Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals, August 24, 2021
August 24, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsHouston Astros
.702
OPS.783
163
HR221
686
Runs863
4.64
ERA3.78
1.39
WHIP1.23
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1456
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod DysonRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
3 players led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyRF/LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason CastroC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor JonesLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Brady Singer went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 1 ER); Luis Garcia went 6.2 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Luis Garcia | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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