6/23/2009
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Astros | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .243 | .699 | 0.04 |
| Willie Bloomquist SS-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .704 | -0.15 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .796 | 0.13 |
| Jose Guillen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .755 | -0.03 |
| Tony Pena Jr. SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .281 | — |
| Mark Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .765 | -0.01 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .816 | 0.06 |
| Miguel Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .756 | -0.02 |
| Zack Greinke P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.10 |
| Mike Jacobs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .733 | -0.02 |
| Mitch Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .637 | -0.11 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | -0.22 |
Batting
2B Billy Butler (20), Miguel Olivo (8)
HR Billy Butler (7)
RBI Billy Butler (32), Miguel Olivo (28)
Astros Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .795 | -0.00 |
| Jeff Keppinger 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .746 | -0.12 |
| Hunter Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .942 | -0.13 |
| Carlos Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .851 | -0.13 |
| Miguel Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .845 | 0.26 |
| Darin Erstad 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .379 | -0.18 |
| Lance Berkman PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .869 | 0.18 |
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .679 | -0.17 |
| Kazuo Matsui 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .606 | -0.14 |
| Russ Ortiz P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .690 | -0.07 |
| Matt Kata PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .409 | -0.05 |
| Jason Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .551 | -0.17 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — | — | -0.72 |
Batting
RBI Miguel Tejada (39)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke(W, 9-3) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1.90 | 0.52 |
| Joakim Soria(SV, 8) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.72 | 0.20 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | — | 0.72 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Zack Greinke 107-71, Joakim Soria 16-12
Astros Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Ortiz(L, 3-3) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3.47 | 0.13 |
| Alberto Arias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.33 | 0.05 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 0.02 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.84 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 35 | — | 0.22 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Russ Ortiz 110-66, Alberto Arias 18-10, Tim Byrdak 6-4, LaTroy Hawkins 12-10
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .243 | .699 | 0.04 |
| Willie Bloomquist SS-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .704 | -0.15 |
| Billy Butler 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .796 | 0.13 |
| Jose Guillen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .755 | -0.03 |
| Tony Pena Jr. SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .281 | — |
| Mark Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .765 | -0.01 |
| Alberto Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .816 | 0.06 |
| Miguel Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .756 | -0.02 |
| Zack Greinke P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.10 |
| Mike Jacobs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .733 | -0.02 |
| Mitch Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .637 | -0.11 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | -0.22 |
Batting
2B Billy Butler (20), Miguel Olivo (8)
HR Billy Butler (7)
RBI Billy Butler (32), Miguel Olivo (28)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke(W, 9-3) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1.90 | 0.52 |
| Joakim Soria(SV, 8) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.72 | 0.20 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | — | 0.72 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Zack Greinke 107-71, Joakim Soria 16-12

