Final
Royals score 7 runs with 2 outs, rout Houston 15-7
Jun 16, 2010 - 4:43 AMVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) -- There was catcher's interference and batter's interference.
At one stretch, Houston got four hits on five pitches. Then Kansas City mounted a seven-run rally after it had two out and nobody on.
"Weird game," said Kansas City catcher Jason Kendall, a key figure in an oddity-filled night that finally ended with the Royals on top of the mistake-prone Astros 15-7.
"And there were about 1 million moths flying around from the seventh inning on," Kendall added, waving his hand back and fourth in front of his face as though the pesky things were bugging him still.
Yuniesky Betancourt's bases-loaded double keyed a seven-run, two-out rally in the fifth that finally put the Royals in command. Mike Aviles went 4 for 5 with a career-high four RBIs and Billy Butler, Alberto Callaspo and David DeJesus all had three hits as the Royals beat the Astros at home for just the second time in 10 games.
The Royals set a season high for runs and tied their season high with 20 hits.
"Something was weird out there," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "You don't see that many balls that are hit like that which aren't hit at anybody."
After the Astros scored five in the fourth, Felipe Paulino (1-8) took a 6-3 lead into the fifth and quickly got two outs. But then DeJesus singled, Billy Butler walked and Jose Guillen reached on interference by catcher Humberto Quintero.
"That changed things," Quintero said. "He didn't hit my glove. I've seen the video. The ball hit my glove. The umpire said he heard something. He didn't hear the bat."
Alberto Callaspo's RBI single made it 6-4, then Aviles' single tied it. A walk reloaded the bases and Betancourt hit the next pitch over the head of left fielder Carlos Lee for a three-run double. Scott Podsednik's RBI single off Tim Byrdak brought home the seventh run.
"Everybody in baseball will tell you the toughest RBI to get is with two out," said Butler. "So you have to give a lot of credit to our hitters."
Paulino, who had posted a 1.13 ERA over his three previous starts, went 4 2-3 innings and was charged with 10 runs - eight earned - on 11 hits. The right-hander missed becoming the first Houston pitcher since 1998 to go eight-plus innings in four consecutive starts.
Kanekoa Texeira (1-1) pitched two innings of scoreless relief for his first major league win.
The Royals got a rare double play to end the third when Michael Bourn tried to steal second with one out. Jeff Keppinger struck out, and was called for batter interference, making Bourn out. Kendall was credited with both putouts, going as a double play, 2 unassisted.
"It happens an awful lot. They just don't call it," Kendall said. "It's the hardest throw in baseball to make when you have a guy in front of you, and the bat's hitting you in the face and it's not called. It kind of interferes with you. The bat hits me in the face and I end up hitting him with my arm."
Typifying the kind of night it was for the Astros, Butler doubled in the sixth and came around on back-to-back wild pitches by Casey Daigle.
"(Quintero) got down there for them but they just got away," said Mills. "That's baseball."
Aviles had an RBI single to make 12-6 and then made it 14-7 with an RBI groundout. KC's 15th run scored when Keppinger let a routine grounder to second roll under his glove for the Astros' third error.
"There was a lot of weird stuff going on out there," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "But I'll take the result."
Houston's first five batters all hit safely and scored off Kansas City starter Kyle Davies in the fourth for a 6-3 lead. The last four hits came on just five pitches.
Lee, Pedro Feliz and Jason Michaels all had RBI singles and Bourn had a two-run double. Michaels hit a solo home run in the eighth.
"Kyle was just struggling to get the ball down, and they were up there ambushing him," said Yost.
NOTES: LF Podsednik made a terrific diving catch of Quintero's sinking liner in the sixth. ...The Royals also had 20 hits in Boston on May 28. ... It was the most runs the Royals scored in a game in almost three years.
- Royals 15, Astros 7 - FINAL
HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .266
J Keppinger 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .291
L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238
va-C Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193
C Lee lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226
vb-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
H Pence
Jun 15 11:32 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JEFF KEPPINGER ALLOWED MIKE AVILES TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S PODSEDNIK ON FIRST, M MAIER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
KANSAS CITY 15 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J KENDALL (.263, 0-FOR-5)
Astros 7, Royals 15 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 15 11:17 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
FORCE OUT BY MIKE AVILES SCORED WILLIE BLOOMQUIST
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M AVILES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
KANSAS CITY 14 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M MAIER (.270, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)
Astros 7, Royals 14 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 15 11:13 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERTO CALLASPO SCORED BILLY BUTLER
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CALLASPO ON FIRST, J GUILLEN ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
KANSAS CITY 13 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.323, 4-FOR-4, 3 RBI)
Astros 7, Royals 13 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 15 11:11 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON MICHAELS (3) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 8TH OFF VICTOR MARTE.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, KANSAS CITY 12
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H QUINTERO (.262, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
Astros 7, Royals 12 Top 8, 0 OutsJun 15 11:01 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE AVILES SCORED ALBERTO CALLASPO
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M AVILES ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 12 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M MAIER (.265, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB, RBI)
Astros 6, Royals 12 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 15 10:37 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY CASEY DAIGLE ALLOWED BILLY BUTLER TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 11 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GUILLEN (.260, 0-FOR-2)
Astros 6, Royals 11 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 15 10:32 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT PODSEDNIK SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT
SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, S PODSEDNIK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 10 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J KENDALL (.266, 0-FOR-3)
Astros 6, Royals 10 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 15 10:14 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED MITCH MAIER, MIKE
AVILES AND ALBERTO CALLASPO
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 9 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S PODSEDNIK (.283, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
Astros 6, Royals 9 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 15 10:09 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE AVILES SCORED JOSE GUILLEN AND BILLY BUTLER
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M AVILES ON FIRST, A CALLASPO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M MAIER (.265, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)
Astros 6, Royals 6 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 15 10:04 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERTO CALLASPO SCORED DAVID DEJESUS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CALLASPO ON FIRST, J GUILLEN ON SECOND, B
BUTLER ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.313, 2-FOR-2)
Astros 6, Royals 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 15 10:02 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MICHAEL BOURN SCORED JASON MICHAELS AND PEDRO
FELIZ
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M BOURN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J KEPPINGER (.290, 0-FOR-2)
Astros 6, Royals 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 15 9:27 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED HUNTER PENCE
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON FIRST, P FELIZ ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H QUINTERO (.264, 0-FOR-1)
Astros 4, Royals 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 15 9:20 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED CARLOS LEE
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, H PENCE ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J MICHAELS (.180, 0-FOR-1)
Astros 3, Royals 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 15 9:16 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED LANCE BERKMAN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.260, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Astros 2, Royals 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 15 9:13 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT PODSEDNIK SCORED MITCH MAIER
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J KENDALL (.268, 0-FOR-1)
Astros 1, Royals 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 15 8:52 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MITCH MAIER SCORED MIKE AVILES
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MAIER ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: Y BETANCOURT (.281, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
Astros 1, Royals 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 15 8:46 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED HUNTER PENCE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FELIZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 1 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J MICHAELS (.183, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
Astros 1, Royals 1 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 15 8:39 PM - ML
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED SCOTT PODSEDNIK
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM,1ST
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GUILLEN (.262, 13 HR, 41 RBI)
Astros 0, Royals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 15 8:26 PM
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