Kansas City 3, Houston 1
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
Gerry Davis, 1B -
Rob Drake, 2B -
Will Little, 3B -
Paul Clemons
Attendance:
9748
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 31-30 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 33-26 record on the road.
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Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Daniel Lynch pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.12. Jake Brentz closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Framber Valdez took the loss for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Houston |
|
Kansas City |
|
Jake Meyers | Player |
Andrew Benintendi
|
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
2 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Houston
|
4 |
0 |
6 |
.143 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
9 |
0 |
12 |
.290 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Kansas City will play their next game at home against Houston. The Royals have a W/L % of .510 after a win and .373 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Astros have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .500 after a loss.
