8/18/2025, KCR25-HOU25, Minute Maid Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2025 Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 10 1
2025 Astros 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 8 0 5 1
Royals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
De La Cruz,E ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 0 0 1 0
Schuemann ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 0 0 0
Stott 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 1 5 0 0
Yoshida dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 0 0 0
Pillar lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 6 0 0 0
Perdomo ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0 0 0
O'Neill lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 0 0 0
Muncy 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 2 0 0
De La Cruz,B rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 0 0 0 0
Kiner-Falefa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 0 0 0
Kepler rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 0 0 0
Varsho cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 0 0 0
Rizzo 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 7 0 0 0
Grandal c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 3 0 0 0
Barnes,A ph 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 0 0 0
Gomber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Matsui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Rogers,Ta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0
33 3 7 3 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 10 1 0
Astros AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Torres 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 3 3 0 0
Rojas,M ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 5 0 0
Gurriel,L lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 2 0 0 0
Ozuna dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 0 0 0 0
Paredes,I 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 12 0 0 0
Riley 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 0 3 0 0
Caratini c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 5 0 0 0
Bleday cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 0 0 0
Winker rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 0 0 0
Darvish p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Bubic p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
31 5 8 5 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 12 0 0
Royals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Gomber L 2-3 6.0 6 4 4 0 2 83 58 25 1 0 0 0 0 5.40
Matsui 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 22 13 4 0 0 0 1 0 2.95
Rogers,Ta 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 26 15 5 0 0 0 0 1 1.17
8.0 8 5 5 2 3 131 86 34 1 0 0 1 1
Astros INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Darvish W 3-2 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 85 52 26 0 0 2 0 1 3.64
Bubic H 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
Fernandez 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.52
Yates S 22 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 33 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.78
9.0 7 3 3 5 5 137 82 40 1 0 2 0 1
KCR: Barnes,A batted for Grandal in the 7th
Schuemann batted for De La Cruz,E in the 7th
Barnes,A moved to c in the 7th
Schuemann moved to ss in the 7th
Perdomo batted for Pillar in the 8th
Kiner-Falefa batted for De La Cruz,B in the 8th
O'Neill inserted at lf in the 8th
Kepler inserted at rf in the 8th
GWRBI: Torres
Temperature: 70, Wind: none.
8/18/2025, KCR25-HOU25, Minute Maid Park
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2025 Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 10 1
2025 Astros 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 8 0 5 1
Royals -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
De La Cruz,E ss 1>k 3>T 5>k
Schuemann ph 4 9
Stott 2b k S.3-H 63 43 k
Yoshida dh S 16/f.B-1 S 8>Fernandez W.1-2
53
Pillar lf 43 k 7
Perdomo ph S
O'Neill lf 3/fl
Muncy 3b 2>W 64/f 6>W HR.1-H
De La Cruz,B rf HBP.1-2 4>3 53.1-2 Yates
Kiner-Falefa ph 53
Kepler rf
Varsho cf 63.2-3;1-2 8 3/L W
Rizzo 1b W HBP 9 8
Grandal c 643/gdp 63 7>Bubic
Barnes,A ph 7 9>S
Astros -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Torres 2b 1>8 HR.2-H 43 k
Rojas,M ss 43 k 5>7 wp.1-2
S.2-H
Gurriel,L lf 7 S 43 Rogers,Ta
7
Ozuna dh 2>S SB2 8 8>W
S.2-3
Paredes,I 1b 8 8/SF.3-H 6>53 W.1-2
Riley 3b 2/fl 5 7 note 1
Caratini c 143 4>e6.B-2 7 143/gdp
Bleday cf 3>D k 7>Matsui
53
Winker rf D.2-H 7 S
1: 15/f.1-2;B-1
Royals IN OUT ER Astros IN OUT ER
Gomber A1 C7 4 L 2-3 Darvish A1 C8 1 W 3-2
Matsui C8 D2 1 Bubic C9 D2 0 H 4
Rogers,Ta D3 D7 0 Fernandez D3 D5 2
Yates D6 E4 0 S 22
8/18/2025, KCR25-HOU25, Minute Maid Park
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2025 Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 10 1
2025 Astros 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 8 0 5 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Royals batting
0-0 0 --- 12 De La Cruz,E struck out (CBCFS)
0-0 1 --- 12 Stott struck out (CCBC)
0-0 2 --- 00 Yoshida lined a single to shallow left (X)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Pillar grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Torres flied out to center (X)
0-0 1 --- 01 Rojas,M grounded out to second (CX)
0-0 2 --- 31 Gurriel,L flied out to left (BFBBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royals batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Muncy walked (BBCBB)
0-0 0 1-- 11 De La Cruz,B was hit by a pitch, Muncy to second (CBH)
0-0 0 12- 12 Varsho grounded out to short, Muncy to third, De La
Cruz,B to second (BSCX)
0-0 1 -23 32 Rizzo walked (BBCFBB)
0-0 1 123 00 Grandal grounded into a double play, Rojas,M to Torres to
Paredes,I (X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Ozuna grounded a single up the middle (CSBX)
0-0 0 1-- 22 Paredes,I flied out to center (BBFSFX)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Riley popped out to the catcher (CBSFX)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Caratini grounded out to the mound (FBSFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royals batting
0-0 0 --- 01 De La Cruz,E tripled deep to right center (CX)
0-0 0 --3 21 Stott lined a single to shallow center, De La Cruz,E
scored (BFBX)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Yoshida grounded to the mound, forcing Stott at second,
Yoshida to first (X)
1-0 1 1-- 12 Pillar struck out (CBCC)
1-0 2 1-- 10 Muncy grounded to short, forcing Yoshida at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Astros batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Bleday lined a double to left center (CX)
1-0 0 -2- 01 Winker lined a double down the left field line, Bleday
scored (CX)
1-1 0 -2- 11 Torres homered deep to left, Winker scored (CBX)
1-3 0 --- 02 Rojas,M struck out (FFS)
1-3 1 --- 11 Gurriel,L grounded a single up the middle (BFX)
1-3 1 1-- 00 Gurriel,L stole second (>B)
1-3 1 -2- 10 Ozuna grounded a single between first and second,
Gurriel,L to third (>B.X)
1-3 1 1-3 20 Paredes,I hit a sacrifice fly to center, Gurriel,L scored
(BBX)
1-4 2 1-- 32 Riley popped out to third (BFBSB>F>F>F>X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Royals batting
1-4 0 --- 00 De La Cruz,B popped out to first (X)
1-4 1 --- 01 Varsho flied out to center (CX)
1-4 2 --- 12 Rizzo was hit by a pitch (SBSFH)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Grandal grounded out to short (CBBFX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Astros batting
1-4 0 --- 02 Caratini to second on an error by the shortstop De La
Cruz,E (CCX)
1-4 0 -2- 12 Bleday struck out (CCBC)
1-4 1 -2- 21 Winker flied out to left (BBCX)
1-4 2 -2- 00 Torres grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Royals batting
1-4 0 --- 12 De La Cruz,E struck out (BFFFS)
1-4 1 --- 12 Stott grounded out to short (SFBX)
1-4 2 --- 00 Yoshida lined a single down the right field line (X)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Pillar flied out to left (BCFBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Astros batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Rojas,M flied out to left (X)
1-4 1 --- 10 Gurriel,L grounded out to second (BX)
1-4 2 --- 11 Ozuna flied out to center (CBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Royals batting
1-4 0 --- 30 Muncy walked (BBBB)
1-4 0 1-- 31 De La Cruz,B grounded out to third, Muncy to second
(BBBCX)
1-4 1 -2- 01 Varsho lined out to first (CX)
1-4 2 -2- 11 Rizzo flied out to right (SBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Astros batting
1-4 0 --- 20 Paredes,I grounded out to third (BBX)
1-4 1 --- 01 Riley flied out to left (CX)
1-4 2 --- 22 Caratini flied out to left (BCBFX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Royals batting
Bubic now pitching
Barnes,A pinch hitting for Grandal
1-4 0 --- 32 Barnes,A flied out to left (BBCSBFX)
Schuemann pinch hitting for De La Cruz,E
1-4 1 --- 00 Schuemann popped out to second (X)
1-4 2 --- 00 Stott grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Astros batting
Matsui now pitching
Barnes,A moved to catcher
Schuemann moved to shortstop
1-4 0 --- 22 Bleday grounded out to third (BCFBX)
1-4 1 --- 21 Winker grounded a single between third and short (BBFX)
1-4 1 1-- 32 Torres struck out (BBFBCFS)
1-4 2 1-- 11 Matsui threw a wild pitch, Winker to second (FBB)
1-4 2 -2- 22 Rojas,M lined a single to right, Winker scored (FBB.CFX)
Rogers,Ta now pitching
1-5 2 1-- 12 Gurriel,L flied out to left (1BFFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Royals batting
Fernandez now pitching
1-5 0 --- 10 Yoshida grounded out to third (BX)
Perdomo pinch hitting for Pillar
1-5 1 --- 01 Perdomo lined a single to right (SX)
1-5 1 1-- 32 Muncy homered deep down the right field line, Perdomo
scored (CBSBBX)
Yates now pitching
Kiner-Falefa pinch hitting for De La Cruz,B
3-5 1 --- 01 Kiner-Falefa grounded out to third (SX)
3-5 2 --- 30 Varsho walked (BBBB)
3-5 2 1-- 01 Rizzo flied out to center (FX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Astros batting
O'Neill now playing left field
Kepler now playing right field
3-5 0 --- 30 Ozuna walked (BBBB)
3-5 0 1-- 32 Paredes,I walked, Ozuna to second (BCFBFBFFB)
3-5 0 12- 22 Riley grounded to the mound, forcing Ozuna at third,
Paredes,I to second, Riley to first (BBFSX)
3-5 1 12- 02 Caratini grounded into a double play, Rogers,Ta to Stott
to Rizzo (CFFX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Royals batting
3-5 0 --- 22 Barnes,A lined a single to shallow center (CBBCX)
3-5 0 1-- 02 Schuemann flied out to right (CCX)
3-5 1 1-- 32 Stott struck out (BBBCCFS)
3-5 2 1-- 31 Yoshida walked, Barnes,A to second (BBCBB)
3-5 2 12- 22 O'Neill popped out to first (CBBSX)