Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

30-51, 16-26 Away

Final

54-28, 27-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	0-5	0	0	0	.236
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Merrifield struck out swinging. 3rd: Merrifield safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Dubón. 4th: Merrifield struck out swinging. 7th: Merrifield flied out to left. 9th: Merrifield popped out to second.
A. BenintendiLF	2-4	0	0	0	.319
M. MelendezDH	0-3	0	0	0	.222
V. Pasquantino1B	0-4	0	0	0	.133
E. Rivera3B	2-4	0	0	0	.217
E. OlivaresRF	2-4	2	0	0	.286
K. IsbelCF	0-2	0	0	1	.219
N. LopezSS	2-4	0	0	1	.233
C. GallagherC	0-3	0	0	0	.233
R. O'HearnPH	0-1	0	0	0	.193

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Bubic	5.1	4	3	6	5	98-57	6.84
W. Mills	0.2	0	0	0	1	6-4	4.76
D. Coleman	1.0	1	0	2	1	21-10	3.41
J. Cuas	1.0	3	2	2	1	26-18	3.00

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

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Daikin Park

4:10 AM, 8 July 2022

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 36,067

Game Time:3:04

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Marvin Hudson
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
Third Base Umpire - Brennan Miller

Verlander earns 11th win, leading Astros past Royals 5-2

— In a career with so many accomplishments, Justin Verlander's success this season after missing almost two years with an elbow injury has been particularly sweet.

Jul 8, 2022, 03:32 pm - AP


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	-	5	8	2

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
2nd	Lopez singled to center, Olivares scored.	1	0
4th	Isbel hit sacrifice fly to right, Olivares scored.	2	0
5th	Altuve homered to left (371 feet), Maldonado scored.	2	2
5th	Alvarez homered to left (355 feet).	2	3
8th	Altuve hit sacrifice fly to left, Dubón scored.	2	4
8th	Díaz doubled to left, McCormick scored, Maldonado to third.	2	5

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Royals
6
Astros
7

Game 1

5/7

Royals
7
Astros
9

Game 2

6/7

Royals
7
Astros
4

Game 3

7/7

Royals
2
Astros
5

Game 4

8/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	47	42	.528	-	W2
Cleveland	47	44	.516	1	L2
Minnesota	44	47	.484	4	W2
Detroit	40	50	.444	7.5	W2
Kansas City	37	54	.407	11	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	47	44	.516	-	W2
Texas	45	45	.500	1.5	L2
Houston	45	48	.484	3	L1
Athletics	41	49	.456	5.5	L3
Los Angeles	36	55	.396	11	L6

Ryan O'Hearn sets Pirates record with 10 RBIs against Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O'Hearn, in his first season with the franchise, made history on Tuesday night, setting a club record by driving in 10 runs on three home runs in a convincing 12-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park.

Contreras, Ashcraft, Luzardo among All-Star Game replacements

Willson Contreras headlines list of players selected as All-Star Game replacements.

Joey Cora leaves Tigers over 'philosophical differences'

Detroit Tigers third base coach Joey Cora, the older brother of former Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, has left the club in the middle of his third season on the job because of what manager A.J. Hinch described on Tuesday as "philosophical differences."

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

Verlander earns 11th win, leading Astros past Royals 5-2

J. Verlander11-3

K. Bubic1-6

R. Pressly18

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 American League West Standings

MLB News

Ryan O'Hearn sets Pirates record with 10 RBIs against Braves

Contreras, Ashcraft, Luzardo among All-Star Game replacements

Joey Cora leaves Tigers over 'philosophical differences'