Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 20, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2012 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays 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 1, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 4 0 1 0
Escobar ss 4 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 0 2 1
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Perez c 4 0 1 0
Moustakas 3b 4 0 0 0
Cain rf 4 0 0 0
Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 0
Giavotella 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Teaford p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffress p 0 0 0 0
  Bueno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Jennings lf 4 1 2 1
Upton cf 3 0 0 0
Zobrist dh 4 0 1 0
Keppinger 1b 4 1 1 1
  Pena 1b 0 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 2 1 0
Fuld rf 4 0 2 0
Lobaton c 3 1 2 1
Johnson ss 4 0 2 1
Hellickson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 4
Kansas City 001 000 000170
Tampa Bay 011 210 00x5112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(4-5) 3.2 8 4 4 2 4
  Teaford   2.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Jeffress   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bueno   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
1
0
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hellickson  W(8-8) 7.0 6 1 1 1 6
  Howell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Keppinger (3), Johnson (11).  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Rodriguez-Roberts-Keppinger, Rodriguez-Roberts-Keppinger.  2B–Tampa Bay Rodriguez (14,off Smith); Jennings (17,off Smith); Fuld (3,off Bueno).  3B–Tampa Bay Jennings (4,off Smith).  HR–Tampa Bay Keppinger (6,5th inning off Teaford 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Lobaton (1,by Bueno).  Team–7.  SB–Upton (23,2nd base off Smith/Perez).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:46.  A–9,913.
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