Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - August 05, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 5, 2012

Final in 10

Series: Game 3 of 3

Texas won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, August 3
Texas	5	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 4
Texas	4	Final
Kansas City	2	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 5
Texas	6	Final in 10
Kansas City	7	Final in 10
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Rangers 6

(63-44, 29-23 away)

Royals 7

(45-62, 21-32 home)

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2:10 PM ET, August 5, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

W: G. Holland (5-3)

L: M. Kirkman (0-2)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
E Andrus SS	5	0	2	2	0	0	19	.296	.368	.401
A Gonzalez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.315
M Young 2B	5	0	2	1	0	1	16	.271	.297	.347
J Hamilton CF	5	1	1	0	0	2	20	.282	.347	.566
A Beltre DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	31	.311	.349	.500
C Gentry PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.400	.421
N Cruz RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	22	.256	.319	.454
D Murphy LF	5	1	0	0	0	0	14	.301	.388	.477
M Napoli C	4	0	0	0	1	3	25	.229	.350	.440
M Moreland 1B	4	1	0	0	1	0	16	.281	.333	.517
M Olt 3B	2	1	0	1	2	1	29	.286	.364	.286
Totals	38	6	9	5	5	7	192
BATTING 2B: A Beltre (22, L Hochevar); J Hamilton (19, L Hochevar); M Young (17, A Crow) 3B: E Andrus (6, L Hochevar) RBI: A Beltre (62), M Olt (3), E Andrus 2 (46), M Young (45) SF: M Olt 2-out RBI: E Andrus 2 Rangers RISP: 3-14 (D Murphy 0-3, M Young 1-2, M Olt 0-1, J Hamilton 0-1, A Beltre 1-1, M Napoli 0-2, N Cruz 0-2, M Moreland 0-1, E Andrus 1-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: M Olt (1, 2nd base off G Holland/S Perez) CS: M Olt (1, Home by G Holland/S Perez)
FIELDING E: A Gonzalez (2, ground ball); M Olt (2, throw)

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Holland	6.0	8	6	6	2	7	2	107-70	5.18
R Oswalt	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	30-21	5.82
R Ross	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	27-17	1.68
M Kirkman (L, 0-2)	0.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	9-4	4.34
Totals	9.0	8	7	6	5	12	2	173-112
PITCHING M Kirkman pitched to 3 batters in the 10th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Holland 18/28; R Oswalt 5/6; R Ross 3/5; M Kirkman 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Holland 22-7-22-19; R Oswalt 9-5-5-2; R Ross 4-1-10-2; M Kirkman 1-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 6-5; R Oswalt 1-1; R Ross 1-1; M Kirkman 0-0 Game Scores: D Holland 37

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	16	.271	.331	.346
A Escobar SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	31	.301	.340	.414
L Cain LF	3	1	1	0	2	0	24	.296	.342	.449
B Butler 1B	4	0	1	1	1	1	16	.300	.370	.490
E Hosmer PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.304	.366
S Perez C	5	0	1	2	0	2	20	.322	.347	.504
J Francoeur RF	5	2	2	1	0	1	16	.238	.277	.372
Y Betancourt 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.228	.256	.400
B Pena DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	16	.266	.299	.364
C Getz 2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	19	.280	.317	.376
Totals	35	7	8	6	5	12	173
BATTING 2B: S Perez (6, D Holland); C Getz (9, D Holland) HR: J Francoeur (10, 4th inning off D Holland 0 on, 1 Out); B Pena (2, 6th inning off D Holland 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Perez 2 (12), J Francoeur (31), B Butler (66), B Pena 2 (20) S: A Escobar, J Dyson 2-out RBI: S Perez 2, B Butler Royals RISP: 2-8 (S Perez 1-2, A Escobar 0-1, J Francoeur 0-2, B Butler 1-2, L Cain 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Dyson (22, 3rd base off D Holland/M Napoli); L Cain (4, 2nd base off D Holland/M Napoli)
FIELDING E: A Escobar (13, ground ball); B Butler (1, throw); S Perez (2, throw) Outfield Assist: J Dyson (E Andrus at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar	6.0	4	5	1	1	4	0	106-71	5.04
A Crow (B, 5)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	13-9	3.77
T Collins	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	3.13
G Holland (W, 5-3)	2.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	46-23	3.30
Totals	10.0	9	6	2	5	7	0	192-119
PITCHING WP: L Hochevar HBP: N Cruz (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 18/26; A Crow 2/3; T Collins 1/6; G Holland 0/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 18-12-21-20; A Crow 1-3-3-2; T Collins 3-4-5-4; G Holland 3-6-8-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 3-11; A Crow 0-0; T Collins 1-3; G Holland 1-2 Game Scores: L Hochevar 55

Scoring Summary

			TEX	KC
	1st	S Perez doubled to deep left, J Dyson and L Cain scored.	0	2
	4th	A Beltre singled to left, J Hamilton scored.	1	2
	4th	D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Beltre scored on throwing error by first baseman B Butler, N Cruz safe at second on throwing error by first baseman B Butler.	2	2
	4th	M Olt hit sacrifice fly to right, N Cruz scored, D Murphy to third.	3	2
	4th	E Andrus tripled to deep right, D Murphy and M Moreland scored.	5	2
	4th	J Francoeur homered to right center (417 feet).	5	3
	5th	B Butler singled to right, C Getz scored, L Cain to third.	5	4
	6th	B Pena homered to left (384 feet), J Francoeur scored.	5	6
	7th	M Young doubled to deep right, M Olt scored, E Andrus thrown out at home.	6	6
	10th	J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Hosmer scored on throwing error by third baseman M Olt, S Perez safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Olt.	6	7
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Game Notes

RANGERS SHORTSTOP ELVIS ANDRUS LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WITH RIGHT SHOULDER SORENESS.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	22,007 (58.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:26
Weather	87 degrees, sunny
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Jordan Baker, Third Base - Tim McClelland