Post Game Thread (Aug 17, 2021): Astros (70-48) @ Royals (50-67)

Line Score – Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		3	9	0

Box Score

	KC	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Merrifield	4	0	1	0	0	1	.276
1B	Santana, C	3	0	1	0	1	0	.225
C	Perez, S	4	0	0	0	0	1	.275
LF	Benintendi	4	2	2	0	0	1	.252
RF	Dozier, H	3	1	1	0	0	1	.206
CF	Taylor, M	4	0	1	1	0	0	.244
DH	Alberto	3	0	1	2	0	0	.267
3B	Rivera, E	3	0	1	0	0	0	.261
SS	Lopez, N	3	0	1	0	0	1	.271

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Lynch	7.0	4	1	1	3	5	98-56	5.12
Staumont	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-10	3.47
Brentz	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	20-9	3.21

	HOU	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	4	0	0	0	0	0	.271
LF	Brantley	4	0	0	0	0	1	.328
SS	Correa	3	0	1	1	1	0	.271
3B	Díaz, A	3	0	0	0	1	2	.300
1B	Gurriel	3	0	0	0	1	0	.312
RF	McCormick	3	0	1	0	1	2	.255
DH	Jones	3	0	0	0	0	2	.210
CF	Meyers	3	1	2	0	0	1	.292
C	Maldonado	2	0	0	0	1	0	.178

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F	6.2	9	3	3	1	5	99-69	3.16
Báez, P	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T3	Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jake Meyers scores. Martin Maldonado out at home on the throw, center fielder Michael A. Taylor to catcher Salvador Perez.	0-1
B4	Michael A. Taylor doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Andrew Benintendi scores.	1-1
B6	Hanser Alberto doubles (15) on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Andrew Benintendi scores. Hunter Dozier scores.	3-1

Highlights

Description	Length	HD
Carlos Correa puts the Astros on the board first	0:27	HD
Michael A. Taylor throws out Maldonado at the plate	0:30	HD
Michael A. Taylor ties the game with an RBI double	0:30	HD
Hanser Alberto gives the Royals the lead in the 6th	0:36	HD
Nicky Lopez makes the over-shoulder-grab	0:32	HD
Michael A. Taylor nabs Maldonado at home plate	0:36	HD

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Lynch (3-3, 5.12)	Valdez, F (8-4, 3.16)	Brentz (2, 3.21)

Game ended at 9:56 PM.