Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

30-50

7-4

Final

Astros

53-28

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 1st inning. Hunter Dozier went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Aledmys Diaz went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 7

Royals hit 3 HRs off Javier, end Astros' 8-game win streak

Whit Merrifield, Hunter Dozier and Emmanuel Rivera all homered as the Kansas City Royals roughed up Cristian Javier early and held on for a 7-4 win over Houston on Wednesday night, ending the Astros' major league-best eight-game winning streak.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Royals 16-25 on the road; Astros 26-12 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

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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

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3MJ MelendezC
4Vinnie PasquantinoDH
5Hunter Dozier1B
6Edward OlivaresRF
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Emmanuel Rivera3B
9Nicky LopezSS

Astros5th in AL West

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 2.54 ERA, 194 K, 0.95 WHIP

Lineup

1Mauricio Dubon2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Aledmys Diaz1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Chas McCormickLF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Astros 9, Royals 7 (Jul 5)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 26,534
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Marvin Hudson (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Third Base Umpire)