The Adam Jones Extension Press Conference
The Orioles are busily maintaining the fiction that someone will be surprised that the 11:30am "major announcement" they've been talking about since yesterday will be the Adam Jones contract...
| Final - 5.26.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Royals 4, Orioles 3: Bad relief pitching, infield double, etc.
The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Kansas City Royals today, 4-3.
Fanpost
Game 45 Overflow & Postgame Thread
Can the Royals hang on?
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mitch Maier, ph,8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| Johnny Giavotella, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Butler
Doubles - Francoeur, Giavotella, Hosmer, Quintero
Grounded into DP - Gordon
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Butler
Doubles - Francoeur, Giavotella, Hosmer, Quintero
Grounded into DP - Gordon
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Paulino | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.03 | 0 | 109-59 |
| Tim Collins | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Greg Holland (W, 1-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 0 | 8-7 |
| Jose Mijares (, 2-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Jonathan Broxton (S, 0-1; S,9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Avery, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| Adam Jones, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Matt Wieters, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .230 |
| Chris Davis, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 |
| Nick Johnson, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Robert Andino, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hardy, Davis
Triples - Jones
Grounded into DP - Jones
Sacrifice flies - Wieters
Stolen Bases - Jones
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Hardy, Davis
Triples - Jones
Grounded into DP - Jones
Sacrifice flies - Wieters
Stolen Bases - Jones
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei-Yin Chen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.31 | 0 | 99-64 |
| Darren O`Day | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 | 0 | 24-17 |
| Pedro Strop (L, 3-2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.40 | 0 | 22-12 |
| Luis Ayala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 0 | 16-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 3:14
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson, First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Duration: 3:14
