Royals vs Astros: 7-1 Box Score & Player Stats (Aug 23, 2021)

Final · August 23, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.

Minute Maid Park

Summary

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

Top 2Emmanuel Rivera hits a ground-rule double (2) on a line drive down the right-field line. Ryan O'Hearn scores.1-0
Top 3Salvador Perez homers (33) on a fly ball to left center field.2-0
Bot 3Yuli Gurriel doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Taylor Jones scores. Michael Brantley to 3rd.2-1
Top 7Whit Merrifield doubles (27) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Jones. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera to 3rd.3-1
Top 7Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Yimi Garcia. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Yimi Garcia. Salvador Perez out at 2nd, catcher Martin Maldonado to second baseman Jose Altuve.4-1
Top 8Emmanuel Rivera singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Hanser Alberto scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.5-1
Top 8Whit Merrifield triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores.7-1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	3	3	0	0	.281
Nicky LopezSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.281
Salvador PerezC	3	1	2	1	2	0	.275
Andrew BenintendiLF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.263
Carlos Santana1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.228
Jarrod DysonRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
Hunter Dozier1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.207
Ryan O'HearnDH	3	1	1	0	0	1	.230
Hanser AlbertoDH	2	1	1	0	0	0	.268
Michael A. TaylorCF	2	2	0	0	2	1	.241
Emmanuel Rivera3B	4	2	3	2	0	0	.295
Totals	39	7	13	6	4	4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	5.0	6	1	1	3	5	88-53	4.74
Domingo Tapia	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	20-9	2.25
Richard Lovelady	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	12-7	3.86
Kyle Zimmer	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	17-7	4.71
Ervin Santana	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	10-7	4.76

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.280
Michael BrantleyRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.315
Yuli Gurriel1B	3	0	3	1	1	0	.317
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.285
Carlos CorreaSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275
Aledmys Díaz3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.302
Jake MeyersCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.313
Taylor JonesLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.240
Martín MaldonadoC	2	0	0	0	2	1	.177
Totals	33	1	7	1	5	9

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Zack Greinke	6.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	92-62	3.41
Yimi García	0.2	2	2	1	1	1	0	19-12	3.68
Blake Taylor	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-6	3.69
Phil Maton	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	26-16	4.70
Brooks Raley	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-12	5.50

Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 18,742
Duration: 3 h 35
Weather: 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
Umpires: Todd Tichenor (Home plate) · Jim Reynolds (First base) · Nestor Ceja (Second base) · Tony Randazzo (Third base)

Royals won 7-1 over Astros on Monday, August 23, 2021.

On Monday, August 23, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.

At Minute Maid Park.