Friday, September 14th, 2012 7:10PM CST
An eighth-inning rally powered the Los Angeles Angels past the Kansas City Royals for a 9-7 victory on Friday night, with pinch hitter Kendrys Morales contributing a crucial two-run home run during the decisive frame.
Date: Friday, September 14th, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 27,586
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |

Doubles: J Giavotella (7, C Wilson); J Francoeur (22, K Jepsen)
Home Runs: B Butler (26, 2nd inning off C Wilson 0 on, 0 Out); M Moustakas (20, 2nd inning off C Wilson 0 on, 1 Out); J Francoeur (13, 6th inning off G Richards 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Butler (93), M Moustakas 2 (69), J Bourgeois (5), J Francoeur 2 (40), A Escobar (49)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Francoeur 2
Sacrifice Flies: M Moustakas
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (S Perez 0-1, J Bourgeois 1-1, A Gordon 0-2, A Escobar 1-2, E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; A Escobar 1; E Hosmer 1; B Butler 2

Pitcher Notes: T Collins pitched to 4 batters in the 8th
Wild Pitches: B Chen
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 17-28; L Coleman 3-4; A Crow 1-3; T Collins 3-4; J Jeffress 3-5; V Mazzaro 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 19-8-24-19; L Coleman 3-4-1-1; A Crow 2-1-1-2; T Collins 4-0-0-3; J Jeffress 6-3-2-1; V Mazzaro 2-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 4-10; L Coleman 0-0; A Crow 1-0; T Collins 0-0; J Jeffress 0-0; V Mazzaro 2-0
Game Scores: B Chen 43

Errors: J Bourgeois (2, fly ball)

Stolen Bases: A Escobar (29, 2nd base off C Wilson/C Iannetta); J Bourgeois 2 (5, 2nd base off C Wilson/C Iannetta, 2nd base off G Richards/C Iannetta)

Doubles: H Kendrick (28, B Chen); E Aybar (29, L Coleman)
Home Runs: K Morales (19, 8th inning off T Collins 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: H Kendrick 2 (57), A Callaspo 2 (48), E Aybar (41), K Morales 2 (66), T Hunter (77), K Calhoun (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Callaspo 2, K Morales 2, T Hunter
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (A Callaspo 1-1, M Trumbo 0-2, H Kendrick 1-3, E Aybar 1-1, T Hunter 0-2, K Calhoun 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: H Kendrick 4; T Hunter 1

Pitcher Notes: C Wilson pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: E Frieri
Intentional Walks: A Pujols (By L Coleman)
Hit By Pitch: V Wells (By B Chen); A Pujols (By T Collins)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Wilson 11-21; G Richards 6-8; N Maronde 1-1; J Walden 0-1; K Jepsen 0-3; S Downs 1-1; E Frieri 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Wilson 18-4-20-13; G Richards 5-3-4-8; N Maronde 0-0-3-1; J Walden 0-0-0-1; K Jepsen 0-0-2-3; S Downs 0-0-1-1; E Frieri 3-3-11-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wilson 7-3; G Richards 1-3; N Maronde 1-0; J Walden 1-0; K Jepsen 1-1; S Downs 0-1; E Frieri 0-2
Game Scores: C Wilson 48

Errors: H Kendrick (12, ground ball)
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