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Kansas City Royals 5–2 Houston Astros: MLB regular season, 8 July 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Houston Astros 5–2 at Enron Field on 8 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
8 July 2000 · Enron Field
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Houston Astros 5–2 at Enron Field on 8 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 5 runs, while the home Houston Astros finished with 2. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–0 Houston Astros. In inning 6, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–1 Houston Astros.
In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 4–1 Houston Astros. In inning 8, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Houston Astros scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 5–2 Houston Astros.
Pitching decisions
Mac Suzuki was credited with the pitching win. Wade Miller was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 13 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Houston Astros finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 39 wins and 45 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 29 wins and 57 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 |
Sources
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