Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · August 25, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerKendall Graveman
- LoserJoel Payamps
Scoring plays
- Bot 3Martin Maldonado homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.0-1
- Top 4Salvador Perez homers (34) on a fly ball to left field.1-1
- Bot 4Yordan Alvarez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field.1-2
- Bot 6Alex Bregman doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yuli Gurriel scores.1-3
- Top 7Whit Merrifield hits a grand slam (9) to left center field. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Cam Gallagher scores.5-3
- Bot 7Aledmys Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jake Meyers scores.5-4
- Bot 8Michael Brantley singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.5-5
- Bot 10Jake Meyers grounds out, pitcher Joel Payamps to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.5-6
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Ryan O'HearnRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 |
| Jarrod DysonRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .180 |
| Hanser AlbertoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Joel PayampsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minor | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 94-61 | 5.30 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 2.70 |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 3.79 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.42 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 2.49 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.51 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Aledmys DíazLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .316 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .276 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Michael BrantleyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Jason CastroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 107-66 | 3.32 |
| Cristian Javier | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-11 | 2.90 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 1.94 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 1.02 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 21,052
- Duration
- 3 h 45
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Nestor Ceja (Home plate) · Todd Tichenor (First base) · Nate Tomlinson (Second base) · Tony Randazzo (Third base)
About this game
Who won Royals vs Astros?
Astros won 6-5 in extra innings over Royals on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.
When was Royals vs Astros played?
On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Royals vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.