Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Royals

30-51

2-5

Final

Astros

54-28

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 5-2

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 5th inning. Jose Altuve went 1-for-2 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Nicky Lopez went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 8

Verlander earns 11th win, leading Astros past Royals 5-2

In a career with so many accomplishments, Justin Verlander's success this season after missing almost two years with an elbow injury has been particularly sweet.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Royals 16-26 on the road; Astros 27-12 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

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

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

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 3-13, 5.58 ERA, 110 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3MJ MelendezDH
4Vinnie Pasquantino1B
5Emmanuel Rivera3B
6Edward OlivaresRF
7Kyle IsbelCF
8Nicky LopezSS
9Cam GallagherC

Astros5th in AL West

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 18-4, 1.75 ERA, 185 K, 0.83 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Aledmys DiazLF
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jake MeyersCF
6J.J. Matijevic1B
7Mauricio DubonSS
8Chas McCormickRF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

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

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 36,067
Officials: Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Second Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Third Base Umpire)