Friday, April 5th, 2013 3:05PM CST
On Friday, April 5, 2013, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies with a final score of 13 to 4, spoiling the home team's opener. Key offensive contributions for the Royals included bases-loaded triples hit by both Alex Gordon and Chris Getz as they rallied for the win.
Date: Friday, April 5th, 2013
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 45,307
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |

Doubles: C Utley (2, W Davis)
Home Runs: D Brown (1, 2nd inning off W Davis 0 on, 0 Out); E Kratz (1, 2nd inning off W Davis 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Howard 2 (3), D Brown (1), E Kratz (2)
Ground Into Double Play: M Young; B Revere
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (R Howard 2-2, L Nix 0-1, M Young 0-1, D Brown 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: L Nix 1

Pitcher Notes: J Horst pitched to 3 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: K Kendrick 18-27; J Horst 2-5; C Durbin 2-5; R Valdes 8-12
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: K Kendrick 17-4-11-21; J Horst 4-0-5-4; C Durbin 3-6-1-3; R Valdes 9-1-6-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Kendrick 9-5; J Horst 0-1; C Durbin 0-2; R Valdes 3-3
Game Scores: K Kendrick 34

Double Plays: 1 (M Young-C Utley-R Howard)

Stolen Bases: C Utley (1, 3rd base off W Davis/S Perez)

Doubles: C Getz (1, K Kendrick); M Moustakas (2, R Valdes); A Escobar (1, R Valdes); E Hosmer (1, R Valdes)
Triples: A Gordon (1, J Horst); C Getz (1, C Durbin)
Home Runs: A Escobar (1, 8th inning off R Valdes 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Hosmer 3 (3), A Gordon 3 (4), L Cain 2 (2), C Getz 3 (4), A Escobar 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Hosmer 3, A Gordon 3, A Escobar
Sacrifice Flies: L Cain
Ground Into Double Play: J Francoeur
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-15 (A Gordon 2-3, M Moustakas 1-1, S Perez 0-2, E Johnson 0-1, A Escobar 0-2, C Getz 1-1, E Hosmer 2-3, L Cain 1-1, J Francoeur 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; S Perez 2; A Escobar 1; E Hosmer 1

Intentional Walks: B Butler (By K Kendrick)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Davis 12-19; B Chen 0-3; J Gutierrez 3-3; T Collins 4-7; L Hochevar 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Davis 13-7-13-17; B Chen 3-4-2-1; J Gutierrez 3-1-2-2; T Collins 4-5-5-3; L Hochevar 2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Davis 7-3; B Chen 1-0; J Gutierrez 1-1; T Collins 1-2; L Hochevar 0-3
Game Scores: W Davis 30

Double Plays: 2 (A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer, A Escobar-E Hosmer)

Stolen Bases: A Escobar (2, 2nd base off K Kendrick/E Kratz)
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