Monday, September 3rd, 2012 1:10PM CST
On Monday, the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of eight to four. Texas displayed significant power by hitting five home runs during the game. Their pitcher, Yu Darvish, started off dominantly, retiring the first seventeen batters he faced in a contest that became quite testy.
Date: Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,207
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TEX |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: A Gordon (45, Y Darvish)
Triples: T Abreu (1, Y Darvish)
Runs Batted In: T Abreu 3 (10), A Gordon (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Abreu 3, A Gordon
Ground Into Double Play: D Lough; L Cain
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (T Abreu 2-2, A Gordon 1-1, D Lough 0-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Butler 1

Pitcher Notes: L Coleman pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 15-25; L Coleman 2-8; F Bueno 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 14-17-22-18; L Coleman 6-7-6-3; F Bueno 1-1-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 2-11; L Coleman 1-1; F Bueno 0-2
Game Scores: B Chen 40

Stolen Bases: D Lough (1, 2nd base off Y Darvish/G Soto)

Doubles: D Murphy (26, B Chen)
Home Runs: G Soto (3, 2nd inning off B Chen 2 on, 2 Out); J Hamilton (38, 3rd inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out); A Beltre (28, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); N Cruz (22, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 1 Out); M Young (5, 9th inning off L Coleman 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: G Soto 3 (15), J Hamilton (114), A Beltre (85), N Cruz (80), M Young 2 (55)
2-out Runs Batted In: G Soto 3, J Hamilton
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (G Soto 1-2, E Andrus 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G Soto 1; E Andrus 1

Hit By Pitch: N Cruz (By L Coleman)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Y Darvish 20-25; M Adams 2-4; J Nathan 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Y Darvish 18-13-12-17; M Adams 4-0-4-4; J Nathan 6-0-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 8-7; M Adams 2-0; J Nathan 3-0
Game Scores: Y Darvish 64

Double Plays: 2 (M Moreland-E Andrus-M Moreland, E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Moreland)
Assists: N Cruz (T Abreu at 2nd base)
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