On Easter Sunday, Royals, Son of God prevail
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| Final - 4.8.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| LA Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| Lorenzo Cain, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 |
| Chris Getz, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hosmer, Butler
Doubles - Butler, Quintero
Hit by pitch - Escobar
Stolen Bases - Escobar, Hosmer
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Sanchez
Home runs - Hosmer, Butler
Doubles - Butler, Quintero
Hit by pitch - Escobar
Stolen Bases - Escobar, Hosmer
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Sanchez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Sanchez (W, 1-0) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 99-59 |
| Jose Mijares | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22-13 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Aaron Crow (, 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 | 17-7 |
| Jonathan Broxton (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 14-11 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Aybar, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Vernon Wells, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 |
| Kendrys Morales, DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .417 |
| Mark Trumbo, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Peter Bourjos, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Wells
Doubles - Kendrick, Pujols, Iannetta
Grounded into DP - Kendrick
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Trumbo
Home runs - Wells
Doubles - Kendrick, Pujols, Iannetta
Grounded into DP - Kendrick
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Trumbo
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana (L, 0-1) | 5.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.94 | 1 | 96-53 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 10-6 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Jordan Walden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12-7 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: A.Crow pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
Duration: 3:15
Pitching notes: A.Crow pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
Duration: 3:15
