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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 18, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 18, 2006 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon Duckworth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 39,867 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Phil Cuzzi 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Mike Muchlinski |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Esteban German | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Tony Graffanino | Third Baseman |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Brandon Duckworth | Pitcher |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | First Baseman |
| Chris Burke | Center Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | Right Fielder |
| Morgan Ensberg | Third Baseman |
| Preston Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Andy Pettitte | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
June 18, 2006
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Pettitte
German strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Pettitte
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Duckworth
Biggio hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Duckworth
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Duckworth
Burke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Burke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Duckworth
Berkman hits a line drive towards third. Graffanino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pettitte
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Pettitte
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Pettitte
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Duckworth
Ensberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Duckworth
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Duckworth
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Pettitte
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duckworth vs. Pettitte
Duckworth bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
German vs. Pettitte
German strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Duckworth
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pettitte vs. Duckworth
Pettitte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duckworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Duckworth
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a line drive towards first. Lamb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Pettitte
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pettitte
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Duckworth
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first, with Duckworth covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Duckworth
Burke hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Burke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Duckworth
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ensberg vs. Duckworth
Ensberg hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Pettitte
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Pettitte
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Pettitte
Berroa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Duckworth
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Duckworth
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Duckworth
Everett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pettitte vs. Duckworth
Pettitte bunts in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Duckworth
Biggio hits a popup towards third. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lamb vs. Duckworth
Lamb strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duckworth vs. Pettitte
Duckworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Duckworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
German vs. Pettitte
German bunts towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Duckworth moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burke. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. Duckworth scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Pettitte
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pettitte
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Pettitte
Graffanino hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Duckworth
Burke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Duckworth
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Duckworth
Ensberg takes first base on ball four. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Duckworth
There's a wild pitch. Berkman moves to third. Ensberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Duckworth
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. Berkman scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Dessens
Elmer Dessens now pitching. Mark Teahen now playing third base.
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Pettitte
Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Pettitte
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Dessens
David DeJesus now playing center field.
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Dessens
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Andy Pettitte.
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Dessens
Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lamb vs. Dessens
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmeiro scores. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Burke vs. Dessens
Burke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Burke reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ensberg vs. Dessens
Ensberg hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Miller
Mike Lamb now playing third base. Lance Berkman now playing first base. Trever Miller now pitching. Orlando Palmeiro now playing right field.
Teahen strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Teahen out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Miller
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching.
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gobble
Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Gobble
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Gobble
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Qualls
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Qualls
Brown hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burke. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Qualls
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Jimmy Gobble.
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mientkiewicz vs. Qualls
Mientkiewicz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Wheeler
Dan Wheeler now pitching.
Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Wheeler
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Burgos
Ambiorix Burgos now pitching.
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Burgos
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Burgos
Lamb hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/2006 -- Kansas City at Houston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
German E, cf 2 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 1 1 0
DeJesus D, cf 1 0 0 0 Lamb M, 1b-3b 5 0 0 1
Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 1 1 1 Burke C, cf 4 0 3 1
Sanders R, rf 4 1 1 2 Berkman L, rf-1b 3 1 1 0
Brown E, lf 4 1 1 0 Ensberg M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Graffanino T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
Dessens E, p 0 0 0 0 Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0
Gobble J, p 0 0 0 0 Wheeler D, p 0 0 0 0
Stairs M, ph 0 1 0 0 Wilson P, lf 4 1 1 2
Burgos A, p 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 0
Mientkiewicz D, 1b 4 1 1 3 Everett A, ss 4 0 1 0
Berroa A, ss 4 0 0 0 Pettitte A, p 1 0 0 0
Buck J, c 4 1 2 1 Palmeiro O, ph-rf 1 1 0 0
Duckworth B, p 1 1 1 0
Teahen M, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 8 7 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 000 004 003 -- 7
Houston 000 011 200 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth B 5.2 6 2 2 1 3
Dessens E 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Gobble J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Burgos A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A 7.0 6 4 4 0 5
Miller T 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Qualls C (L) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Wheeler D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 1, Houston 7
2B -- Burke C 3, Ausmus B, Duckworth B, Grudzielanek M, Biggio C, Brown E
HR -- Wilson P, Buck J, Sanders R, Mientkiewicz D
SH -- Duckworth B, Pettitte A, German E
WP -- Duckworth B
T -- 2:47
A -- 39867
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