Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 6, Kansas City 5
When: 2:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Nestor Ceja, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Nate Tomlinson, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 21052
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 .280
Nicky Lopez SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .278
Salvador Perez DH-C 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .272
Andrew Benintendi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
Hunter Dozier 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .211
Ryan O'Hearn RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .223
     Jarrod Dyson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Michael A. Taylor CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .244
Emmanuel Rivera 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .273
Cam Gallagher C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .180
     Hanser Alberto PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
     Joel Payamps RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 7 5 4 12 12  
Batting
2B - Whit Merrifield (28)
HR - Whit Merrifield (9), Salvador Perez (34)
TB - Whit Merrifield 6, Salvador Perez 4, Hunter Dozier 2, Michael A. Taylor 2
RBI - Whit Merrifield 4 (65), Salvador Perez (82)
2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield 4 (24)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
CS - Whit Merrifield (3, 3rd by McCullers Jr./Maldonado), Hunter Dozier (3, 2nd by McCullers Jr./Maldonado)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Mike Minor 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 2 5.30
Domingo Tapia (H 3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.70
Richard Lovelady (H 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79
Josh Staumont (H 9) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.42
Scott Barlow (BS 6) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.49
Joel Payamps (L 0-3) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.51
Pitches-Strikes - Mike Minor 94-61, Domingo Tapia 18-9, Richard Lovelady 5-4, Josh Staumont 17-9, Scott Barlow 31-17, Joel Payamps 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Minor 5-6, Domingo Tapia 1-1, Richard Lovelady 0-0, Josh Staumont 0-1, Scott Barlow 1-1, Joel Payamps 1-0
Batters Faced - Mike Minor 25, Domingo Tapia 5, Richard Lovelady 1, Josh Staumont 4, Scott Barlow 7, Joel Payamps 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Richard Lovelady 2-0, Scott Barlow 2-1
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274
Aledmys Diaz LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .303
Yuli Gurriel 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .316
Yordan Alvarez DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .284
Carlos Correa SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .276
Alex Bregman 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .278
Kyle Tucker RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .274
Jake Meyers CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .316
Martin Maldonado C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .179
     Michael Brantley PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .316
     Jason Castro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Totals 40 6 12 6 4 6 21  
Batting
2B - Yuli Gurriel (27), Alex Bregman (15)
HR - Yordan Alvarez (26), Martin Maldonado (10)
TB - Aledmys Diaz, Yuli Gurriel 2, Yordan Alvarez 5, Alex Bregman 3, Kyle Tucker 2, Jake Meyers 2, Martin Maldonado 4, Michael Brantley
RBI - Aledmys Diaz (38), Yordan Alvarez (86), Alex Bregman (35), Jake Meyers (12), Martin Maldonado (30), Michael Brantley (43)
2-Out RBI - Aledmys Diaz (17), Alex Bregman (9), Michael Brantley (21)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (41), Yordan Alvarez (47), Alex Bregman (21), Kyle Tucker (51)
Team LOB - 11
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Lance McCullers Jr. 6.2 5 4 4 4 7 1 3.32
Cristian Javier (BS 2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.90
Ryan Pressly 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.94
Kendall Graveman (W 5-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.02
Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers Jr. 107-66, Cristian Javier 15-11, Ryan Pressly 15-12, Kendall Graveman 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers Jr. 9-0, Cristian Javier 1-0, Ryan Pressly 1-0, Kendall Graveman 2-0
Batters Faced - Lance McCullers Jr. 27, Cristian Javier 5, Ryan Pressly 4, Kendall Graveman 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Cristian Javier 3-3