Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
May 25, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 2012 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 4 0 1 0
  Giavotella ph 1 0 0 0
Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 0
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Moustakas 3b 3 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 3 2
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Falu 2b 4 0 0 0
Escobar ss 4 0 3 0
Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Andino 2b 4 2 1 0
Hardy ss 4 1 2 2
Markakis rf 4 1 3 1
Jones cf 4 1 1 2
Wieters c 3 1 0 0
Betemit 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 3
Tolleson 3b 4 0 1 0
Avery lf 3 1 0 0
Hammel p 0 0 0 0
  Pomeranz p 0 0 0 0
  Eveland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Kansas City 000 000 020291
Baltimore 100 050 20x8112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Chen  L(3-5) 4.0 7 6 6 2 2
  Herrera   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Coleman   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
2
2
2
2
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hammel  W(6-1) 6.0 5 0 0 1 7
  Pomeranz   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Eveland   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Escobar (4), Wieters (5), Hammel (1).  2B–Kansas City Francoeur (11,off Hammel), Baltimore Hardy (11,off Chen); Markakis 2 (11,off Chen,off Coleman).  HR–Kansas City Francoeur (4,8th inning off Pomeranz 1 on 2 out), Baltimore Davis (7,7th inning off Coleman 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Jones (1,off Chen).  HBP–Markakis (2,by Chen).  Team–8.  SB–Francoeur (1,2nd base off Hammel/Wieters); Dyson (6,2nd base off Hammel/Wieters); Avery (3,2nd base off Chen/Pena); Andino (1,2nd base off Chen/Pena); Jones (7,2nd base off Herrera/Pena).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–3:00.  A–28,954.
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