Astros 7-0 Royals (18 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

24-42, 14-20 home


HOU
KC

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

R. Clemens5-3

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

J.P. Howell1-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Single
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- E Bruntlett stole second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- B Ausmus caught stealing second, catcher to first.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- M Lamb ran for L Berkman.
  6
  0
- M Lamb at first base.
  7
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Qualls pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- J McEwing hit for A Berroa.
  7
  0
- J McEwing at shortstop.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- Jo. Franco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

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

1:10 AM, 18 June 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,385

Game Time:2:56

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

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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Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

R. Clemens5-3

J.P. Howell1-1

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Single