Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros, August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
.783
OPS.702
221
HR163
863
Runs686
3.78
ERA4.64
1.23
WHIP1.39
1456
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Aledmys Díaz led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazLF/3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason CastroC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor JonesPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wilson3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
7 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezDH/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard LoveladyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh StaumontP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser AlbertoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade DavisP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin SantanaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorPH/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod DysonCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Luis Garcia went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 3 ER); Mike Minor went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Luis Garcia | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Phil Maton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Minor | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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