Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 24, 2008

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	0	6
KC	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-	4	10	0	8

loss:

M. Garza(8-6)win: Kansas City Royals logo

G. Meche(8-9)save: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Soria(27)

TBKC

1Mark Grudzielanek out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder B. J. Upton. David DeJesus scores. [1 run] [1 out] 01
4Ross Gload singles on a line drive to center fielder B. J. Upton. Alex Gordon scores. Billy Butler to 2nd. [1 run] 02
4John Buck doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Eric Hinske. Billy Butler scores. Ross Gload scores. [2 runs] 04
8B.J. Upton grounds out, shortstop Mike Aviles to first baseman Ross Gload. Jason Bartlett scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 14
9Cliff Floyd out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mitch Maier. Evan Longoria scores. [1 run] [1 out] 24

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Akinori Iwamura2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	.274
2B.J. UptonCF	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	.269
3Carl CrawfordLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.268
4Evan Longoria3B	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	.276
5Carlos Pena1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	3	.230
6Cliff FloydDH	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.252
7Dioner NavarroC	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	.313
8Eric HinskeRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	.255
9Jason BartlettSS	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.264
TOTAL	8	33	2	2	5	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Matt GarzaRHP	5.0	8	4	4	0	4	82	3.83
J.P. HowellLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	20	2.55
Grant BalfourRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1.42
Dan WheelerRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	10	2.28
TOTAL	8.0	10	4	4	3	4	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1David DeJesusLF	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	.308
2Mike AvilesSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	5	.312
3Mark Grudzielanek2B	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	.305
4Jose GuillenRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.262
5Alex Gordon3B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.251
6Billy ButlerDH	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	.253
7Ross Gload1B	2	4	1	1	0	0	3	.263
8John BuckC	1	3	0	2	1	1	1	.252
9Mitch MaierCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
TOTAL	10	31	4	4	3	4	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gil MecheRHP	7.0	5	0	0	4	1	0	100	4.31
Ron MahayLHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	22	1.88
Joakim SoriaRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	13	1.60

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	5	1	0	135	-

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1st inningTBKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Akinori Iwamura flies out to center fielder Mitch Maier. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — B.J. Upton grounds out, shortstop Mike Aviles to first baseman Ross Gload. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Carl Crawford singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mitch Maier.
00
SINGLE — Evan Longoria singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mitch Maier. Carl Crawford to 3rd.
00
FLYOUT — Carlos Pena flies out to center fielder Mitch Maier. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — David DeJesus singles on a line drive to left fielder Carl Crawford.
00
SINGLE — Mike Aviles singles on a ground ball to right fielder Eric Hinske. David DeJesus to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Mark Grudzielanek out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder B. J. Upton. David DeJesus scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
GROUNDED INTO DP — Jose Guillen grounds into a double play, third baseman Evan Longoria to second baseman Akinori Iwamura to first baseman Carlos Pena. Mike Aviles out at 2nd. Jose Guillen out at 1st. [3 outs]
01

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9th inning

2Runs4

8Hits10

0Errors0

.242Batting Avg.323

33At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts3

6Left on Base8

10Total Bases14

Thursday, July 24, 2008 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 25,900 (68.3%)

weather: 93 degrees, cloudy