Royals 7-1 Astros (19 Jun, 2005) Box Score

Kansas City Royals

25-43, 15-21 home


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
0	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	-	7	11	1

R. Hernandez5-7

7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

B. Backe6-5

6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 5 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
C. BiggioDH
J. Vizcaino2B
L. Berkman1B
M. Ensberg3B
J. LaneRF
A. EverettSS
B. AusmusC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	.288	.327	.373
3	0	0	0	1	1	.264	.322	.450
4	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.308	.345
3	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.348	.346
3	1	0	0	1	1	.271	.369	.538
4	0	0	0	0	2	.243	.296	.481
4	0	0	0	0	2	.237	.287	.384
3	0	1	1	0	0	.214	.304	.257
28	1	2	1	3	8

Batting
RBIB Ausmus (16)
2Out RBIB Ausmus
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBM Ensberg (5, 2nd base off R Hernandez/A Castillo)

Fielding
DP2 (J Vizcaino-L Berkman, A Everett-J Vizcaino-L Berkman)

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. BerroaSS
D. DeJesusCF
T. LongDH
M. Stairs1B
E. BrownRF
M. Teahen3B
S. CostaLF
A. CastilloC
R. Gotay2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.294	.364
4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.290	.363	.419
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.285	.325	.402
3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.256	.394	.455
3	1	1	3	1	1	0	.289	.360	.487
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.248	.286	.359
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.405	.455
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212	.264	.348
4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.257	.317	.399
32	7	11	6	1	6	3

Batting
2BD DeJesus (10, D Wheeler)
HRE Brown (8, 6th inning off B Backe 2 on, 1 Out)
RBIR Gotay (24), E Brown 3 (37), D DeJesus (28), M Stairs (21)
2Out RBIR Gotay
GIDPA Castillo
Team LOB7

Baserunning
Picked OffD DeJesus (1st base by B Ausmus)

Fielding
ER Hernandez (2, bunt)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Backe(L,10-8)
D. Wheeler
Jo. Franco
B. Lidge
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	5	5	5	2	1	93-53	5.06
0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	10-6	2.10
0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	6.35
1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	21-13	2.90
8.0	11	7	7	6	3	1	137-79

Pitching
WPB Backe 2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Backe 8-7; D Wheeler 0-1; J Franco 1-1; B Lidge 0-1
Game ScoresB Backe 39

Royals Pitching

pitchers
R. Hernandez(W,8-14)
A. Burgos
M. Wood
M. MacDougal
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	1	1	1	3	6	92-58	4.61
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	5-1	4.44
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	3.69
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-9	4.09
9.0	2	1	1	4	9	125-77

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 7-8; A Burgos 0-0; M Wood 0-2; M MacDougal 1-0
Game ScoresR Hernandez 74

Scoring Summary

		HOU	KC
2nd	M Teahen scored, S Costa to third on passed ball by B Ausmus.	0	1
2nd	R Gotay singled to center, S Costa scored.	0	2
5th	B Ausmus singled to left, M Ensberg scored.	1	2
6th	E Brown homered to left, T Long and M Stairs scored.	1	5
7th	D DeJesus doubled to left, R Gotay scored.	1	6
7th	M Stairs singled to center, D DeJesus scored, T Long to second.	1	7

Astros
7
Royals
0

Game 1

18/6

Astros
6
Royals
2

Game 2

19/6

Astros
1
Royals
7

Game 3

19/6

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 19 June 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,214

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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B. Backe6-5

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