Taylor Buchholz makes his bid to stick with a 6 inning 2 hit, but 2 runs, outing.
The Royals scored first, a double, sac fly, and another sac fly to right beat a strong heave by Berkman, a little high, a little to the left.
The Astros matched that in the bottom, Lamb hit his own double and scurried around from 2nd on Berkman's single, beating the throw from shallow right that was a little late and a little up the 3b line.
Again in the 2nd, Everett came around from 2nd on Lamb's single, again just beating the throw. He slid his left foot in but bounced off Bako's shin guard rolling a somersault to celebrate the run.
Again in the 3rd, runners 1st and 2nd, no outs, Wilson and Ausmus failed, Everett picked em up with a single and they had a picket fence through 3. 3-1 Astros.
Buchholz gave up his 2nd double in the 5th, and the run came around on a fielders choice. 3-2
Astros missed an opportunity in the bottom the 6th, runners 1st and 2nd, Palmeiro rolled into a dp to end the inning.
The 7th was interesting. Qualls in, gives up a single to Brown, Stairs bounces a double off the wall in left center, but Brown only makes it to 3rd. The next batter, Teahen bounces a chop to the mound, Qualls comes home and Ausmus makes the tag, 1st and 3rd, one out. Score is 3-2, Qualls hits the next guy and loads em up. Then Bako rolls a slider to Biggio 4-6-3 and they're out.
In the bottom the 7, back to back walks and a slashing liner down the right field line from Berkman scores a run but Berkman was late out of the right handed box and gets gunned down trying for 2nd. Wilson adds an RBI single and the score is 5-2.
Add on in the 8th, with 2 outs, Roto League Lamb doubles, Walkin Burke walks (3rd time tonight) and Slammin Lance doubles them both home for a 7-2 score.
Springer closes out the 9th, as he did last night, but this time for the win. Another good thing about baseball is that one team can't accidently score for the other team.
Rubber game tomorrow, 1:05, Pettitte, vs Brandon Duckworth.
