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

Scores for Sep 5, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Texas leads 2-1 (as of 9/5)

Game 1: Monday, September 3
Texas	8	Final
Kansas City	4	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 4
Texas	3	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 5
Texas	7	Final
Kansas City	6	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, September 6
Texas	5	Final in 10
Kansas City	4	Final in 10
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Rangers 7

(81-55, 38-30 away)

Royals 6

(61-75, 31-37 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, September 5, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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

W: R. Dempster (5-1)

L: E. Teaford (1-4)

S: J. Nathan (29)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	21	.267	.336	.438
E Andrus SS	4	0	1	1	0	2	20	.298	.361	.391
J Hamilton CF-LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	15	.292	.358	.583
A Beltre 3B	4	2	2	3	0	0	21	.318	.354	.553
N Cruz RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	14	.262	.328	.467
M Young 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	9	.267	.298	.355
D Murphy LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.317	.393	.504
C Gentry CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.373	.386
G Soto C	2	1	0	0	2	1	15	.222	.293	.356
M Olt 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.133	.243	.167
a-M Moreland PH-1B	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	.288	.333	.515
Totals	33	7	9	7	3	5	143
a-doubled to deep right for M Olt in the 7th
BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (38, E Teaford); M Moreland (15, V Mazzaro) 3B: A Beltre (2, J Jeffress) HR: A Beltre (29, 1st inning off E Teaford 2 on, 1 Out); M Young (6, 7th inning off V Mazzaro 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Beltre 3 (88), M Young (57), I Kinsler (67), E Andrus (53), N Cruz (81) SF: I Kinsler 2-out RBI: E Andrus GIDP: M Young Rangers RISP: 3-4 (A Beltre 1-1, N Cruz 1-2, E Andrus 1-1) Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING CS: I Kinsler (9, 3rd base by E Teaford)

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster (W, 5-1)	6.0	4	2	2	2	8	0	96-62	4.36
A Ogando	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	21-13	3.04
M Adams (H, 26)	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	17-11	2.74
J Nathan (S, 29)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	18-14	2.53
Totals	9.0	8	6	6	4	8	0	152-100
PITCHING WP: A Ogando; M Adams First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 13/24; A Ogando 2/5; M Adams 2/5; J Nathan 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 17-14-17-14; A Ogando 7-0-2-4; M Adams 3-0-4-4; J Nathan 3-3-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 5-5; A Ogando 1-2; M Adams 3-0; J Nathan 2-1 Game Scores: R Dempster 62

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Lough CF	3	0	0	1	1	1	14	.294	.316	.353
J Dyson PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.337
A Escobar SS	5	1	1	1	0	1	24	.292	.331	.389
A Gordon LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	19	.296	.365	.449
B Butler DH	4	2	3	1	0	0	8	.313	.376	.510
S Perez C	3	0	1	1	1	1	16	.309	.335	.500
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	18	.252	.305	.438
J Francoeur RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	17	.233	.287	.357
E Hosmer 1B	3	1	2	0	1	0	15	.243	.314	.370
J Giavotella 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	21	.230	.260	.287
Totals	34	6	8	5	4	8	152
BATTING 2B: B Butler 3 (24, M Adams, R Dempster 2); S Perez (15, R Dempster) RBI: B Butler (87), S Perez (27), D Lough (1), M Moustakas (66), A Escobar (44) SF: D Lough 2-out RBI: B Butler, S Perez, A Escobar Royals RISP: 1-7 (D Lough 0-1, S Perez 1-2, M Moustakas 0-2, J Giavotella 0-2) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: E Hosmer 2 (14, 2nd base off R Dempster/G Soto 2)
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Escobar-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Teaford (L, 1-4)	4.1	3	3	3	2	5	1	72-46	4.45
V Mazzaro	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	33-17	6.03
A Crow	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	3.44
J Jeffress	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	25-18	1.04
Totals	9.0	9	7	7	3	5	2	143-91
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Teaford 11/17; V Mazzaro 3/10; A Crow 2/3; J Jeffress 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Teaford 14-9-13-10; V Mazzaro 4-2-2-9; A Crow 2-2-3-3; J Jeffress 3-3-6-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Teaford 4-3; V Mazzaro 2-4; A Crow 0-2; J Jeffress 3-3 Game Scores: E Teaford 48

Scoring Summary

			TEX	KC
	1st	A Beltre homered to left center (416 feet), I Kinsler and J Hamilton scored.	3	0
	1st	B Butler doubled to deep right center, A Escobar scored.	3	1
	6th	S Perez doubled to deep center, B Butler scored.	3	2
	7th	M Young homered to left center (412 feet).	4	2
	7th	I Kinsler hit sacrifice fly to left, G Soto scored.	5	2
	7th	E Andrus singled to left center, M Moreland scored.	6	2
	7th	J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer to second on wild pitch by A Ogando.	6	3
	7th	D Lough hit sacrifice fly to right, E Hosmer scored.	6	4
	8th	N Cruz singled to center, A Beltre scored.	7	4
	8th	M Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Butler scored, S Perez out at second.	7	5
	9th	A Escobar singled to center, J Dyson scored.	7	6
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	13,354 (35.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:58
Weather	91 degrees, clear
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Lance Barksdale