Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

29-50

7-9

Final

Astros

53-27

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 9-7

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 9-7 on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 5th inning. Alex Bregman went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 6

Alvarez makes big throw, hits 25th homer, Astros top Royals

Long established as a star at the plate, Yordan Alvarez has been showing flashes of brilliance on defense this season, too.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Royals 15-25 on the road; Astros 26-11 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · 2d ago

Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

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

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

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

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Hunter DozierDH
6MJ MelendezC
7Kyle IsbelRF
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez3B

Astros5th in AL West

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 15-8, 3.72 ERA, 157 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Yuli GurrielDH
7Aledmys Diaz1B
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Astros 7, Royals 6 (Jul 4)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 28,762
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Third Base Umpire)