Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston AstrosHOU	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	6	12	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	-	7	12	0

Decisions

• WinnerScott Barlow
• LoserYimi García

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jose Altuve scores.1-0
2. Bot 2Ryan O'Hearn doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Andrew Benintendi scores.1-1
3. Bot 2Whit Merrifield singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Hunter Dozier scores. Emmanuel Rivera to 3rd.1-2
4. Bot 3Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Salvador Perez scores. Carlos Santana to 2nd.1-3
5. Top 5Aledmys Diaz homers (7) on a line drive to left field.2-3
6. Top 5Michael Brantley singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jake Meyers scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.3-3
7. Top 6Carlos Correa homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.4-3
8. Bot 6Hunter Dozier homers (9) on a line drive to left center field.4-4
9. Bot 7Carlos Santana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nicky Lopez scores.4-5
10. Top 8Aledmys Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Taylor Jones scores. Aledmys Diaz out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Andrew Benintendi to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.5-5
11. Bot 8Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chas McCormick. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.5-7
12. Top 9Jason Castro homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.6-7

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

10,228

Duration

3 h 06

Weather

84 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, R To L

Umpires

Paul Clemons (Home plate) · Gerry Davis (First base) · Rob Drake (Second base) · Will Little (Third base)