KC 6 vs. TBY 6

BOXSCORE: 2012 Kansas City Royals At 2012 Tampa Bay Rays            4/20/2012
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  1  2  2 .308     D.Jennings LF       5  0  2  0 .357  
  A.Escobar SS        4  0  0  0 .152     B.Upton CF          4  0  1  0 .320  
  E.Hosmer 1B         5  0  1  0 .219     M.Joyce RF          3  0  0  0 .158  
  B.Butler DH         5  0  1  0 .310     E.Longoria 3B       1  0  0  0 .455  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  1  0 .222   A-S.Rodriguez 2B      3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Dyson CF          3  0  0  0 .300     B.Zobrist SS        4  0  2  0 .435  
  M.Moustakas 3B      4  1  2  0 .200     L.Scott DH          3  0  1  0 .278  
  B.Pena C            4  0  1  0 .286   B-C.Gimenez PH        1  0  1  01.000  
  C.Getz 2B           3  1  2  0 .250     J.Keppinger 2B,3B   4  0  1  0 .364  
                                          C.Pena 1B           3  0  0  0 .136  
                                          J.Molina C          3  0  0  0 .176  
                                        C-E.Johnson PH        1  0  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3 10  2                 Totals      35  0  9  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Longoria In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Scott In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Evan Longoria INJURED (for 0 more games) in 1st inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 10  0
Rays............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  9  0
 
Royals (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Mendoza WIN(1-1)        7       7   0   0   1   3   0  99   8.00
K.Herrera HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.42
T.Collins                 0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.86
J.Broxton SAVE(1st)       0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.42
Totals                    9       9   0   0   2   5   0
 
Rays (3-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Shields LOSS(0-2)       7       8   2   2   1   6   1 115   4.26
J.Howell                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
W.Davis                   0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.08
J.McGee                   0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  14  15.43
J.Peralta                 0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   5.40
Totals                    9      10   3   3   4   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,640 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Laz Diaz, Mike Everitt, Paul Schrieber, Tim Welke
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10  Rays:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Rays: 1
DOUBLES- J.Francoeur(2nd), M.Moustakas(4th), C.Getz(1st), L.Scott(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Gordon(1st)
RBIs- A.Gordon-2(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Getz
WALKS- A.Gordon, A.Escobar, J.Francoeur, J.Dyson, M.Joyce, C.Pena
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon, A.Escobar-3, E.Hosmer, B.Butler, M.Moustakas, B.Pena,
             D.Jennings, B.Upton, E.Longoria, C.Pena, J.Molina
GIDP- J.Francoeur
WILD PITCHES- J.Peralta
RLISP 2-out- J.Molina, B.Zobrist, A.Escobar, M.Moustakas, J.Keppinger,
             B.Butler-2, D.Jennings-2
TEAM RISP- Royals: 2 for 8  Rays: 3 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Brayan Pena blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
At Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay faithful were treated to an intriguing
pitcher's duel.  Luis Mendoza(1-1) finally bested his Tampa Bay counterpart,
James Shields(0-2), by the score of 3 to 0.
 
In the 3rd inning Kansas City scored 2 runs.  That was all Mendoza needed.
Kansas City finished with 10 hits in the victory.  
 
Mendoza got help from Jonathan Broxton who earned his 1st save.  Shields was
tagged with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 8 hits and 1
walk.