Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

29-49

6-7

Final

Astros

52-27

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
HOU	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	7

Who won: Astros 7-6

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 on Monday, July 4, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Royals 3-1 in the 8th inning. Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros. MJ Melendez went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 4

Alvarez's 9th-inning HR lifts Astros 7-6 win over Royals

After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City's lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros' biggest comeback win of the season.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Royals 15-24 on the road; Astros 25-11 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

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ESPN · Sep 30

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ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

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Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Astros5th in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Jonathan Heasley SP

Probable starter · 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 70 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
5Hunter Dozier1B
6MJ MelendezC
7Edward OlivaresRF
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez3B

Astros5th in AL West

Jake Odorizzi SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 4.40 ERA, 86 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Yuli Gurriel1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Mauricio DubonLF
9Korey LeeC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 33,936
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire)