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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 5, 2022
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 5, 2022 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Garcia |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,762 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours and 04. minutes |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | First Baseman |
| Hunter Dozier | Designated Hitter |
| MJ Melendez | Catcher |
| Kyle Isbel | Right Fielder |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Jeremy Pena | Shortstop |
| Yordan alvarez | Left Fielder |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Yulieski Gurriel | Designated Hitter |
| Aledmys Diaz | First Baseman |
| Jake Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 5, 2022
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Merrifield moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Garcia
Benintendi strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Garcia
Witt hits a ground ball, base hit into right field. Merrifield scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pasquantino vs. Garcia
Pasquantino hits a ground ball towards first. There's the throw to Garcia covering, and Pasquantino is out. Witt moves to 3rd. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dozier vs. Garcia
Dozier strikes out swinging. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Greinke
That is ball 4. Altuve is on with a walk. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena hits a ground ball towards third. Lopez throws to second to get Altuve. Pena is on 1st. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Greinke
There goes Pena . The throw from Melendez, and he's caught stealing. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Greinke
Alvarez strikes out swinging. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Garcia
Melendez hits a drive into left center field. That ball is out of here. A solo home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Garcia
Isbel hits a fly ball towards right. Tucker is there to make the catch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Garcia
That is ball 4. Taylor is on with a walk. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ground ball to short. Pena steps on second for one, and over to first, double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Greinke
Bregman hits a line drive into left center field. That will be extra bases. Bregman is safe at second with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Greinke
Tucker hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Bregman moves to 3rd. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gurriel vs. Greinke
Gurriel hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Gurriel is out. Bregman scores. Tucker moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Greinke
Diaz hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Tucker moves to 3rd. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Meyers vs. Greinke
Meyers hits a fly ball towards center. Taylor makes the catch for the out. Tucker scores. That's a sacrifice fly. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Greinke
Maldonado strikes out swinging. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Merrifield is out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Garcia
Benintendi hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Garcia
Witt hits a drive into left center field. That ball is out of here. Benintendi scores. A 2 run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasquantino vs. Garcia
Pasquantino hits a ground ball towards first. Diaz fields it and makes the out, unassisted. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Garcia
Dozier hits a popup, in foul territory, off the first base line. Diaz makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Greinke
Altuve hits a popup towards second. Merrifield makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena hits a fly ball towards right. Isbel is there to make the catch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Greinke
Alvarez hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Alvarez is out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Garcia
Melendez hits a line drive deep towards center. Meyers makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Garcia
Isbel strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Garcia
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Diaz makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Greinke
Bregman hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Greinke
Tucker hits a line drive towards short. Witt makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Greinke
Gurriel hits a line drive, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Greinke
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Diaz is safe at second with a double. Gurriel moves to 3rd. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Meyers vs. Greinke
Meyers hits a line drive, base hit into left field. Gurriel scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Maldonado vs. Greinke
That is ball 4. Maldonado is on with a walk. Meyers moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Greinke
Altuve hits a ground ball towards third. Lopez has it and steps on third to get the force on Maldonado. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez softly hits a ground ball towards the mound. Garcia throws to first, and Lopez is out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Garcia
Benintendi strikes out swinging. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena hits a drive into center field. Going, going, gone. A solo home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Greinke
Alvarez hits a line drive, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Greinke
Bregman hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. A 2 run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Greinke
Tucker hits a fly ball towards center. Taylor makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Greinke
Gurriel hits a line drive deep towards center. Taylor makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Greinke
Diaz hits a fly ball towards right. Isbel is there to make the catch. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Garcia
Witt hits a popup towards first. Diaz makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pasquantino vs. Garcia
Pasquantino hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Pasquantino is out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Garcia
Dozier hits a fly ball, base hit into center field. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Garcia
Melendez strikes out swinging. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Kowar
Jackson Kowar replaces Zack Greinke as Pitcher.
Meyers hits a ground ball towards second. Merrifield bobbles the ball. Meyers reaches on the error. Meyers is on 1st. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Kowar
Maldonado hits a fly ball towards right. Isbel is there to make the catch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Kowar
Altuve hits a ball towards the mound. Kowar can't make the play in time. Altuve gets a base hit. Meyers moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Kowar
Pena hits a short popup towards 3rd. Lopez makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Kowar
That is ball 4. Alvarez is on with a walk. Meyers moves to 3rd. Altuve moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bregman vs. Kowar
Bregman hits a fly ball towards left. Benintendi makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Isbel vs. Garcia
Isbel hits a line drive into right center field. That ball is in the gap. Isbel rounds second base and makes it to third with a triple View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Garcia
Taylor strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ground ball, base hit into right field. Isbel scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Neris
Hector Neris replaces Luis Garcia as Pitcher.
Merrifield hits a fly ball towards center. Meyers makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Neris
That is ball 4. Benintendi is on with a walk. Lopez moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Witt vs. Neris
Witt hits a fly ball towards center. Meyers makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Kowar
Tucker hits a fly ball towards right. Isbel is there to make the catch. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Kowar
That is ball 4. Gurriel is on with a walk. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Kowar
Diaz hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. Gurriel scores. A 2 run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Kowar
Meyers hits a fly ball towards right. Isbel is there to make the catch. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Kowar
Maldonado is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pasquantino vs. Abreu
Bryan Abreu replaces Hector Neris as Pitcher.
Pasquantino is hit by the pitch. Pasquantino is on 1st. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Abreu
Pasquantino moves to 2nd. Dozier is on 1st. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Abreu
Force Play Challenged by KCR manager (Mike Matheny): Original call overturned as shown.
That is ball 4. Melendez is on with a walk. Pasquantino moves to 3rd. Dozier moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Isbel vs. Abreu
Isbel strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Abreu
That is ball 4. Taylor is on with a walk. Pasquantino scores. Dozier moves to 3rd. Melendez moves to 2nd. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Maton
Phil Maton replaces Bryan Abreu as Pitcher.
Lopez hits a fly ball towards left. Alvarez makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Kowar
Altuve hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Altuve is out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Kowar
Pena strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Kowar
Alvarez hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. A solo home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Kowar
Bregman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Montero
Rafael Montero replaces Phil Maton as Pitcher.
Merrifield hits a line drive into right field. That ball is in the gap. Merrifield rounds second base and makes it to third with a triple View Play -
Royals, 6 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Benintendi vs. Montero
Benintendi hits a ground ball towards first. Diaz fields it and makes the out, unassisted. Merrifield scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Montero
Ryan O'Hearn pinch hits for Bobby Witt batting 3rd.
Witt strikes out swinging. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pasquantino vs. Montero
Pasquantino is called out on strikes. View Play
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