Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Box Score - August 22, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 22, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Tampa Bay won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, August 20
Kansas City	1	Final
Tampa Bay	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 21
Kansas City	1	Final in 10
Tampa Bay	0	Final in 10
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 22
Kansas City	3	Final
Tampa Bay	5	Final
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Royals 3

(55-68, 29-35 away)

Rays 5

(69-55, 34-28 home)

Alerts

Coverage: SUN

1:10 PM ET, August 22, 2012

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

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

W: J. Shields (12-7)

L: L. Mendoza (7-9)

S: F. Rodney (39)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
L Cain CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.255	.299	.383
A Escobar SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	10	.304	.342	.411
A Gordon LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	18	.289	.364	.435
B Butler DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.303	.371	.510
S Perez C	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	.297	.322	.509
M Moustakas 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	19	.251	.306	.441
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	16	.240	.287	.372
E Hosmer 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.238	.308	.365
J Giavotella 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	10	.207	.242	.241
Totals	33	3	6	3	1	7	124
BATTING 2B: S Perez (11, J Shields) 3B: A Escobar (6, J Shields) RBI: J Francoeur (34), A Escobar (41), A Gordon (49) 2-out RBI: J Francoeur, A Escobar, A Gordon Royals RISP: 2-4 (M Moustakas 0-1, A Gordon 1-2, J Francoeur 1-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: A Escobar (25, 2nd base off J Shields/J Lobaton)
FIELDING E: L Cain (3, bobble); A Escobar (15, catch) DP: 1 (M Moustakas-J Giavotella-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza (L, 7-9)	4.1	5	2	2	4	0	0	81-43	4.26
L Coleman	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	26-13	3.96
T Collins	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	3.17
K Herrera	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	16-13	2.39
A Crow	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	19-11	3.60
Totals	8.0	9	5	4	6	1	1	145-82
PITCHING IBB: D Jennings (By L Coleman) HBP: E Longoria (By L Mendoza) Balk: L Mendoza First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 12/23; L Coleman 4/6; T Collins 1/1; K Herrera 3/5; A Crow 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 10-4-13-16; L Coleman 3-1-5-4; T Collins 1-0-0-1; K Herrera 2-0-6-5; A Crow 0-5-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 5-8; L Coleman 3-1; T Collins 1-0; K Herrera 1-2; A Crow 0-2 Game Scores: L Mendoza 41

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jennings LF	4	0	0	0	1	0	16	.247	.313	.385
B Upton CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	13	.247	.303	.412
M Joyce RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	15	.262	.363	.462
E Longoria DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	13	.293	.381	.489
S Fuld PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.358	.420
B Zobrist SS	2	0	1	1	1	0	15	.261	.372	.457
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	17	.319	.370	.447
C Pena 1B	2	1	0	0	2	0	21	.193	.322	.348
R Roberts 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	14	.214	.316	.345
J Lobaton C	3	1	1	1	0	0	21	.236	.339	.333
Totals	30	5	9	4	6	1	145
BATTING 2B: R Roberts (5, L Coleman); B Zobrist (31, K Herrera) HR: J Lobaton (2, 8th inning off A Crow 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Zobrist (50), J Keppinger (29), R Roberts (11), J Lobaton (18) S: J Lobaton SF: B Zobrist 2-out RBI: J Keppinger GIDP: J Keppinger Rays RISP: 1-13 (C Pena 0-2, M Joyce 0-1, E Longoria 0-1, R Roberts 0-2, J Keppinger 1-3, D Jennings 0-1, J Lobaton 0-1, B Upton 0-2) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (24, 2nd base off L Mendoza/S Perez)

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Shields (W, 12-7)	7.2	5	3	3	1	7	0	106-71	4.01
J McGee	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	2.37
K Farnsworth (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.38
F Rodney (S, 39)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	0.77
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	1	7	0	124-84
PITCHING J McGee pitched to 1 batter in the 8th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 16/29; J McGee 0/1; K Farnsworth 1/1; F Rodney 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 20-11-19-21; J McGee 1-1-0-1; K Farnsworth 1-0-0-1; F Rodney 2-0-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 10-6; J McGee 0-0; K Farnsworth 1-0; F Rodney 2-1 Game Scores: J Shields 63

Scoring Summary

			KC	TB
	2nd	J Francoeur singled to center, S Perez scored.	1	0
	3rd	B Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, B Upton scored.	1	1
	3rd	J Keppinger singled to center, M Joyce scored, E Longoria to second.	1	2
	6th	R Roberts doubled to deep left center, C Pena scored.	1	3
	7th	B Zobrist doubled to right, S Fuld to third, S Fuld scored on error by shortstop A Escobar.	1	4
	8th	A Escobar tripled to deep left center, J Giavotella scored.	2	4
	8th	A Gordon singled to right center, A Escobar scored.	3	4
	8th	J Lobaton homered to center (419 feet).	3	5
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Game Notes

ROYALS MANAGER NED YOST WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE SCOTT BARRY FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information

Stadium	Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance	11,892 (34.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:54
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Paul Emmel