Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - May 18, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Arizona leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)

Game 1: Friday, May 18
Arizona	6	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 19
Arizona	3	Final
Kansas City	7	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 20
Arizona	2	Final
Kansas City	0	Final
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Diamondbacks 6

(18-22, 11-10 away)

Royals 4

(15-23, 4-16 home)

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8:10 PM ET, May 18, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARI	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	6	9	0
KC	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	10	0

W: B. Ziegler (3-1)

L: K. Herrera (0-1)

S: J. Putz (8)

Arizona Diamondbacks
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
G Parra CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	18	.254	.308	.385
W Bloomquist SS	5	2	3	0	0	0	15	.254	.299	.347
J Upton RF	3	3	2	1	1	0	19	.234	.342	.359
M Montero C	4	0	2	3	0	1	15	.264	.354	.357
C Young DH	4	0	1	2	0	1	16	.395	.480	.860
J Kubel LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	.295	.389	.442
P Goldschmidt 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	19	.223	.290	.339
C Ransom 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	20	.286	.364	.612
A Hill 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.234	.321	.404
Totals	34	6	9	6	4	7	151
BATTING 2B: M Montero 2 (6, T Collins, L Mendoza); C Young (5, L Mendoza) RBI: M Montero 3 (21), J Upton (13), C Young 2 (15) 2-out RBI: M Montero Diamondbacks RISP: 3-9 (C Ransom 0-1, J Upton 1-1, C Young 1-3, M Montero 1-2, P Goldschmidt 0-2) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: W Bloomquist (5, 2nd base by L Coleman/H Quintero); J Kubel (1, 2nd base by K Herrera/H Quintero)

Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Saunders	6.0	8	3	3	2	2	1	105-67	3.55
B Ziegler (W, 3-1; B, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	14-10	1.50
C Breslow (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	1.31
J Putz (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-12	6.92
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	3	5	1	154-98
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Saunders 13/28; B Ziegler 4/5; C Breslow 2/3; J Putz 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Saunders 16-8-20-23; B Ziegler 2-1-2-5; C Breslow 3-1-3-2; J Putz 5-3-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 10-6; B Ziegler 3-0; C Breslow 0-2; J Putz 1-0 Game Scores: J Saunders 44

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Escobar SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	.296	.336	.422
I Falu 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	18	.429	.429	.571
B Butler 1B	3	1	1	1	2	0	19	.300	.356	.513
J Dyson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.355	.325
A Gordon LF	5	0	1	1	0	1	23	.242	.329	.379
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.241	.295	.345
J Giavotella DH	3	1	2	0	1	0	18	.250	.318	.300
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.291	.348	.496
M Maier CF	4	1	0	0	0	1	18	.182	.294	.318
H Quintero C	4	0	1	2	0	1	10	.250	.293	.395
Totals	37	4	10	4	3	5	154
BATTING 2B: H Quintero (8, J Saunders); J Francoeur (10, J Saunders); I Falu (2, B Ziegler) HR: B Butler (7, 3rd inning off J Saunders 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Quintero 2 (13), B Butler (28), A Gordon (18) Royals RISP: 2-11 (A Gordon 1-3, M Maier 0-2, M Moustakas 0-1, I Falu 0-1, H Quintero 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 9

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza	5.2	5	4	4	3	4	0	93-55	5.03
K Herrera (L, 0-1)	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	17-11	4.35
T Collins	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15-7	3.10
L Coleman	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	26-17	3.18
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	4	7	0	151-90
PITCHING K Herrera pitched to 2 batters in the 8th IBB: J Kubel (By L Mendoza) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 16/25; K Herrera 5/5; T Collins 1/3; L Coleman 5/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 15-5-17-18; K Herrera 4-2-1-4; T Collins 3-2-0-2; L Coleman 6-4-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 8-5; K Herrera 1-1; T Collins 0-1; L Coleman 0-2 Game Scores: L Mendoza 44

Scoring Summary

			ARI	KC
	1st	M Montero doubled to deep right center, J Upton scored.	1	0
	2nd	H Quintero doubled to deep left, J Giavotella and M Maier scored.	1	2
	3rd	B Butler homered to center (423 feet).	1	3
	6th	J Upton singled to left, G Parra scored, W Bloomquist to second.	2	3
	6th	C Young doubled to deep left, W Bloomquist and J Upton scored.	4	3
	7th	A Gordon singled to right, I Falu scored.	4	4
	8th	M Montero doubled to deep center, W Bloomquist and J Upton scored.	6	4
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	33,694 (88.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:06
Weather	84 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	18 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Vic Carapazza, Third Base - Gerry Davis