Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 7:10PM CST

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Game Recap

Kansas City defeated the visiting Texas Rangers by a score of 6-3 Tuesday night, a victory built on seven effective innings pitched by Jeremy Guthrie and home runs from Alex Gordon and Johnny Giavotella.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,462

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: M Moustakas (30, M Harrison); A Escobar (26, M Harrison); S Perez (14, M Harrison)

Home Runs: A Gordon (11, 5th inning off M Harrison 1 on, 2 Out); J Giavotella (1, 6th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Escobar (43), B Butler (86), A Gordon 2 (62), S Perez (26), J Giavotella (10)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Gordon 2, S Perez, J Giavotella

Sacrifice Flies: B Butler

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (T Abreu 1-2, A Gordon 0-1, J Giavotella 0-2, J Francoeur 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Giavotella 3; J Francoeur 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: K Herrera pitched to 2 batters in the 9th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 15-26; K Herrera 4-5; G Holland 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 19-9-18-18; K Herrera 3-2-2-4; G Holland 0-2-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 5-9; K Herrera 2-0; G Holland 1-1

Game Scores: J Guthrie 62


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-B Butler)

Errors: B Butler (2, catch)

Assists: L Cain (M Moreland at 3rd base)



Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

Doubles: M Moreland (14, J Guthrie); I Kinsler (37, J Guthrie)

Home Runs: E Andrus (3, 1st inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: E Andrus (52), M Moreland (47), M Young (56)

2-out Runs Batted In: M Moreland

Sacrifice Flies: M Young

Sacrifice Hit: E Andrus

Ground Into Double Play: D Murphy

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (N Cruz 0-1)


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

Balks: M Lowe

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Harrison 15-23; R Oswalt 6-8; M Lowe 3-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Harrison 23-4-22-20; R Oswalt 5-6-9-4; M Lowe 5-1-0-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 5-6; R Oswalt 1-2; M Lowe 1-2

Game Scores: M Harrison 35


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

Errors: I Kinsler (15, ground ball)


Texas Rangers Baserunning

Rangers Baserunning

Picked Off: I Kinsler (3rd base by S Perez)


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