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June 23, 2009

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Royals 2 6 0
Astros 1 10 0
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Astros 1 10 0

Kazuo Matsui Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .241
OBP .667 .301
At Bats 3 166
Hits 2 40
• Singles 2 31
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 13

Joakim Soria Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 7
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Minute Maid Park - June 23, 2009
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Strikeout
Joakim Soria
Miguel Olivo
Billy Butler
Alberto Callaspo
Mark Teahen
Tony Pena
David DeJesus
Mitch Maier
Willie Bloomquist
Kazuo Matsui
Lance Berkman
Miguel Tejada
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Matsui strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Lance Berkman pinch hits for Darin Erstad. Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second.
Bottom 9 Willie Bloomquist now playing right field. Tony Pena now playing shortstop. Joakim Soria now pitching. Tejada hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mike Jacobs pinch hits for Zack Greinke. Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Olivo strikes out.
Top 9 LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tim Byrdak now pitching. Teahen strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Keppinger bunts towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bourn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Guillen 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 8 Butler strikes out.
Top 8 Bloomquist strikes out.
Top 8 Alberto Arias now pitching. DeJesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Matt Kata pinch hits for Russ Ortiz. Kata strikes out.
Bottom 7 Matsui strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Erstad bunts towards first. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maier strikes out.
Top 7 Greinke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olivo moves to third.
Top 7 Olivo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Olivo reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Callaspo hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lee 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 6 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Erstad scoops it up and throws to first, with Ortiz covering, for the out.
Top 6 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Butler reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Bloomquist hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Keppinger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ortiz bunts towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Matsui hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 DeJesus strikes out.
Top 5 Maier strikes out.
Top 5 Greinke hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Erstad scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olivo for the out.
Top 4 Callaspo 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 ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Butler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 DeJesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ortiz bunts towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. Matsui moves to second.
Bottom 2 Matsui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Maier strikes out.
Top 2 Greinke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Erstad settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to third for the out. Guillen scores. Callaspo moves to second.
Top 2 Callaspo takes first base on ball four. Guillen moves to third. Teahen moves to second.
Top 2 Teahen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guillen moves to second.
Top 2 Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Erstad 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 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Pence scores. Lee moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lee hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Pence moves to third.
Bottom 1 Pence hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Keppinger 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 Bourn hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the 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.