BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/08/2012
 
BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 950 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (41-24) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 10 10 2
Texas Rangers (25-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1
Plumsky Helps Kansas City Cruise to 10-3 Win
The Kansas City Royals topped the Texas Rangers, 10-3, with designated hitter R.T. Plumsky playing a big role. Plumsky went 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5 for the Royals in the win. The winning pitcher was Stephen Strasburg. He's now 8-3. He went 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 2 hits for the Royals. Kansas City improves to 41-24 with the win. They lead their division by 4 games.

Early in the game, Plumsky had a 3-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 3-0.

"Every manager loves to see an offensive outburst from his team," said Kansas City skipper Kevin Mitchell.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 3 18
J. de Leon RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .364 0 24
R. Plumsky DH 4 3 2 5 1 0 0 .212 6 16
H. Kendrick 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333 7 38
A. Callaspo 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .315 4 30
S. Marte LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .296 1 4
J. Harrison 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .169 1 6
C. Barmes SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 6 27
S. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 9
   a-C. Swauger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 12 44
   b-G. Gutierrez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 3 30
Totals 36 10 10 10 4 2 6      
a - C. Swauger pinch hit for S. Perez in the 9th
b - G. Gutierrez substituted for C. Swauger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Marte (2, 8th Inning off J. Beitey, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Plumsky 2 (6, 1st Inning off P. Maholm, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Harrison (1, 2nd Inning off P. Maholm, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Kendrick (7, 6th Inning off P. Maholm, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Marte (1, 6th Inning off D. Huff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan 2 , J. de Leon , R. Plumsky 8 , H. Kendrick 4 , A. Callaspo , S. Marte 6 , J. Harrison 4
2-out RBI: R. Plumsky , S. Marte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Barmes
Sac Fly: J. Harrison
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Plumsky (3)
CS: A. Callaspo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Barmes 2 (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Holliday 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .322 10 30
H. Vargas DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .298 18 38
J. Weeks 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .284 7 30
M. Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .199 6 24
L. Hernandez RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .274 6 29
G. Rojas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .288 2 29
D. Norris C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .155 0 6
E. Arreguin CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 7
F. Diaz LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244 0 10
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Diaz 2 (5, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Holliday , J. Weeks , L. Hernandez , F. Diaz 4
2-out RBI: L. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Vargas , M. Reynolds , G. Rojas
Hit by Pitch: E. Arreguin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Rojas (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Weeks (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (8-3) 6.2 2 0 0 2 8 0 99 4.52   
T. Watson 0.1 1 3 1 0 0 0 13 4.10   
D. Jennings 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.60   
B. Pello 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 76
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 25, T. Watson 3, D. Jennings 4, B. Pello 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 4-8, T. Watson 0-0, D. Jennings 0-0, B. Pello 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 99-61, T. Watson 13-7, D. Jennings 17-13, B. Pello 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Watson 1-0 , D. Jennings 3-3 , B. Pello 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Watson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Maholm L (1-4) 5.1 4 5 4 2 1 3 74 3.64   
D. Huff 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 34 5.40   
J. Beitey 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 20 1.54   
C. Lewis 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Maholm 41
Batters Faced: P. Maholm 22, D. Huff 9, J. Beitey 7, C. Lewis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Maholm 11-3, D. Huff 4-1, J. Beitey 1-3, C. Lewis 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Maholm 74-44, D. Huff 34-21, J. Beitey 20-16, C. Lewis 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beitey 1-1 , C. Lewis 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: R.T. Plumsky
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 44593
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