Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
June 25, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Houston Astros 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 3 1 0 0
Bloomquist ss 4 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 4 2 1 0
Jacobs 1b 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 2 2
Olivo c 4 0 0 0
Maier cf 2 0 1 0
  Hulett ph 1 0 0 0
Bannister p 3 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Keppinger 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 2 3 1 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 2 3 4
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Matsui 2b 2 0 0 1
Quintero c 3 0 1 0
Moehler p 1 0 0 0
  Kata ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Kansas City 010 210 000461
Houston 020 102 00x563
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(5-5) 6.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Colon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler   5.0 5 4 1 2 3
  Wright  W(2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4
  Sampson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Valverde  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
1
2
10

  E–Bloomquist (4), Keppinger (4), Tejada (10), Quintero (5).  DP–Kansas City 1. Olivo-Bloomquist, Houston 1. Moehler-Quintero-Berkman.  2B–Kansas City Guillen (7,off Moehler); Teahen (14,off Moehler), Houston Lee (13,off Bannister).  HR–Houston Berkman 2 (16,2nd inning off Bannister 1 on 0 out,6th inning off Bannister 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Maier (1,by Moehler).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Matsui (3,off Bannister).  Team–4.  SB–Berkman (4,2nd base off Colon/Olivo); Berkman (4,2nd base off Colon/Olivo).  CS–Erstad (2,2nd base by Cruz/Olivo); Erstad (2,2nd base by Cruz/Olivo).  U-HP–Delfin Colon, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:45.  A–32,048.
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