Astros at Royals August 18, 2021

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 12,278

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HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	3	8	0

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HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	3	8	0

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:49

Umpires: HP-Rob Drake, 1B-Will Little, 2B-Paul Clemons, 3B-Gerry Davis

Weather: 86 degrees. Clear

Wind: 9 MPH Right to Left

News From August 18, 2021

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Taylor Jones

Filling bench role

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August 18, 2021

Jones is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Yordan Alvarez

Back in action

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August 18, 2021

Alvarez (illness) is starting Wednesday's game against the Royals, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Korey Lee

Lands on injured list

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August 18, 2021

Double-A Corpus Christi placed Lee on its 7-day injured list Wednesday with an oblique strain, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Nicky Lopez

Running wild

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August 18, 2021

Lopez went 3-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Houston.

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Hunter Dozier

Smacks go-ahead homer

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August 18, 2021

Dozier went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Houston.

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Domingo Tapia

Snares win over Houston

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August 18, 2021

Tapia (1-0) retired the only batter he faced to earn the win Wednesday versus Houston.

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Scott Barlow

Shaky in seventh save

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August 18, 2021

Barlow allowed three hits in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Houston.

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Brady Singer

Strong showing in no-decision

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August 18, 2021

Singer allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six in 6.2 innings, taking a no-decision versus Houston on Wednesday.

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Emmanuel Rivera

Riding pine Wednesday

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August 18, 2021

Rivera isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

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Jake Brentz

Notches second save

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August 18, 2021

Brentz earned the save against the Astros on Tuesday, pitching a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed two walks and struck out two batters.

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Daniel Lynch

Impressive versus Astros

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August 18, 2021

Lynch (3-3) earned the win over Houston on Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over seven innings.

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