Major League Baseball
Houston 6, Kansas City 3
Thursday, August 19, 2021 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 19, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Will Little, 1B - Paul Clemons, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 9884
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 00010200036100
Kansas City 102000000-370
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 71-50 37-23 34-27 W1
Kansas City 52-68 32-31 20-37 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 32-31 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 34-27 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Ryan Pressly pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.84. Cristian Javier closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Wade Davis took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Nicky Lopez had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Kansas City
Luis Garcia Player Mike Minor
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 7
5.40 ERA 5.06
Hitting
Houston   Kansas City
Aledmys Diaz Player Cam Gallagher
3 Hits 1
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 1
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 10 0 14 .263 5 6 4 0 0
Kansas City 7 1 10 .212 7 3 2 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Royals have a W/L % of .509 after a win and .373 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Astros have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .500 after a loss.