Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Astros Batting

Doubles: Bregman (15, Minor); Gurriel (27, Minor)

Home Runs: Maldonado (10, 3rd inning off Minor 0 on, 1 Out); Alvarez (26, 4th inning off Minor 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Brantley (43), Maldonado (30), Díaz (38), Bregman (35), Alvarez (86), Meyers (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Brantley, Díaz, Bregman

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Brantley 1-1, Altuve 0-1, Correa 0-1, Díaz 1-1, Bregman 1-2, Tucker 1-2, Alvarez 0-2, Meyers 0-2)

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

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McCullers Jr. 12/27; Pressly 4/4; Graveman 0/3; Javier 5/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McCullers Jr.-19-12-19-16; Pressly-2-3-5-2; Graveman-2-2-2-2; Javier-2-3-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McCullers Jr. 9-2; Pressly 1-0; Graveman 2-0; Javier 1-1

Game Scores: L McCullers Jr. 51

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Maldonado-Correa)

Royals Batting

Doubles: Merrifield (28, McCullers Jr.)

Home Runs: Perez (34, 4th inning off McCullers Jr. 0 on, 0 Out); Merrifield (9, 7th inning off Javier 3 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Perez (82), Merrifield 4 (65)

2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield 4

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Merrifield 1-2, Lopez 0-1)

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Payamps pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Minor 14/25; Barlow 4/7; Tapia 1/5; Staumont 3/4; Lovelady 1/1; Payamps 1/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Minor-16-6-18-20; Barlow-5-3-5-4; Tapia-2-1-2-4; Staumont-2-1-4-2; Lovelady-0-0-3-1; Payamps-1-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Minor 5-10; Barlow 1-1; Tapia 1-1; Staumont 0-1; Lovelady 0-1; Payamps 1-0

Game Scores: M Minor 50

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (3, 3rd base by McCullers Jr./Maldonado); Dozier (3, 2nd base by McCullers Jr./Maldonado)