Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 9, Kansas City 7
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Ryan Blakney, 1B - Brennan Miller, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Adrian Johnson
Attendance: 28762
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 112000111791
Houston 02013021-9131
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .240
Andrew Benintendi LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .313
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .236
     Ryan O'Hearn PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Hunter Dozier DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
MJ Melendez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .225
Kyle Isbel RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .223
Michael A. Taylor CF 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .271
Nicky Lopez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .228
Totals 35 7 9 7 4 10 16  
Batting
3B - Whit Merrifield (1), Kyle Isbel (2)
HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (12), MJ Melendez (9)
TB - Whit Merrifield 4, Andrew Benintendi, Bobby Witt Jr. 5, Hunter Dozier, MJ Melendez 4, Kyle Isbel 3, Nicky Lopez
RBI - Andrew Benintendi (32), Bobby Witt Jr. 3 (42), MJ Melendez (21), Michael A. Taylor (23), Nicky Lopez (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bobby Witt Jr. (18), Hunter Dozier (36)
GIDP - Nicky Lopez (4)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
E - Whit Merrifield (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Zack Greinke (L 2-5) 5.0 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.85
Jackson Kowar 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 2 8.44
Pitches-Strikes - Zack Greinke 80-51, Jackson Kowar 58-33
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Greinke 4-5, Jackson Kowar 2-4
Batters Faced - Zack Greinke 25, Jackson Kowar 15
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .278
Jeremy Pena SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .276
Yordan Alvarez LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .313
Alex Bregman 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 3 .244
Kyle Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259
Yuli Gurriel DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .227
Aledmys Diaz 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .226
Jake Meyers CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278
Martin Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .148
Totals 35 9 13 9 4 5 13  
Batting
2B - Alex Bregman (17), Aledmys Diaz (3)
HR - Jeremy Pena (12), Yordan Alvarez (25), Alex Bregman (10), Aledmys Diaz (4)
TB - Jose Altuve, Jeremy Pena 4, Yordan Alvarez 5, Alex Bregman 7, Kyle Tucker, Yuli Gurriel, Aledmys Diaz 7, Jake Meyers
RBI - Jeremy Pena (31), Yordan Alvarez (58), Alex Bregman 2 (42), Yuli Gurriel (24), Aledmys Diaz 2 (16), Jake Meyers 2 (8)
2-Out RBI - Yordan Alvarez (19), Jake Meyers (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve 2 (11), Alex Bregman 2 (15), Martin Maldonado (26)
SF - Jake Meyers (1)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
CS - Jeremy Pena (1, 2nd by Greinke/Melendez)
Fielding
E - Jose Altuve (7)
Outfield Assists - Yordan Alvarez (Dozier at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Luis Garcia (W 7-5) 6.1 8 5 5 1 7 2 3.81
Hector Neris (H 18) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.44
Bryan Abreu (H 3) 0.1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2.17
Phil Maton (H 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
Rafael Montero (SV 6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.93
WP - Luis Garcia
HBP - Vinnie Pasquantino (by Abreu)
Pitches-Strikes - Luis Garcia 88-61, Hector Neris 12-5, Bryan Abreu 22-8, Phil Maton 3-2, Rafael Montero 24-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Garcia 6-1, Hector Neris 0-2, Bryan Abreu 1-0, Phil Maton 0-1, Rafael Montero 1-0
Batters Faced - Luis Garcia 27, Hector Neris 3, Bryan Abreu 5, Phil Maton 1, Rafael Montero 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Neris 1-0, Phil Maton 3-0