Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals
May 18, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Parra cf 5 1 1 0
Bloomquist ss 5 2 3 0
Upton rf 3 3 2 1
Montero c 4 0 2 3
Young dh 4 0 1 2
Kubel lf 2 0 0 0
Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0
Ransom 3b 3 0 0 0
Hill 2b 4 0 0 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Escobar ss 5 0 1 0
Falu 2b 5 1 2 0
Butler 1b 3 1 1 1
  Dyson pr 0 0 0 0
Gordon lf 5 0 1 1
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0
Giavotella dh 3 1 2 0
Moustakas 3b 4 0 1 0
Maier cf 4 1 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 1 2
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Arizona 100 003 020690
Kansas City 021 000 1004100
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders   6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Ziegler  W(3-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Breslow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Putz  SV(8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza   5.2 5 4 4 3 4
  Herrera  L(0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Collins   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Coleman   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  2B–Arizona Montero 2 (6,off Mendoza,off Collins); Young (5,off Mendoza), Kansas City Quintero (8,off Saunders); Francoeur (10,off Saunders); Falu (2,off Ziegler).  HR–Kansas City Butler (7,3rd inning off Saunders 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Kubel (3,by Mendoza).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Vic Carapazza, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:06.  A–33,694.
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