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Royals 7, Astros 1 — Aug 23, 2021 Recap
Kansas City Royals beat Houston Astros 7-1 on Aug 23, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros on Aug 23, 2021?
Kansas City Royals won 7-1 on Aug 23, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Astros -1.5
Total
Under
8 / 9
Moneyline
Royals
+205
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Royals4.74 ERA4-343.2 IP36 K1.53 WHIP
vs
Astros3.41 ERA11-4155.2 IP109 K1.11 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Astros| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Jones | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Brantley | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Martín Maldonado | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IVW | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 88 |
| Richard LoveladyH | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Domingo TapiaH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Astros| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack GreinkeL | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| Blake Taylor | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Yimi García | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Astros
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0