Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - June 18, 2012

Scores for Jun 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 6/18)

(29-36, 18-16 away)

(28-39, 19-14 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, June 18, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: J. Happ (5-7)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	5	2	3	0	0	1	20	.262	.364	.402
Y Betancourt 2B	5	1	2	2	0	1	25	.258	.293	.484
B Butler 1B	5	0	1	2	0	0	20	.298	.364	.500
J Francoeur RF	5	0	2	1	0	1	22	.274	.314	.407
M Moustakas 3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	22	.278	.347	.476
A Escobar SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	20	.292	.335	.386
H Quintero C	4	1	1	0	0	0	18	.231	.257	.346
J Dyson CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	16	.263	.331	.306
J Sanchez P	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	.000	.000	.000
a-E Hosmer PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.218	.287	.370
L Coleman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-M Maier PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	.175	.264	.317
Totals	38	7	13	7	2	6	180
a-struck out swinging for J Sanchez in the 7th b-hit sacrifice fly to center for L Coleman in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (21, J Happ) 3B: Y Betancourt (1, J Happ) RBI: J Francoeur (19), B Butler 2 (40), J Dyson (6), M Maier (7), Y Betancourt 2 (15) SF: M Maier 2-out RBI: J Francoeur, Y Betancourt 2, B Butler Royals RISP: 7-13 (Y Betancourt 1-2, A Gordon 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, H Quintero 1-2, J Dyson 1-1, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-3, J Francoeur 2-2) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: J Sanchez 2 (4, throw 2) DP: 1 (M Moustakas-Y Betancourt-B Butler). Outfield Assist: J Dyson (C Snyder at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Sanchez (L, 1-3)	6.0	6	4	3	4	3	1	106-61	5.70
L Coleman	2.0	5	5	5	1	5	2	38-27	4.91
Totals	8.0	11	9	8	5	8	3	144-88
PITCHING HBP: C Johnson (By J Sanchez); J Altuve (By J Sanchez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Sanchez 18/28; L Coleman 8/12 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Sanchez 11-10-22-18; L Coleman 6-8-7-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sanchez 5-9; L Coleman 0-1 Game Scores: J Sanchez 45

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	16	.320	.364	.462
B Bixler SS	5	2	3	3	0	2	19	.313	.389	.500
J Maxwell CF	3	2	2	3	2	1	19	.246	.336	.500
C Lee 1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	17	.295	.347	.405
J Martinez LF	4	0	2	0	0	2	19	.228	.316	.367
C Johnson 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	17	.265	.310	.403
M Downs RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	.169	.213	.348
B Bogusevic RF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.234	.304	.362
C Snyder C	2	2	1	1	2	0	18	.196	.299	.324
J Happ P	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.083	.154	.083
D Carpenter P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Lyon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Lowrie PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.350	.505
B Myers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
X Cedeno P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	31	9	11	8	5	8	144
a-popped out to second for B Lyon in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Maxwell (5, L Coleman); B Bixler (3, L Coleman) HR: B Bixler (1, 1st inning off J Sanchez 0 on, 1 Out); B Bogusevic (5, 8th inning off L Coleman 0 on, 1 Out); J Maxwell (8, 8th inning off L Coleman 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Bixler 3 (5), C Snyder (17), J Maxwell 3 (24), B Bogusevic (18) S: J Happ 2 2-out RBI: J Maxwell 3, B Bixler 2 GIDP: M Downs Astros RISP: 5-9 (B Bixler 2-2, M Downs 0-1, J Altuve 1-1, J Martinez 0-1, J Maxwell 1-1, C Lee 0-2, C Snyder 1-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 1 (B Bogusevic-B Bixler). Outfield Assist: B Bogusevic (A Escobar at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Happ (W, 5-7)	6.0	4	2	2	1	3	0	108-68	5.15
D Carpenter (H, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	5.06
W Wright (H, 9)	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	14-7	4.12
B Lyon (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	2.73
B Myers	0.2	8	5	5	0	0	0	40-25	3.86
X Cedeno (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	3.12
Totals	9.0	13	7	7	2	6	0	180-112
PITCHING J Happ pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: J Happ First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Happ 11/23; D Carpenter 1/2; W Wright 0/3; B Lyon 2/2; B Myers 5/10; X Cedeno 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Happ 19-5-26-18; D Carpenter 0-1-0-2; W Wright 2-4-1-0; B Lyon 3-1-1-1; B Myers 5-0-10-10; X Cedeno 2-0-1-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Happ 7-8; D Carpenter 0-1; W Wright 0-0; B Lyon 0-1; B Myers 1-1; X Cedeno 0-1 Game Scores: J Happ 58

			KC	HOU
	1st	J Francoeur singled to center, Y Betancourt scored.	1	0
	1st	B Bixler homered to left (384 feet).	1	1
	1st	J Maxwell scored on throwing error by pitcher J Sanchez.	1	2
	4th	C Snyder singled to center, C Johnson scored.	1	3
	4th	J Maxwell walked, C Snyder scored, J Altuve to third, B Bixler to second.	1	4
	6th	B Butler grounded out to first, A Gordon scored.	2	4
	8th	B Bogusevic homered to left (346 feet).	2	5
	8th	B Bixler doubled to deep center, C Snyder and J Altuve scored.	2	7
	8th	J Maxwell homered to right (353 feet), B Bixler scored.	2	9
	9th	J Dyson singled to right, M Moustakas scored, A Escobar to third, H Quintero to second.	3	9
	9th	M Maier hit sacrifice fly to center, A Escobar scored.	4	9
	9th	Y Betancourt singled to center, H Quintero and J Dyson scored, A Gordon to second.	6	9
	9th	B Butler singled to right, A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt to second.	7	9
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	15,436 (36.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:04
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Dan Bellino, Third Base - Jerry Layne

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