Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

27-38, 8-26 Away

Final

24-42, 14-20 Home


HOU
KC

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

R. Clemens5-3

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

J.P. Howell1-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Single
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- E Bruntlett stole second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- B Ausmus caught stealing second, catcher to first.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J.P. Howell pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- M Lamb ran for L Berkman.
  6
  0
- M Lamb at first base.
  7
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Qualls pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- J McEwing hit for A Berroa.
  7
  0
- J McEwing at shortstop.
  7
  0
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- Jo. Franco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  HOU
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Astros
7
Royals
0

Game 1

18/6

Astros
6
Royals
2

Game 2

19/6

Astros
1
Royals
7

Game 3

19/6

Kauffman Stadium

5:40 AM, 18 June 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,385

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	30	18	.625	-	W4
St. Louis	29	21	.580	2	W1
Chicago	29	23	.558	3	L7
Cincinnati	26	25	.510	5.5	L1
Pittsburgh	26	26	.500	6	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	31	22	.585	-	W7
Chicago	26	24	.520	3.5	W1
Minnesota	24	27	.471	6	W2
Kansas City	21	31	.404	9.5	W1
Detroit	20	32	.385	10.5	L7

Springer hits 65th leadoff homer as Blue Jays hand Skenes back-to-back defeats, beat Pirates 5-2

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Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022

— Christian Walker homered twice with three RBI, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs' losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.

Cardinals' Torres completes 11-year journey with HR in debut

Four years after considering retirement, Bryan Torres made it to the major leagues at age 28 and homered for the St. Louis Cardinals in his debut.

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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

R. Clemens5-3

J.P. Howell1-1

Game Information

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Springer hits 65th leadoff homer as Blue Jays hand Skenes back-to-back defeats, beat Pirates 5-2

Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022

Cardinals' Torres completes 11-year journey with HR in debut

Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Single