Rangers Use Big Innings to Beat Royals 7-6
Four hitters into the game the Rangers were up 3-0 on a Beltre home run. The Royals kept fighting, but they were never able to get the lead. Highlights Billy had a triple double night (3 2B) The...
| Final - 9.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| Josh Hamilton, 8,7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Michael Young, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| David Murphy, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| Mike Olt, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| Mitch Moreland, ph,3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Beltre, Young
Triples - Beltre
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Young
Sacrifice flies - Kinsler
Caught Stealing - Kinsler
Team LOB - 3
Home runs - Beltre, Young
Triples - Beltre
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Young
Sacrifice flies - Kinsler
Caught Stealing - Kinsler
Team LOB - 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (W, 5-1) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.36 | 0 | 96-62 |
| Alexi Ogando | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 1 | 21-13 |
| Mike Adams (, 3-3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 1 | 17-11 |
| Joe Nathan (S, 2-3; S,29) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 18-14 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lough, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| Jarrod Dyson, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| Johnny Giavotella, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Butler 3, Perez
Sacrifice flies - Lough
Stolen Bases - 2 Hosmer
Team LOB - 6
Doubles - Butler 3, Perez
Sacrifice flies - Lough
Stolen Bases - 2 Hosmer
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Teaford (L, 1-4) | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.45 | 0 | 72-46 |
| Vin Mazzaro | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.03 | 0 | 33-17 |
| Aaron Crow | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 0 | 13-10 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0 | 25-18 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Duration: 2:58
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Duration: 2:58
