MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/12/2012
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 7656 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (65-50) 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Baltimore Orioles (48-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Strasburg Stars in 6-1 Kansas City Win
The Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1. Stephen Strasburg, who is tied for 6th in the AL in strikeouts with 150, engineered a dominant performance. Kansas City is now 65-50, Baltimore 48-66.

Baltimore had little success against Strasburg and his fastball. Strasburg tossed 114 pitches over 9 innings for the Royals.

"I had my mind made up to go the distance," said Strasburg.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. De Aza CF 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 .299 10 52
M. Zuanich DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .283 17 69
B. Harper RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .311 16 70
R. Zimmerman 3B 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .298 17 43
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .264 28 93
X. Scruggs 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 .248 26 73
J. Lowrie SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255 5 56
J. Gonzalez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .253 17 46
M. Wieters C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .236 8 34
Totals 37 6 13 6 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Zimmerman (16, 3rd Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wieters (13, 5th Inning off J. Ortegano, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. De Aza (10, 2nd Inning off T. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. De Aza 4 , M. Zuanich 2 , R. Zimmerman 5 , X. Scruggs 2 , J. Lowrie 2 , M. Wieters 3
2-out RBI: A. De Aza , X. Scruggs , M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. De Aza , X. Scruggs
GIDP: J. Upton , J. Gonzalez 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzalez-Lowrie-Scruggs, Gonzalez-Lowrie-Scruggs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. German 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 15 53
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .257 17 55
K. Morales 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .280 27 66
J. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 9 43
N. Aoki RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 2 35
P. Kelly 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 6 41
D. Mollenhauer DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 3
R. Arias LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .197 0 3
C. Pennington SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .210 1 6
Totals 29 1 4 1 2 9 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Jones (17, 9th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. German , A. Jones 4 , K. Morales , N. Aoki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Kelly
GIDP: A. German , K. Morales
Hit by Pitch: J. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Kelly-German-Morales, Pennington-German-Morales, Pennington-German-Morales)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (13-7) 9.0 4 1 1 2 9 1 114 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 82
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 11-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 114-73
Hit Batsmen: S. Strasburg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ross L (6-13) 4.2 10 6 6 4 6 1 89 4.61   
J. Ortegano 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.55   
J. Tome 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.34   
A. Cowart 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ross 22
Batters Faced: T. Ross 26, J. Ortegano 7, J. Tome 6, A. Cowart 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ross 4-2, J. Ortegano 2-0, J. Tome 3-1, A. Cowart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ross 89-52, J. Ortegano 25-17, J. Tome 22-16, A. Cowart 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortegano 3-3 , J. Tome 1-0
WP: T. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stephen Strasburg
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 20298
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