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Kansas City Royals 1
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Match Report

Homers by Alvarez, Meyers support Valdez’s 7 strong innings in Astros 7-1 win over Royals

— Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers homered and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday.

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Jose Altuve 2B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Chas McCormick LF H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Alex Bregman 3B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1

KC

  • Logan Porter C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Nick Loftin 3B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Nelson Velazquez LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

KC wins series 2-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Lineups

KC

  1. 11Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 34Edward OlivaresDH
  4. 30Nelson VelazquezRF
  5. 9Matt Duffy1B
  6. 12Nick Loftin2B
  7. 33Logan PorterC
  8. 8Drew WatersCF
  9. 97Dairon BlancoRF

Substitutes

  1. 1MJ MelendezLF

HOU

  1. 27Jose Altuve2B
  2. 3Alex Bregman3B
  3. 44Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 79Jose Abreu1B
  5. 23Michael BrantleyLF
  6. 55Chas McCormickRF
  7. 3Jeremy PenaSS
  8. 6Jake MeyersCF
  9. 15Martin MaldonadoC

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33636 9th Inning
  2. Foul Out 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33636 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    35292 9th Inning
  4. Play Result 7-1

    J. Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Altuve scored, Alvarez out at second, Bregman to third.

    35292 9th Inning
  5. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35292 9th Inning
  6. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    35292 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    35292 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35292 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    35292 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 6-1

    Alvarez walked, Maldonado scored, Bregman to second, Altuve to third.

    35292 9th Inning
  11. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    35292 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

    35292 9th Inning
  14. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    35292 9th Inning
  15. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    35292 9th Inning
  16. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    35292 9th Inning
  17. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35292 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    35292 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 5-1

    Altuve singled to left, Meyers scored, Maldonado to second.

    35292 9th Inning
  20. Single 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    35292 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    35292 9th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35292 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41208 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41208 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41208 8th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41069 8th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31061 5th Inning
  45. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    31061 5th Inning
  46. Play Result 4-1

    Alvarez homered to right (390 feet).

    31061 5th Inning
  47. Home Run 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31061 5th Inning
  48. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    31061 5th Inning
  49. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31061 5th Inning
  50. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31061 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 4th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 4th Inning
  53. Foul Out 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31061 4th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    31061 4th Inning
  55. Play Result 3-1

    Meyers homered to center (419 feet).

    31061 4th Inning
  56. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31061 4th Inning
  57. Bunted Foul 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    31061 4th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 3rd Inning
  59. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    31061 3rd Inning
  60. Play Result 2-1

    McCormick singled to center, Bregman scored, Alvarez to second.

    31061 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 7-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    33636 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 7-1

    Loftin grounded out to third.

    33636 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33636 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Kendall Graveman pitches to Nick Loftin

    33636 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    33636 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 7-1

    Duffy doubled to left.

    33636 9th Inning
  8. Double 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33636 9th Inning
  9. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33636 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Kendall Graveman pitches to Matt Duffy

    33636 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    33636 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 7-1

    Velázquez flied out to right.

    33636 9th Inning
  13. Fly Out 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33636 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33636 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33636 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Kendall Graveman pitches to Nelson Velazquez

    33636 9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    33636 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 7-1

    Olivares fouled out to first.

    33636 9th Inning
  19. Foul Out 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33636 9th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33636 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Kendall Graveman pitches to Edward Olivares

    33636 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 7-1

    Graveman relieved B. Abreu

    33636 9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 7-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 7-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    35292 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-1

    Brantley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J. Abreu out at second.

    35292 9th Inning
  27. Ground Out 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    35292 9th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35292 9th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-1

    Brad Keller pitches to Michael Brantley

    35292 9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    35292 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 7-1

    J. Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Altuve scored, Alvarez out at second, Bregman to third.

    35292 9th Inning
  32. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35292 9th Inning
  33. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    35292 9th Inning
  34. Strike Swinging 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    35292 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35292 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1

    Brad Keller pitches to Jose Abreu

    35292 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    35292 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 6-1

    Alvarez walked, Maldonado scored, Bregman to second, Altuve to third.

    35292 9th Inning
  39. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    35292 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 9th Inning

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