Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

48-63, 27-31 Away

Final

60-52, 28-27 Home


KC
BAL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	13	0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	0

W. Smith3-4

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

W. Chen10-7

4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. GordonLF
A. EscobarSS
L. CainCF
B. ButlerDH
S. PerezC
M. Moustakas3B
J. FrancoeurRF
E. Hosmer1B
C. Getz2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	3	1	1	0	1	.294	.372	.439
5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.301	.339	.410
5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.270	.315	.405
5	3	3	3	1	0	2	.303	.371	.517
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.307	.328	.496
4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.260	.312	.455
4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.244	.283	.383
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.300	.358
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.275	.318	.365
39	8	13	8	2	1	9

Batting
2BB Butler (18, W Chen); M Moustakas (25, W Chen); J Francoeur (17, W Chen); A Gordon (38, K Gregg)
3BB Butler (1, W Chen)
HRA Gordon (7, 1st inning off W Chen 0 on, 0 Out); B Butler (23, 1st inning off W Chen 2 on, 0 Out)
RBIA Gordon (43), B Butler 3 (72), M Moustakas (53), J Francoeur (33), S Perez (14), A Escobar (39)
2Out RBIM Moustakas, J Francoeur, A Escobar
SFS Perez
Team LOB6
Team RISP4-7 (S Perez 0-1, M Moustakas 1-1, A Escobar 1-2, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-1, J Francoeur 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (C Getz-A Escobar-E Hosmer)
AssistsA Gordon (A Jones at 2nd base)

Orioles Hitting

hitters
N. MarkakisRF
J.J. HardySS
A. JonesCF
M. WietersC
L. FordLF
M. Reynolds1B
C. DavisDH
R. Andino2B
M. Machado3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.293	.356	.479
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.227	.275	.382
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.295	.338	.531
3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.249	.325	.434
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.240
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.210	.327	.378
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.255	.305	.443
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.225	.291	.315
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
30	2	6	2	1	5	8

Batting
3BM Machado (1, W Smith)
HRM Wieters (16, 6th inning off W Smith 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIN Markakis (39), M Wieters (58)
SFN Markakis
GIDPN Markakis
Team LOB7
Team RISP0-3 (M Wieters 0-1, M Machado 0-1, L Ford 0-1)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
W. Smith(W,3-4)
A. Crow
J. Jeffress
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	99-59	5.48
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	3.69
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-11	0.00
9.0	6	2	2	5	8	1	133-79

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedW Smith 19-28; A Crow 1-4; J Jeffress 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesW Smith 21-8-10-20; A Crow 2-4-1-2; J Jeffress 7-1-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Smith 6-9; A Crow 1-1; J Jeffress 0-1
Game ScoresW Smith 59

Orioles Pitching

pitchers
W. Chen(L,10-7)
K. Gregg
M. Lindstrom
L. Ayala
D. O'Day
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	9	7	7	1	5	2	86-57	3.79
1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-14	4.14
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	2.56
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-12	2.60
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	2.51
9.0	13	8	8	1	9	2	147-101

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedW Chen 13-24; K Gregg 4-6; M Lindstrom 2-3; L Ayala 4-5; D O'Day 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesW Chen 18-7-14-18; K Gregg 5-1-4-4; M Lindstrom 2-3-3-2; L Ayala 5-2-1-4; D O'Day 1-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Chen 5-4; K Gregg 1-2; M Lindstrom 2-0; L Ayala 1-1; D O'Day 1-1
Game ScoresW Chen 22

Scoring Summary

		KC	BAL
1st	A Gordon homered to right (364 feet).	1	0
1st	B Butler homered to left (374 feet), A Escobar and L Cain scored.	4	0
3rd	M Moustakas doubled to right, B Butler scored.	5	0
3rd	J Francoeur doubled to deep right, M Moustakas scored.	6	0
5th	S Perez hit sacrifice fly to center, B Butler scored.	7	0
5th	N Markakis hit sacrifice fly to left, M Machado scored.	7	1
6th	A Escobar singled to center, A Gordon scored.	8	1
6th	M Wieters homered to right (380 feet).	8	2

Royals
8
Orioles
2

Game 1

10/8

Royals
1
Orioles
7

Game 2

11/8

Royals
7
Orioles
3

Game 3

12/8

Royals
3
Orioles
5

Game 4

12/8

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

12:05 AM, 10 August 2012

Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 21,226

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Angel Campos

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

W. Smith3-4

W. Chen10-7

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