Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

70-49, 33-26 Away

Final

51-67, 31-30 Home


HOU
KC

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

AstrosTop 1st
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Sinker 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Lopez to third on passed ball by Maldonado.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- F. Valdez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- Merrifield picked off first.
  1
  3
- P. Baez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- P. Baez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Sinker	93

Astros
6
Royals
7

Game 1

17/8

Astros
1
Royals
3

Game 2

18/8

Astros
2
Royals
3

Game 3

19/8

Astros
6
Royals
3

Game 4

20/8

Kauffman Stadium

10:10 AM, 18 August 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 9,748

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Paul Clemons

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	58	55	.513	-	W6
Texas	55	57	.491	2.5	L5
Seattle	55	58	.487	3	W2
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5	L5
Los Angeles	43	69	.384	14.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	52	.532	-	W1
Cleveland	57	56	.504	3	W1
Minnesota	56	57	.496	4	L2
Detroit	54	58	.482	5.5	W3
Kansas City	46	67	.407	14	L4

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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

D. Lynch IV3-3

F. Valdez8-4

J. Brentz2