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

8/16

Astros
1
Royals
3

Game 2

8/17

Astros
2
Royals
3

Game 3

8/18

Astros
6
Royals
3

Game 4

8/19

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, August 17, 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
Texas	48	46	.511	-	W2
Seattle	47	48	.495	1.5	L4
Houston	46	50	.479	3	L2
Athletics	41	53	.436	7	L7
Los Angeles	38	57	.400	10.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	48	45	.516	-	W1
Cleveland	49	46	.516	-	W2
Minnesota	46	49	.484	3	L2
Detroit	44	50	.468	4.5	W6
Kansas City	38	57	.400	11	L3

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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

D. Lynch IV3-3

F. Valdez8-4

J. Brentz2

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