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June 25, 2009

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 6 1
Astros 5 6 3
Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 6 1
Astros 5 6 3

Billy Butler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .000 .337
At Bats 0 254
Hits 0 72
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 32

Jose Valverde Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 5
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Minute Maid Park - June 25, 2009
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Strikeout
Jose Valverde
Humberto Quintero
Lance Berkman
Kazuo Matsui
Jeff Keppinger
Miguel Tejada
Jason Michaels
Michael Bourn
Hunter Pence
Billy Butler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 6 1 5
Houston Astros 5 6 3 4
Winning Pitcher Wesley Wright
Losing Pitcher Brian Bannister
Save Jose Valverde
Game Winning RBI Lance Berkman
Attendance 32,048
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Butler pinch hits for Roman Colon. Butler strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tug Hulett pinch hits for Mitch Maier. Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jose Valverde now pitching. Jason Michaels now playing left field. Olivo hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pence strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Berkman. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Berkman steals second.
Bottom 8 Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bloomquist.
Bottom 8 Roman Colon now pitching. Tejada strikes out.
Top 8 Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jacobs strikes out.
Top 8 LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bourn strikes out. There goes Erstad. The throw from Olivo to Bloomquist, and Erstad is out.
Bottom 7 Juan Cruz now pitching. Darin Erstad pinch hits for Chris Sampson. Erstad takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Callaspo hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chris Sampson now pitching. Bloomquist strikes out.
Top 7 DeJesus strikes out.
Bottom 6 Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first, with Bannister covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bannister strikes out.
Top 6 Maier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Olivo strikes out.
Top 6 Wesley Wright now pitching. Teahen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Keppinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bourn hits a line drive towards short. Bloomquist reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matt Kata pinch hits for Brian Moehler. Kata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first, with Bannister covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jacobs strikes out.
Top 5 Guillen hits a fly ball for an out. DeJesus scores. Bloomquist moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. Bloomquist moves to second.
Top 5 Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third.
Top 5 DeJesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matsui hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee tags and scores. Berkman tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee moves to third. Berkman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Berkman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moehler fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 4 Maier is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Teahen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Teahen reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. Jacobs moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Callaspo scores. Guillen moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Keppinger. Callaspo moves to second.
Top 4 Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moehler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Tejada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Olivo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bloomquist hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 DeJesus strikes out.
Top 3 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moehler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Quintero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Matsui strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Berkman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Lee hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Lee reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Maier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Olivo hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guillen scores.
Top 2 Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen moves to third.
Top 2 Guillen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Guillen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Keppinger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bourn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Callaspo hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bloomquist strikes out.
Top 1 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.