Major League BaseballKauffman Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri
HOU
Jeremy Peñavs LHP .3331-5.279▲
Christian Walker1-5 · HR · 3 RBI.247
Joey Loperfido0-0.246▼KC
Bobby Witt Jr.3-5 · 2 2B.284
Jac Caglianone0-2.270▼
Michael Massey2-3 · 2B · 1 RBI.270Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
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Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
HOU8 R · .349 xBAKC7 R · .304 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — HOU both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
HOU win3rd in the AL West, 3 GB| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Massey singled to right, Caglianone scored.2nd Inning0-1Pasquantino singled to center, Jensen scored, Witt Jr. to third.3rd Inning0-2Witt Jr. scored on a passed ball by Vázquez, Pasquantino to second on passed ball by Vázquez.3rd Inning0-3Witt Jr. scored on a passed ball by Vázquez, Pasquantino to second on passed ball by Vázquez.3rd Inning0-3Walker homered to left (394 feet), Alvarez scored.4th Inning2-3Thomas homered to left center (432 feet).4th Inning2-4Matthews homered to center (434 feet), Meyers scored.5th Inning4-4Meyers homered to left center (419 feet).6th Inning5-4Jensen doubled to center, Perez scored, Thomas scored and Massey scored.6th Inning5-7Altuve homered to left (407 feet), Paredes scored.8th Inning7-7Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Loperfido scored, Alvarez out at second.9th Inning8-7| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pena | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .279 | .352 | .403 |
| Y. Alvarez | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .327 | .435 | .658 |
| C. Walker | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .247 | .315 | .506 |
| I. Paredes | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .229 | .331 | .394 |
| J. Altuve | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .238 | .319 | .386 |
| C. Smith | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .216 | .302 | .356 |
| J. Meyers | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .221 | .281 | .346 |
| B. Matthews | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .216 | .264 | .364 |
| C. Vazquez | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .224 | .284 | .350 |
| J. Loperfido | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .246 | .351 | .323 |
| C. Price | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Burrows | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 92-58 | 5.86 | 92 |
| E. De Los Santos | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 4.50 | 16 |
| A. Santa | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.77 | 15 |
| B. King | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.37 | 17 |
| B. Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 6.56 | 8 |
HOU 100%KC 0% Biggest swing: Collins lined into double play, shortstop to second, Witt Jr. doubled off second. (+32% HOU)
HOUKCHOUKCBarrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Royals
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Stephen Kolek · SPJul 11bereavement
Nick Mears · RPJul 1115-Day-IL
Carlos Estevez · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Maikel Garcia · 3BJul 2010-Day-ILAstros
Ronel Blanco · SPJul 1760-Day-IL
Bennett Sousa · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Kai-Wei Teng · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Lance McCullers Jr. · SPJul 2215-Day-IL
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HOU+104+1.5O 9.5-101KC-125-1.5U 9.5-120Odds by
Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
HOU46-50· 17-20 awayKC38-57· 16-21 homeHOULast 6Rec 33-39KCLast 6Rec 28-43
LADL161-34
MILW159-34
TBW155-37
ATLL154-39
NYYW252-42
CHCL252-42
STL38-3019-14 away9
MIN32-4019-19 home6NYY42-2723-15 away3
TOR34-3721-17 home1
MIA35-3612-20 away2
PIT36-3520-18 home3
SD36-3317-14 away9
BAL34-3822-18 home3
SEA37-3518-19 away3
WSH36-3513-21 home8
ARI35-3514-21 away1
CIN33-3617-17 home2ATL46-2424-13 away3
NYM31-3917-18 home1
DET29-4211-26 away1
CLE39-3319-17 home3