KC 19 vs. OAK 15

BOXSCORE: 2012 Kansas City Royals At 2012 Oakland A's               5/22/2012
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  1  2  1 .316     C.Crisp CF          3  0  0  0 .318  
  A.Escobar SS        4  1  0  0 .184     J.Gomes DH          4  1  2  0 .294  
  E.Hosmer 1B         5  0  2  2 .209     J.Reddick RF        4  1  1  2 .172  
  B.Butler DH         4  0  0  0 .316     Y.Cespedes LF       4  0  1  0 .282  
  S.Perez C           4  0  1  0 .328     C.Carter 1B         3  0  1  0 .347  
  M.Moustakas 3B      3  2  2  0 .194     B.Inge 3B           4  0  0  0 .188  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  1  3  1 .253     D.Norris C          3  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Dyson CF          4  1  2  2 .275     C.Pennington SS     3  0  1  0 .208  
  C.Getz 2B           4  0  0  0 .311     J.Weeks 2B          3  0  0  0 .213  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 12  6                 Totals      31  2  6  2
 
 
Royals.......... 2 0 0  3 0 0  0 1 0  -  6 12  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  6  3
 
Royals (7-12)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Smith WIN(1-1)          6       5   2   2   1   4   1  72   7.41
K.Herrera HOLD(4th)       2       1   0   0   1   4   0  28   3.77
J.Broxton                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0  16   3.27
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2  10   1
 
A's (9-6)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Parker LOSS(1-2)        7      12   6   4   2   3   0 135   4.50
S.Doolittle               2       0   0   0   0   2   0  17   1.59
Totals                    9      12   6   4   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,903 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Greg Gibson, Gerry Davis, Phil Cuzzi
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 6  A's: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2  A's: 2
ERRORS- D.Norris, J.Parker-2
DOUBLES- J.Gomes(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Reddick(4th)
RBIs- A.Gordon(9th), E.Hosmer-2(9th), J.Francoeur(10th), J.Dyson-2(5th),
      J.Reddick-2(9th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Moustakas-2(2nd), J.Francoeur(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Francoeur
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Escobar
WALKS- A.Gordon, M.Moustakas, C.Crisp, C.Carter
STRIKE OUTS- A.Escobar, E.Hosmer-2, M.Moustakas, J.Dyson, J.Gomes-2,
             J.Reddick-3, Y.Cespedes, C.Carter, B.Inge-2, D.Norris
GIDP- A.Escobar, S.Perez, C.Crisp, D.Norris
2-out RBI- A.Gordon
RLISP 2-out- A.Gordon, J.Francoeur, C.Pennington
TEAM RISP- Royals: 5 for 12  A's: 1 for 4
 
The Kansas City Royals bested the Oakland A's by a 6 to 2 score at O.co
Coliseum.
 
Kansas City took the lead off Jarrod Parker in the first inning scoring 2 runs
on 2 hits.  Alex Gordon led off and he ripped a base-knock.  Alcides Escobar
followed next and he reached on an error.  Eric Hosmer then delivered a
single.  After another out, Salvador Perez came up and he grounded into a
double play.  Overall Kansas City out-hit Oakland 12 to 6.  
 
The win was credited to Will Smith(1-1) who went 6 innings allowing 2 runs.
Parker(1-2) was hit with the loss.  He allowed 12 hits and 2 walks in 7
innings.