Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

63-44, 29-23 Away

Final/10

45-62, 21-32 Home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	9	2
2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	8	3

G. Holland5-3

2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

M. Kirkman0-2

0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RangersTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- J Dyson stole third, L Cain stole second.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- E Andrus safe at first on error by shortstop A Escobar.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- J Hamilton to third on wild pitch by L Hochevar.
  0
  2
- D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Beltre scored on throwing error by first baseman B Butler, N Cruz safe at second on throwing error by first baseman B Butler.
  2
  2
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Oswalt pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Oswalt pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- M Olt stole second, M Olt safe at third on throwing error by catcher S Perez.
  6
  6
- M Olt caught stealing home, to catcher.
  6
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. Ross Jr. pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- A Gonzalez at shortstop.
  6
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 10th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- C Gentry ran for A Beltre.
  6
  6
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 10th
- M. Kirkman pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- E Hosmer ran for B Butler.
  6
  6
- S Perez safe at first on error by shortstop A Gonzalez, E Hosmer to second.
  6
  6
- J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Hosmer scored on throwing error by third baseman M Olt, S Perez safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Olt.
  6
  7
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 2 Errors

Rangers
5
Royals
3

Game 1

4/8

Rangers
4
Royals
2

Game 2

4/8

Rangers
6
Royals
7

Game 3

5/8

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 5 August 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,007

Game Time:3:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Third Base Umpire - Tim McClelland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Athletics	10	8	.556	-	W2
Texas	9	9	.500	1	L2
Los Angeles	9	10	.474	1.5	L1
Seattle	8	11	.421	2.5	L2
Houston	8	11	.421	2.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	11	8	.579	-	L1
Cleveland	10	9	.526	1	L2
Detroit	9	9	.500	1.5	W5
Kansas City	7	11	.389	3.5	L3
Chicago	6	12	.333	4.5	L2

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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

G. Holland5-3

M. Kirkman0-2

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1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out