Inside EdgeKansas City Royals at Houston Astros — Aug 25, 2021
Betting Results
Spread
Royals covered
Astros -1.5
Total
Over
11 / 8
ML
Astros
-256
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Starting PitchersConfirmed
Royals5.30 ERA8-11147.2 IP142 K1.27 WHIP
vs
Astros3.32 ERA10-4127.1 IP151 K1.25 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod Dyson | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Astros| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys Díaz | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martín Maldonado | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minor | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 94 |
| Domingo TapiaH | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Richard LoveladyH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Josh StaumontH | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Scott BarlowBS | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Joel PayampsL | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Astros| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 107 |
| Cristian JavierBS | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Kendall GravemanW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring Comparison
RoyalsAstros
3.6
RPG6.7
4.7
OPP RPG4.8
-1.1
MARGIN+1.9
Scoring (Last 7)
Royals
3.6avg
0
2
4
3
13
1
2
Astros
6.7avg
0
2
11
9
8
9
6
4
11
Last 10 Games
Royals3-4
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Astros6-3
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
ATS Trend (Last 10)
Royals3-4 ATS
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
Astros6-3 ATS
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Season Records · 2026
Royals 7g9g Astros
3-4 43%
SU67% 6-3
3-4 43%
ATS67% 6-3
1-6 14%
O/U78% 7-2
Venue Splits
Royals on RoadSU1-2 33%
ATS1-2 33%
O/U0-3 0%
Astros at HomeSU5-2 71%
ATS5-2 71%
O/U5-2 71%