2:10 PM ET, July 22, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: S. Deduno (1-0)
L: J. Guthrie (0-1)
Game Notes
| ROYALS MANAGER NED YOST AND SHORTSTOP ALCIDES ESCOBAR WERE EJECTED BY SECOND BASE UMPIRE D.J. REYBURN IN THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL AT SECOND BASE. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,252 (61.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 98 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Marty Foster, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |

