Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

18-48, 8-29 Away

Final

35-33, 23-15 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	7	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	0

S. Elarton2-8

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

W. Rodriguez8-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Single
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- W Taveras hit for W Rodriguez.
  4
  0
- M Lamb picked off first.
  4
  2
- KC
  HOU
- K Robinson hit for S Elarton.
  4
  2
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- KC
  HOU
- D Mientkiewicz at first base.
  7
  2
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for C Sampson.
  7
  2
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
7
Astros
2

Game 1

17/6

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 2

18/6

Royals
7
Astros
4

Game 3

18/6

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 17 June 2006

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 36,328

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Brian Onora

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

S. Elarton2-8

W. Rodriguez8-4

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Looking
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Ball
7 Single