 9
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34
- Emmanuel Rivera: 9/F9LS
- Michael Taylor: W
- Whit Merrifield: W.1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/L8+.2-H;1-2
- Bobby Witt: W.2-3;1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34-
Notes & reviews
- Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly ejected by HP umpire Vic Carapazza for arguing warning issued