The Astros were looking for a sweep of their three game series against the Royals on this day in 2019, where the bats went nuts to get the job done.
The Matchup:
Astros: 97-53 (1st Place AL West, 7.5 Games Up of A's)
Royals: 55-94 (4th Place AL Central, 36.5 Games Back of Twins)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Wade Miley (30 Starts, 13-5, 3.74 ERA)
Royals: Jakob Junis (30 Starts, 9-13, 5.06 ERA)
The Astros moved to 98-53 on the season, their AL West lead sticking at 7.5 games over Oakland.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Wade Miley (14-5, 3.71 ERA) (6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Jakob Junis (9-14, 5.25 ERA) (2.2 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
Kyle Tucker: 1-6, HR (2), 2 RBI, 1 R
Michael Brantley: 1-4, 1 RBI
Yuli Gurriel: 2-4, HR (28), 1 RBI, 1 R
Myles Straw: 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 R
Josh Reddick: 5-5, HR (13), 3 RBI, 3 R
Aledmys Diaz: 2-5, 1 RBI
Abraham Toro: 2-5, 3 RBI