Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 3,
Houston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Paul Clemons, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 12278
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Paul Clemons, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 12278
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Michael Brantley | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .325 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Aledmys Diaz | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Chas McCormick | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .177 |
| Jason Castro | PH-C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Altuve 2, Carlos Correa 2, Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick 2, Jake Meyers 2, Jason Castro | |||||||||
| RBI - Jason Castro 2 (13) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jason Castro 2 (7) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (37), Yordan Alvarez (40) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zack Greinke | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Blake Taylor (L 2-4; BS 4) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.88 |
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Graveman) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Zack Greinke 85-53, Blake Taylor 10-8, Kendall Graveman 17-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Greinke 7-7, Blake Taylor 0-0, Kendall Graveman 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zack Greinke 22, Blake Taylor 3, Kendall Graveman 6 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Carlos Santana | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .225 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Jarrod Dyson | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Andrew Benintendi (13) | |||||||||
| HR - Hunter Dozier (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Nicky Lopez 3, Salvador Perez, Carlos Santana, Andrew Benintendi 2, Hunter Dozier 4, Ryan O'Hearn | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana (58), Hunter Dozier 2 (35) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Santana (35), Hunter Dozier (35) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Carlos Santana (9), Jarrod Dyson (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Nicky Lopez 2 (15, 2nd off Greinke/Maldonado, 3rd off Graveman/Castro) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Andrew Benintendi (McCormick at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brady Singer | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.23 |
| Domingo Tapia (W 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Josh Staumont (H 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Scott Barlow (SV 7) | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.64 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 92-59, Domingo Tapia 4-3, Josh Staumont 13-9, Scott Barlow 20-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 7-3, Domingo Tapia 1-0, Josh Staumont 1-1, Scott Barlow 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brady Singer 27, Domingo Tapia 1, Josh Staumont 4, Scott Barlow 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Domingo Tapia 2-0 | ||||||||