Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
June 23, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Houston Astros 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 2 0 0 0
Bloomquist ss,rf 4 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 1 2 1
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 3 0 1 0
Olivo c 4 0 1 1
Greinke p 3 0 0 0
  Jacobs ph 1 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Maier cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0
Keppinger 3b 3 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 3 1
Erstad 1b 3 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 0 2 0
Ortiz p 1 0 0 0
  Kata ph 1 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1
Kansas City 011 000 000260
Houston 100 000 0001100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  W(9-3) 8.0 8 1 1 0 5
  Soria  SV(8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
0
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  L(3-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Arias   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Bloomquist-Butler, Houston 1. Matsui-Tejada-Erstad.  2B–Kansas City Butler (20,off Ortiz); Olivo (8,off Ortiz).  HR–Kansas City Butler (7,3rd inning off Ortiz 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Ortiz (2,off Greinke); Keppinger (5,off Greinke).  Team–8.  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Delfin Colon, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:49.  A–30,049.
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