Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 7:10PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

3
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

2
Houston Astros

Game Recap

Kansas City defeated Houston by a score of three to two on Wednesday night, their third straight victory against the Astros, sealed by Hunter Dozier's two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,278

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Benintendi (13, Taylor)

Home Runs: Dozier (10, 7th inning off Taylor 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: C. Santana (58), Dozier 2 (35)

Ground Into Double Play: C. Santana; Dyson

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (C. Santana 1-3, Dozier 1-2, Benintendi 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C. Santana 2; Dozier 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barlow 3/5; Tapia 1/1; Staumont 2/4; Singer 13/27

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barlow-4-1-1-5; Tapia-1-0-1-1; Staumont-3-2-1-3; Singer-26-3-11-18

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barlow 0-2; Tapia 1-0; Staumont 1-1; Singer 7-6

Game Scores: B Singer 58


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (O'Hearn)

Assists: Benintendi (McCormick at Home)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Lopez 2 (15, 3rd base off Graveman/Castro, 2nd base off Greinke/Maldonado)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Runs Batted In: Castro 2 (13)

2-out Runs Batted In: Castro 2

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Castro 1-2, Altuve 1-2, Alvarez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Altuve 1; Alvarez 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Perez (by Graveman)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Greinke 12/22; Graveman 1/6; Taylor 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Greinke-11-8-12-22; Graveman-1-1-4-4; Taylor-1-3-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Greinke 7-10; Graveman 3-0

Game Scores: Z Greinke 58


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Greinke-Correa-Gurriel , Altuve-Correa-Gurriel)


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