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July 7, 2022

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 8 0
Astros 5 8 2
Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 8 0
Astros 5 8 2

Whit Merrifield Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .230
OBP .000 .283
At Bats 4 330
Hits 0 76
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 34

Ryan Pressly Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Minute Maid Park - July 7, 2022
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Ryan Pressly
Martin Maldonado
Yulieski Gurriel
Jose Altuve
Alex Bregman
Mauricio Dubon
Aledmys Diaz
Jake Meyers
Chas McCormick
Whit Merrifield

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 8 0
Houston Astros 5 8 2
Winning Pitcher Justin Verlander (11-3)
Losing Pitcher Kris Bubic (1-6)
Save Ryan Pressly (18)
Game Winning RBI
Attendance 36,067
Time of Game 3 hours and 04. minutes
Baseball-Reference Box Score
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Merrifield hits a popup beyond second. Altuve gets back and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ryan O'Hearn pinch hits for Cam Gallagher batting 9th. O'Hearn strikes out swinging.
Top 9 Ryan Pressly replaces Rafael Montero as Pitcher. Lopez hits a line drive deep towards right center field. McCormick is there to make the catch.
Bottom 8 Bregman hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Bregman is out.
Bottom 8 Alvarez is walked intentionally, and takes first base.
Bottom 8 Diaz hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Diaz is safe at second with a double. McCormick scores. Maldonado moves to 3rd.
Bottom 8 Altuve hits a line drive towards left field. Benintendi makes the catch for the out. Dubon scores. That's a sacrifice fly.
Bottom 8 Maldonado hits a line drive, base hit into center field. Dubon moves to 3rd. McCormick moves to 2nd.
Bottom 8 That is ball 4. McCormick is on with a walk. Dubon moves to 2nd.
Bottom 8 Dubon hits a ground ball, base hit into center field.
Bottom 8 Jose Cuas replaces Dylan Coleman as Pitcher. Gurriel strikes out swinging.
Top 8 Isbel strikes out swinging.
Top 8 Olivares strikes out swinging.
Top 8 Rafael Montero replaces Phil Maton as Pitcher. Yuli Gurriel replaces J.J. Matijevic as 1st Baseman batting 6th. Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Meyers hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Meyers is out.
Bottom 7 That is ball 4. Bregman is on with a walk. Altuve moves to 3rd.
Bottom 7 Alvarez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7 Diaz hits a ground ball in front of the plate. Gallagher throws to third to get Maldonado. Altuve moves to 2nd. Diaz is on 1st.
Bottom 7 That is ball 4. Altuve is on with a walk. Maldonado moves to 2nd.
Bottom 7 Dylan Coleman replaces Wyatt Mills as Pitcher. Maldonado hits a ball towards second. Merrifield can't make the play in time. Maldonado gets a base hit.
Top 7 Pasquantino hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Pasquantino is out.
Top 7 Melendez strikes out swinging.
Top 7 Benintendi hits a ground ball, base hit into center field.
Top 7 Phil Maton replaces Justin Verlander as Pitcher. Merrifield hits a fly ball towards left. Diaz makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6 Wyatt Mills replaces Kris Bubic as Pitcher. Dubon hits a popup, foul, behind the plate. Gallagher makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matijevic hits a popup, foul, off the third base line. Rivera makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gallagher hits a ground ball towards second. The throw to first, and Gallagher is out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ground ball towards the mound. Verlander throws to first, and Lopez is out. Rivera moves to 3rd. Isbel moves to 2nd.
Top 6 That is ball 4. Isbel is on with a walk. Rivera moves to 2nd.
Top 6 Olivares hits a popup towards third. Bregman makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rivera hits a ground ball, base hit into right field.
Bottom 5 Meyers hits a ground ball towards second. Merrifield throws to second to get Bregman.
Bottom 5 That is ball 4. Bregman is on with a walk.
Bottom 5 Alvarez hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. A solo home run.
Bottom 5 Diaz hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Diaz is out.
Bottom 5 Altuve hits a drive into left field. That ball is gone. Maldonado scores. A 2 run home run.
Bottom 5 Maldonado hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Maldonado is safe at second with a double.
Bottom 5 McCormick hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and McCormick is out.
Top 5 Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
Top 5 Melendez hits a ground ball towards the mound. Verlander throws to first, and Melendez is out.
Top 5 Benintendi strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4 Dubon strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4 That is ball 4. Matijevic is on with a walk. Meyers moves to 2nd.
Bottom 4 That is ball 4. Meyers is on with a walk.
Bottom 4 Bregman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Alvarez strikes out swinging.
Top 4 Merrifield strikes out swinging.
Top 4 Gallagher is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball towards second. Altuve can't make the play in time. Lopez gets a base hit.
Top 4 Isbel hits a fly ball towards right. McCormick is there to make the catch. Olivares scores. That's a sacrifice fly.
Top 4 Olivares hits a line drive, base hit into center field. Olivares moves to 3rd on an error by Meyers.
Bottom 3 Diaz strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3 That is ball 4. Altuve is on with a walk. Maldonado moves to 2nd.
Bottom 3 That is ball 4. Maldonado is on with a walk.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a ground ball to short. There's the throw to second for one, and over to first, double play.
Bottom 3 That is ball 4. Dubon is on with a walk.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive towards short. Dubon makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pasquantino hits a fly ball towards center. Meyers makes the catch for the out. Benintendi moves to 3rd. Melendez moves to 2nd.
Top 3 That is ball 4. Melendez is on with a walk. Benintendi moves to 2nd.
Top 3 Benintendi hits a ground ball towards short. Dubon has it and steps on second to get the force on Merrifield. Benintendi is on 1st.
Top 3 Merrifield hits a ground ball towards short. Dubon is there, but bobbles the ball. Merrifield reaches on the error. Merrifield is on 1st.
Bottom 2 Matijevic hits a ground ball to short. Lopez steps on second for one, and over to first, double play.
Bottom 2 Meyers hits a ground ball, base hit into left field.
Bottom 2 Bregman strikes out swinging.
Top 2 Gallagher hits a line drive towards left center field. Meyers is there and makes the catch.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Olivares scores.
Top 2 Rivera is picked off third base.
Top 2 Isbel is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Olivares hits a ground ball, base hit into center field. Rivera moves to 3rd.
Top 2 Rivera hits a line drive, base hit into center field.
Bottom 1 Alvarez hits a ground ball towards short. The throw to first, and Alvarez is out.
Bottom 1 Diaz hits a line drive deep towards center. Isbel makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altuve hits a ground ball towards third. The throw to first, and Altuve is out.
Top 1 Pasquantino is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Melendez strikes out swinging.
Top 1 Benintendi hits a ground ball, base hit into center field.
Top 1 Merrifield strikes out swinging.