Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston AstrosHOU	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	10	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	13	1

Decisions

• WinnerNate Pearson
• LoserLuinder Avila
• SaveJosh Hader

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.2-0
2. Top 1Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.3-0
3. Top 1Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.4-0
4. Top 1Jeremy Peña walks.5-0
5. Top 1Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores.9-0
6. Bot 1Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.9-1
7. Bot 1Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st.9-2
8. Bot 1Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.9-3
9. Bot 1Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores.9-5
10. Bot 8Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.9-6
11. Bot 8Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.9-7
12. Bot 8Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd.9-8
13. Top 9Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.10-8

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

25,672

Duration

3 h 19

Weather

83 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, R To L

Umpires

Bruce Dreckman (Home plate) · Nate Tomlinson (First base) · Jacob Metz (Second base) · Mark Wegner (Third base)