Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
28-38, 9-26 Away
6
28-38, 9-26 Away
Final
24-43, 14-21 Home
2
24-43, 14-21 Home
Astros Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Biggio (19, D Carrasco)
- RBIM Ensberg (41), C Biggio (27), M Lamb (23)
- SFM Ensberg
- SHC Biggio
- GIDPB Ausmus 2
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. LongLF-CF |
M. Stairs1B-LF |
E. BrownRF |
S. CostaDH |
T. Graffanino3B-1B |
R. Gotay2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .292 | .366 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .362 | .418 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .329 | .338 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .398 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .392 | .458 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .358 | .474 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .394 | .467 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .383 | .397 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .308 | .391 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .265 | .343 |
| 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
a-grounded to shortstop for D Dejesus in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BD DeJesus (9, R Oswalt); T Long (13, R Oswalt); A Berroa (12, R Oswalt)
- 3BR Gotay (2, R Springer)
- RBIT Long (20), R Gotay (23)
- 2Out RBIT Long, R Gotay
- GIDPS Costa
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (R Gotay-A Berroa-M Stairs, A Berroa-R Gotay-M Stairs)
- ET Long (1, bobble); T Graffanino (6, throw); R Gotay (5, ground ball)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Oswalt(W,20-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108-72 | 2.72 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-19 | 6.56 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 136-91 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 14-6; R Springer 2-1
- Game ScoresR Oswalt 67
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D.J. Carrasco(L,6-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 106-59 | 2.36 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-18 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 8.20 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 154-87 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Carrasco 12-7; J Affeldt 0-2; L Nunez 0-1
- Game ScoresD Carrasco 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Ensberg hit sacrifice fly to right, W Taveras scored, M Lamb to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Biggio doubled to deep left, W Taveras scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 7th | M Lamb singled to center, W Taveras scored, C Biggio to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 8th | C Burke singled to right, J Lane scored, B Ausmus to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8th | W Taveras safe at first on error by second baseman R Gotay, B Ausmus and C Burke scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 9th | R Gotay tripled to deep center, S Costa scored. | 6 | 2 | |
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 19 June 2005
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,523
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Second Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Third Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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