Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - April 11, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 11, 2012

Final in 12

Series: Game 3 of 3

Oakland won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, April 9
Kansas City	0	Final
Oakland	1	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 10
Kansas City	3	Final in 8
Oakland	0	Final in 8
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 11
Kansas City	4	Final in 12
Oakland	5	Final in 12
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Royals 4

(3-3, 3-3 away)

Athletics 5

(3-4, 3-4 home)

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3:35 PM ET, April 11, 2012

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
KC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	2
OAK	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	1

W: A. Carignan (1-1)

L: J. Broxton (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	5	1	2	2	1	0	23	.091	.200	.227
A Escobar SS	6	0	1	0	0	1	19	.217	.250	.261
E Hosmer 1B	5	1	1	0	1	1	20	.200	.286	.440
B Butler DH	6	1	2	2	0	2	26	.292	.320	.667
J Francoeur RF	5	0	1	0	1	0	21	.333	.391	.429
M Moustakas 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	19	.158	.158	.368
M Maier CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.167	.286	.667
a-J Bourgeois PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.500
B Pena C	5	1	1	0	0	1	22	.182	.182	.273
C Getz 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.267	.267	.333
b-Y Betancourt PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.300	.300	.400
Totals	47	4	10	4	3	8	190
a-popped out to second for M Maier in the 11th b-fouled out to third for C Getz in the 11th
BATTING 2B: B Pena (1, B McCarthy); J Francoeur (2, B McCarthy); B Butler (3, A Carignan) HR: B Butler (2, 4th inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out); A Gordon (1, 7th inning off B Fuentes 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Gordon 2 (2), B Butler 2 (5) 2-out RBI: A Gordon, B Butler Royals RISP: 1-10 (M Moustakas 0-2, M Maier 0-1, A Gordon 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, C Getz 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: B Pena (1, throw); A Escobar (1, ground ball)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen	5.0	4	3	2	2	3	1	102-70	1.64
K Herrera	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	3.86
J Mijares	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-14	0.00
G Holland	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	20-13	4.91
T Collins	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	26-17	0.00
J Broxton (L, 0-1; B, 1)	0.2	0	2	0	2	1	0	24-10	3.38
Totals	11.2	6	5	2	5	12	1	207-132
PITCHING J Mijares pitched to 1 batter in the 8th HBP: J Reddick (By J Mijares); Y Cespedes (By J Broxton); J Gomes (By J Broxton) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 14/21; K Herrera 3/4; J Mijares 2/5; G Holland 3/6; T Collins 1/7; J Broxton 3/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 13-13-30-14; K Herrera 3-1-2-2; J Mijares 4-3-4-3; G Holland 4-6-0-3; T Collins 6-7-1-3; J Broxton 5-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 3-9; K Herrera 2-0; J Mijares 1-2; G Holland 2-1; T Collins 0-2; J Broxton 1-0 Game Scores: B Chen 50

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Weeks 2B	5	1	1	0	1	1	25	.200	.250	.333
C Pennington SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.167	.200	.250
E Sogard SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	17	.100	.182	.100
J Reddick RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	.227	.261	.409
C Crisp PR-LF	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	.192	.222	.192
Y Cespedes CF	4	2	2	0	1	1	17	.273	.429	.773
J Gomes DH	4	1	1	3	1	2	23	.154	.313	.615
K Suzuki C	5	0	0	0	0	1	18	.200	.231	.280
J Donaldson 3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	17	.111	.111	.111
D Barton 1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	24	.200	.273	.300
C Cowgill LF-RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	.000	.429	.000
a-S Smith PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.364	.467	.364
Totals	42	5	6	4	5	12	207
a-reached on error for C Cowgill in the 12th
BATTING 2B: Y Cespedes (2, B Chen); D Barton (1, B Chen); J Weeks (1, B Chen) HR: J Gomes (2, 4th inning off B Chen 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Gomes 3 (4), C Crisp (1) 2-out RBI: J Gomes Athletics RISP: 0-9 (J Weeks 0-1, C Pennington 0-2, J Reddick 0-2, J Donaldson 0-1, C Crisp 0-1, J Gomes 0-1, K Suzuki 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: Y Cespedes (1, 3rd base off B Chen/B Pena); J Gomes (1, 2nd base off K Herrera/B Pena)
FIELDING E: J Weeks (1, pop up)

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B McCarthy	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	1	102-67	2.50
B Fuentes (B, 1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	12-9	3.38
R Cook	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-12	0.00
G Balfour	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	31-19	0.00
J Norberto	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	22-15	10.13
A Carignan (W, 1-1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	5.40
Totals	12.0	10	4	4	3	8	2	190-126
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 16/26; B Fuentes 4/4; R Cook 2/4; G Balfour 4/8; J Norberto 2/6; A Carignan 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 20-9-20-18; B Fuentes 4-1-1-3; R Cook 3-1-4-4; G Balfour 5-3-6-5; J Norberto 4-3-4-4; A Carignan 1-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 8-6; B Fuentes 0-1; R Cook 2-2; G Balfour 1-3; J Norberto 2-2; A Carignan 0-1 Game Scores: B McCarthy 54

Scoring Summary

			KC	OAK
	2nd	Y Cespedes scored on throwing error by catcher B Pena.	0	1
	3rd	A Gordon singled to right center, B Pena scored.	1	1
	4th	B Butler homered to left (397 feet).	2	1
	4th	J Gomes homered to left (394 feet), Y Cespedes scored.	2	3
	7th	A Gordon homered to center (399 feet).	3	3
	12th	B Butler doubled to left, E Hosmer scored.	4	3
	12th	C Crisp grounded out to second, S Smith scored, J Weeks to third, E Sogard to second.	4	4
	12th	J Gomes hit by pitch, J Weeks scored, E Sogard to third, Y Cespedes to second.	4	5
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Game Notes

ATHLETICS SHORTSTOP CLIFF PENNINGTON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH A LEFT LEG INJURY.
ATHLETICS RIGHTFIELDER JOSH REDDICK LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER BEING HIT WITH A PITCH.

Game Information

Stadium	O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Attendance	12,390 (35.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:10
Weather	59 degrees, cloudy
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Jim Joyce