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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros
2009-06-23 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 30049 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:49
Kansas City Royals defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Zack Greinke earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
W: Zack Greinke L: Russ Ortiz SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Delfin Colon · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Zack Greinke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Darin Erstad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Russ Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Berkman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Ortiz | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Alberto Arias | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tim Byrdak | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 LaTroy Hawkins | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 43/G4
- Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6
- Billy Butler: 53/G56
Bot 1
- Michael Bourn: 9/L9M
- Jeff Keppinger: 43/G4
- Hunter Pence: S9/G3+
- Carlos Lee: S7/L78S.1-3
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L78S-.3-H;1-2
- Darin Erstad: 43/G4
Top 2
- Jose Guillen: S7
- Mark Teahen: S7/L7M.1-2
- Alberto Callaspo: W.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Olivo: 65(2)/FO/G6S-.3-H;1-2
- Zack Greinke: 3/F23F-
- Mitch Maier: K
Bot 2
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Kazuo Matsui: S8/G6M+
- Russ Ortiz: 13/SH.1-2
- Michael Bourn: 8/F8RM
Top 3
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Billy Butler: HR/F7D+
- Jose Guillen: 9/F9LM
Bot 3
- Jeff Keppinger: 13/G15
- Hunter Pence: 63/G6
- Carlos Lee: 8/F8LXD+
Top 4
- Mark Teahen: 43/G4
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4S-
- Miguel Olivo: 3/G34
Bot 4
- Miguel Tejada: S9/L34D-
- Darin Erstad: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G56-
Top 5
- Zack Greinke: 9/F9S
- Mitch Maier: K
- David DeJesus: K
Bot 5
- Kazuo Matsui: S9/G34+
- Russ Ortiz: 16(1)/FO/BG13
- Michael Bourn: 7/F7S
- Jeff Keppinger: K
Top 6
- Willie Bloomquist: 9/F9M
- Billy Butler: D7/L5+
- Jose Guillen: 53/G56
- Mark Teahen: 31/G34
Bot 6
- Hunter Pence: 53/G56S-
- Carlos Lee: 43/G4+
- Miguel Tejada: K
Top 7
- Alberto Callaspo: 6/F6D-
- Miguel Olivo: D7/L7LS
- Zack Greinke: 63/G6S-.2-3
- Mitch Maier: K
Bot 7
- Darin Erstad: 3/BP34+
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/L78S
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Matt Kata: K
Top 8
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: K
- Billy Butler: K
- Jose Guillen: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Michael Bourn: S8/L8RS-
- Jeff Keppinger: 13/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Hunter Pence: 63/G6.2-3
- Carlos Lee: 63/G6
Top 9
- Mark Teahen: K
- Alberto Callaspo: S8/G6M
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Mike Jacobs: 8/F8RD
Bot 9
- Miguel Tejada: S8/F89M
- Lance Berkman: S7/L7M.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Jason Michaels: 13/G