Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 3,
Houston 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Paul Clemons
Attendance: 9748
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Paul Clemons
Attendance: 9748
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| Michael Brantley | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .328 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Aledmys Diaz | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .300 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Chas McCormick | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .255 |
| Taylor Jones | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .210 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Chas McCormick (11), Jake Meyers (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Carlos Correa, Chas McCormick 2, Jake Meyers 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Correa (64) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Carlos Correa (28) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Chas McCormick (18), Taylor Jones (12) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Yuli Gurriel (10), Martin Maldonado (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Framber Valdez (L 8-4) | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.16 |
| Pedro Baez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HBP - Hunter Dozier (by Valdez) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Framber Valdez 99-69, Pedro Baez 12-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Framber Valdez 10-3, Pedro Baez 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Framber Valdez 29, Pedro Baez 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Pedro Baez 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .206 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 |
| Hanser Alberto | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Santana (13), Michael A. Taylor (10), Hanser Alberto (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Carlos Santana 2, Andrew Benintendi 2, Hunter Dozier, Michael A. Taylor 2, Hanser Alberto 2, Emmanuel Rivera, Nicky Lopez | |||||||||
| RBI - Michael A. Taylor (42), Hanser Alberto 2 (19) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Michael A. Taylor (13), Hanser Alberto 2 (11) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Santana (34), Andrew Benintendi (24), Hanser Alberto (24), Emmanuel Rivera (7) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Michael A. Taylor (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Whit Merrifield (1st by Valdez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Daniel Lynch (W 3-3) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.12 |
| Josh Staumont (H 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.47 |
| Jake Brentz (SV 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Daniel Lynch 98-56, Josh Staumont 13-10, Jake Brentz 20-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Daniel Lynch 8-5, Josh Staumont 0-1, Jake Brentz 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Daniel Lynch 25, Josh Staumont 3, Jake Brentz 5 | ||||||||