Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 7:10PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Kansas City Royals earned a narrow 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Key offensive contributions for the Royals included two home runs hit by Eric Hosmer. The deciding run of the contest came in the ninth inning when Alcides Escobar drove it in to secure the win for Kansas City.
Date: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,410
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
BAL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: B Butler (19, W Chen); A Escobar (15, D O'Day)
Home Runs: E Hosmer 2 (11, 1st inning off W Chen 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off W Chen 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Hosmer 3 (44), A Escobar (34)
Ground Into Double Play: C Getz
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (S Perez 0-1, C Getz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Santana 21-32; L Hochevar 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Santana 15-8-13-26; L Hochevar 3-1-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Santana 12-9; L Hochevar 1-2
Game Scores: E Santana 61

Double Plays: 3 (E Santana-C Getz-E Hosmer, A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer, A Escobar-E Hosmer)
Errors: C Getz (2, ground ball); E Hosmer (6, ground ball)

Doubles: N McLouth (21, E Santana)
Home Runs: M Wieters (14, 4th inning off E Santana 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: M Wieters 2 (48), A Jones (71)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Wieters 2
Sacrifice Hit: M Machado 2
Ground Into Double Play: J Hardy; M Machado; H Urrutia
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (N Markakis 0-1, A Jones 0-2, J Hardy 0-1, H Urrutia 0-1, C Davis 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Jones 1; H Urrutia 1; C Davis 1

Intentional Walks: N Markakis (By E Santana)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Chen 18-29; D O'Day 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Chen 31-1-18-24; D O'Day 5-2-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Chen 7-12; D O'Day 0-2
Game Scores: W Chen 55

Double Plays: 1 (J Hardy-B Roberts-C Davis)
Errors: M Machado (7, ground ball)
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