Saturday, September 15th, 2012 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, the Kansas City Royals dramatically rallied in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels, who are pushing for the playoffs, handing them a stunning 3-2 defeat. Angels closer Ernesto Frieri took the mound and gave up two home runs within just four pitches, completely undoing what had been a spectacular performance by starting pitcher Zack Greinke.
Date: Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,027
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Home Runs: B Butler (27, 9th inning off E Frieri 1 on, 1 Out); S Perez (11, 9th inning off E Frieri 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Butler 2 (95), S Perez (36)
Ground Into Double Play: A Gordon; J Giavotella
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (D Lough 0-1, S Perez 0-1, J Giavotella 0-2, B Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1; D Lough 1; J Giavotella 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 23-30; K Herrera 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 25-5-14-27; K Herrera 1-0-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 17-4; K Herrera 1-2
Game Scores: J Guthrie 65

Errors: J Giavotella 2 (6, throw, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: E Hosmer (15, 2nd base off Z Greinke/C Iannetta)

Home Runs: K Morales (20, 5th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: K Morales (67), T Hunter (78)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Hunter
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (V Wells 0-1, C Iannetta 0-2, T Hunter 1-1, A Pujols 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: V Wells 1; C Iannetta 1; A Pujols 1

Pitcher Notes: E Frieri pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Z Greinke 15-30; E Frieri 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Z Greinke 18-8-17-25; E Frieri 0-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 16-6; E Frieri 0-0
Game Scores: Z Greinke 70

Double Plays: 2 (H Kendrick-E Aybar-A Pujols, E Aybar-A Pujols)

Stolen Bases: E Aybar (16, 3rd base off K Herrera/S Perez)
Picked Off: M Trout (1st base by J Guthrie)
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