Thursday, May 9th, 2013 6:05PM CST
The Kansas City Royals managed to defeat the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 6-2 on Thursday night, thereby preventing a three-game sweep. A pivotal moment came in the fourth inning when Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer each hit a home run as part of a four-run rally. Adding to the Royals' effort, pitcher Jeremy Guthrie delivered an effective outing against his former club.
Date: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 23,282
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: M Wieters (7, J Guthrie); N Markakis (5, K Herrera)
Home Runs: C Davis (10, 4th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Hardy (21), C Davis (31)
Ground Into Double Play: M Machado
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (M Wieters 0-1, R Flaherty 0-1, A Jones 0-1, J Hardy 1-2, C Davis 0-1, N Reimold 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Wieters 1; R Flaherty 1; N Reimold 1

Pitcher Notes: T McFarland pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Garcia 14-24; T McFarland 2-6; A Burnett 3-4; P Strop 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Garcia 17-3-7-20; T McFarland 2-1-2-5; A Burnett 3-1-2-3; P Strop 3-0-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Garcia 5-10; T McFarland 1-1; A Burnett 1-1; P Strop 1-2
Game Scores: F Garcia 48

Caught Stealing: M Machado (1, 2nd base by J Guthrie/S Perez)

Home Runs: A Gordon (6, 4th inning off F Garcia 1 on, 1 Out); E Hosmer (1, 4th inning off F Garcia 1 on, 1 Out); M Moustakas (3, 7th inning off T McFarland 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Gordon 2 (25), E Hosmer 2 (11), M Moustakas (9), S Perez (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Perez
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (S Perez 1-1, E Hosmer 0-1)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 20-26; A Crow 3-3; K Herrera 4-4; L Hochevar 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 19-7-17-20; A Crow 4-2-1-1; K Herrera 4-2-3-2; L Hochevar 4-0-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 7-6; A Crow 1-0; K Herrera 1-0; L Hochevar 1-1
Game Scores: J Guthrie 52

Double Plays: 1 (A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)
Errors: A Escobar (6, throw)
Assists: L Cain (M Wieters at 3rd base)
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