Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 15, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 2012 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 4 3 2 0
Hosmer 1b 5 0 2 1
Butler dh 5 1 2 2
Gordon lf 5 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 1 0
Moustakas 3b 2 2 1 1
Pena c 4 0 1 2
Getz 2b 4 0 1 1
Escobar ss 4 0 0 0
Mazzaro p 0 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0
Young 3b 4 0 0 0
Hamilton lf 2 1 1 1
Beltre dh 4 0 1 0
Murphy rf 4 1 1 1
Napoli c 4 0 1 0
Moreland 1b 3 0 1 1
  Snyder ph 1 1 1 1
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
  Andrus ph 1 0 0 0
Gentry cf 3 0 0 0
Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Ogando p 0 0 0 0
  Uehara p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Kansas City 411 001 0007100
Texas 000 210 001482
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Mazzaro  W(1-0) 5.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Collins   2.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Crow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mijares   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Holland   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Lewis  L(3-3) 5.2 8 7 2 2 4
  Ogando   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Uehara   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Nathan   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1

  E–Lewis 2 (2).  DP–Kansas City 1. Hosmer.  2B–Kansas City Dyson (2,off Lewis); Francoeur (8,off Lewis); Butler (10,off Lewis); Hosmer (4,off Lewis), Texas Murphy (7,off Mazzaro); Gonzalez (2,off Mazzaro).  HR–Kansas City Moustakas (5,3rd inning off Lewis 0 on 0 out), Texas Snyder (3,9th inning off Mijares 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Moustakas (3,by Lewis).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Hamilton (3,off Mazzaro).  Team–4.  SB–Kinsler 2 (5,2nd base off Mazzaro/Pena,3rd base off Mazzaro/Pena).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:41.  A–37,210.
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