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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 3, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on September 3, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Yu Darvish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Chen |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,207 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Laz Diaz 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Paul Schrieber |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Elvis Andrus | Shortstop |
| Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Adrian Beltre | Third Baseman |
| Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Michael Young | DH |
| David Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Mike Olt | First Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David Lough | Right Fielder |
| Tony Abreu | Shortstop |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Brayan Pena | Catcher |
| Johnny Giavotella | Second Baseman |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 3, 2012
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Chen
Kinsler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Chen
Andrus hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Chen
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lough vs. Darvish
Lough strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Darvish
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olt scoops it up and throws to first, with Darvish covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Darvish
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltre vs. Chen
Beltre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Chen
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Chen
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Chen
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Chen
Soto hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olt vs. Chen
Olt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Darvish
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Darvish
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Darvish
Cain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Chen
Kinsler hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Chen
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Chen
Hamilton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltre vs. Chen
Beltre hits a fly ball into right field. Lough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Darvish
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olt scoops it up and throws to first, with Darvish covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Darvish
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Darvish
Giavotella strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Chen
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Chen
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Chen
Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Chen
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lough vs. Darvish
Lough hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Darvish
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olt scoops it up and throws to first, with Darvish covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Darvish
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olt scoops it up and throws to first, with Darvish covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olt vs. Chen
Olt strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Chen
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Chen
Andrus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Darvish
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Darvish
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Darvish
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beltre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Chen
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Beltre vs. Chen
Beltre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Chen
Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Chen
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Chen
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Darvish
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hosmer for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Darvish
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Darvish
Giavotella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lough vs. Darvish
Lough hits a popup beyond short. Andrus can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Giavotella moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Abreu vs. Darvish
There goes Lough. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Lough steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Abreu vs. Darvish
Abreu hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton who is chasing the ball. Abreu reaches third base with a triple. Giavotella scores. Lough scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Darvish
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Abreu scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Darvish
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Coleman
Louis Coleman now pitching.
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olt vs. Coleman
Olt strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Coleman
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Darvish
Moustakas hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Darvish
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beltre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Darvish
Hosmer hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Coleman
Andrus strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Coleman
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltre vs. Coleman
Beltre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Adams
Mitch Moreland now playing first base. Mike Adams now pitching.
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giavotella vs. Adams
Giavotella hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lough vs. Adams
Lough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Abreu vs. Adams
Abreu hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Andrus who tags Abreu trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pena scores. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Coleman
Cruz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Coleman
Young hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bueno
Francisley Bueno now pitching.
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Bueno
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Bueno
Moreland hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Bueno
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abreu fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moreland moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Andrus vs. Bueno
Andrus hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Nathan
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Nathan
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moreland fields the ball and throws to Nathan covering. Safe. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cain vs. Nathan
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/2012 -- Texas at Kansas City (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kinsler I, 2b 5 0 1 0 Lough D, rf 4 1 1 0
Andrus E, ss 5 0 0 0 Abreu T, ss 4 1 2 3
Hamilton J, cf 4 1 1 1 Gordon A, lf 4 0 1 1
Beltre A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0
Cruz N, rf 2 3 1 1 Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Young M, dh 4 1 1 2 Cain L, cf 4 0 0 0
Murphy D, lf 4 1 2 0 Hosmer E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Soto G, c 4 1 1 3 Pena B, c 3 1 1 0
Olt M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Giavotella J, 2b 2 1 1 0
Moreland M, 1b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 9 8 32 4 8 4
Texas 031 002 002 -- 8
Kansas City 000 003 010 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Darvish Y (W) 7.0 3 3 3 1 6
Adams M 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Nathan J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Chen B (L) 6.0 6 6 6 1 5
Coleman L* 2.0 1 2 2 0 4
Bueno F 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 3, Kansas City 2
2B -- Murphy D, Gordon A
3B -- Abreu T
HR -- Soto G, Hamilton J, Beltre A, Cruz N, Young M
SB -- Lough D
HBP -- by Coleman L (Cruz N)
T -- 2:40
A -- 22207
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