Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
June 18, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Kansas City Royals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 3 3 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1
Lamb dh 4 0 1 1
Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 1
Lane rf 4 1 1 0
Everett ss 5 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 1 0 0
Burke lf 4 1 1 1
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 4 1 1 0
DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0
  McEwing ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Long lf,cf 4 0 2 1
Stairs 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 2 0
Costa dh 4 1 1 0
Graffanino 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Gotay 2b 4 0 1 1
Buck c 4 0 0 0
Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Houston 101 000 1306100
Kansas City 000 000 011293
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (8-7) 8.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Springer   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Carrasco  L (2-2) 7.0 7 3 2 5 2
  Affeldt   1.0 2 3 1 1 1
  Oviedo   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
6
5

  E–Long (1), Graffanino (6), Gotay (5).  DP–Houston 1. Ensberg-Biggio-Berkman, Kansas City 2. Gotay-Berroa-Stairs, Berroa-Gotay-Stairs.  2B–Houston Biggio (19,off Carrasco), Kansas City DeJesus (9,off Oswalt); Long (13,off Oswalt); Berroa (12,off Oswalt).  3B–Kansas City Gotay (2,off Springer).  SH–Biggio (1,off Carrasco).  SF–Ensberg (3,off Carrasco).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U-HP–Marty Foster, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:40.  A–26,523.
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