Royals 4, Astros 3

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
D DeJesus LF	6	0	3	1	0	1	26	.249	.303
A Callaspo 2B	6	0	1	0	0	2	26	.302	.357
B Butler 1B	5	0	0	0	1	2	28	.283	.337
J Guillen RF	6	0	0	0	0	0	13	.257	.342
M Teahen 3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	21	.281	.342
B Pena C	4	1	2	1	1	0	20	.310	.344
J Soria P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Bale P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
L Hernandez SS	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	.211	.250
a-T Hulett PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	.083	.083
T Pena SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.152
b-W Bloomquist PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.275	.330
M Maier CF	4	1	1	0	1	1	16	.235	.318
L Hochevar P	3	0	0	0	0	3	13	.000	.000
K Farnsworth P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
c-M Jacobs PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.231	.314
R Colon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
M Olivo C	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.257	.283
Totals	46	4	12	4	3	12	186
a-singled to center for L Hernandez in the 6th b-grounded to shortstop for T Pena Jr in the 9th c-singled to deep left for J Wright in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Teahen (13, R Oswalt); D DeJesus (14, R Oswalt) 3B: M Maier (3, R Oswalt) HR: B Pena (1, 10th inning off T Byrdak 0 on, 1 Out); M Olivo (11, 11th inning off J Fulchino 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Hulett (1), D DeJesus (32), B Pena (3), M Olivo (29) 2-out RBI: T Hulett Royals RISP: 2-7 (A Callaspo 0-2, T Hulett 1-1, L Hernandez 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, J Guillen 0-1, L Hochevar 0-1) Team LOB: 12
FIELDING E: T Pena (4, throw) Outfield Assist: D DeJesus (C Lee at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar	7.0	3	2	2	1	4	1	93-61	5.87
K Farnsworth	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	4.24
J Wright	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	4.41
R Colon	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	4.09
J Soria (W, 2-0; B, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	22-12	2.16
J Bale (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-11	5.00
Totals	11.0	6	3	3	3	7	1	162-103
PITCHING K Farnsworth pitched to 1 batter in the 8th HBP: M Tejada (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 12/25; K Farnsworth 1/1; J Wright 2/4; R Colon 2/3; J Soria 3/6; J Bale 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 14-12-16-19; K Farnsworth 0-0-1-1; J Wright 3-2-2-2; R Colon 1-3-1-3; J Soria 1-2-5-4; J Bale 5-1-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 11-5; K Farnsworth 0-0; J Wright 2-0; R Colon 0-3; J Soria 1-1; J Bale 1-1 Game Scores: L Hochevar 66

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	22	.294	.369
J Keppinger 3B	3	0	0	0	2	1	20	.261	.338
M Tejada SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.332	.360
C Lee LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	17	.300	.352
J Michaels LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.179	.247
L Berkman 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	13	.239	.372
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	1	0	25	.324	.400
I Rodriguez C	4	1	2	0	0	0	12	.254	.286
K Matsui 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	12	.241	.299
R Oswalt P	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.111	.143
a-D Erstad PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	4	.147	.198
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-E Maysonet PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.315	.356
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
c-M Kata PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	.217	.250
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	36	3	6	3	3	7	162
a-homered to right for R Oswalt in the 6th b-sacrificed to pitcher for L Hawkins in the 8th c-singled to right for T Byrdak in the 10th
BATTING HR: D Erstad (1, 6th inning off L Hochevar 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Erstad 2 (5), M Kata (2) S: E Maysonet, K Matsui Astros RISP: 2-7 (M Tejada 0-2, M Kata 1-1, I Rodriguez 0-1, M Bourn 0-2, D Erstad 1-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: J Keppinger (3, ground ball); L Berkman (4, ground ball) Outfield Assist: M Bourn (M Maier at Home).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt	6.0	7	1	1	2	8	0	106-71	4.30
C Sampson (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-4	2.14
L Hawkins (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	2.78
J Valverde (B, 3)	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	24-14	3.14
T Byrdak	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	17-10	3.60
J Fulchino (L, 2-3)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	23-14	2.76
Totals	11.0	12	4	3	3	12	2	186-119
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Oswalt 16/27; C Sampson 1/3; L Hawkins 2/3; J Valverde 4/7; T Byrdak 2/4; J Fulchino 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Oswalt 20-15-19-17; C Sampson 1-0-0-3; L Hawkins 3-0-0-3; J Valverde 3-2-3-6; T Byrdak 1-5-2-2; J Fulchino 5-0-6-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 3-6; C Sampson 2-1; L Hawkins 1-2; J Valverde 2-1; T Byrdak 1-0; J Fulchino 0-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 60

Scoring Summary
			KAN	HOU
	6th	T Hulett singled to center, M Teahen scored, B Pena to second.	1	0
	6th	D Erstad homered to right, K Matsui scored.	1	2
	9th	D DeJesus singled to right, M Maier scored, M Jacobs to second.	2	2
	10th	B Pena homered to right.	3	2
	10th	M Kata singled to right, I Rodriguez scored, M Kata to second advancing on throw.	3	3
	11th	M Olivo homered to left center.	4	3
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Game Notes

ROYALS PITCHER KYLE FARNSWORTH LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH A RIGHT GROIN INJURY

Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	28,602 (69.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:35
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Delfin Colon, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Mark Wegner

Kansas City leads 2-0 (as of 6/24)

NY Yankees	8	Final
Atlanta	4

Chi Cubs	3	Final
Detroit	5

Boston	6	Final
Washington	4

Cleveland	6	Final
Pittsburgh	10

Cincinnati	2	Final
Toronto	8

Philadelphia	1	Final
Tampa Bay	7

St. Louis	0	Final
NY Mets	11

Baltimore	2	Final
Florida	5

Minnesota	3	Final
Milwaukee	4

Kansas City	4	Final
Houston	3	in 11

LA Dodgers	7	Final
Chi White Sox	10

Texas	2	Final
Arizona	1

Colorado	3	Final
LA Angels	11

San Francisco	6	Final
Oakland	3

San Diego	3	Final
Seattle	4

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