Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

May 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Singer(2-4)win: Tampa Bay Rays logo

S. McClanahan(2-0)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays game highlights

Before Thursday’s game at Tropicana Field, Austin Meadows had hit fourth in the order just twice this season. Manager Kevin Cash spoke pregame of mixing and matching his outfielders, giving them different opportunities at the plate and resting them when he can. Batting order didn’t matter to Meadows, but making...

Scoring Summary

KCTB

1Austin Meadows triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brandon Lowe scores. Ji-Man Choi scores. [2 runs] 02
1Joey Wendle reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Austin Meadows scores. [1 run] 03
3Austin Meadows homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. [2 runs] 05
3Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Joey Wendle scores. [1 run] 06
4Randy Arozarena out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Brett Phillips to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 07
6Ryan O'Hearn homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Hanser Alberto scores. [2 runs] 27

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249
Hanser Alberto2B	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259
2Carlos Santana1B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247
Ryan O'Hearn1B	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	.189
3Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	.274
4Andrew BenintendiLF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.285
Jarrod DysonPH-LF	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
5Adalberto MondesiSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Nicky LopezSS	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.221
6Kelvin Gutierrez3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.270
7Jorge SolerRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.171
8Michael A. TaylorCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246
9Cam GallagherC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.171
TOTAL	8	33	2	2	10	1	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brady SingerRHP	2.2	4	6	6	3	2	1	70	4.91
Jakob JunisRHP	2.1	3	1	1	2	3	0	46	5.23
Wade DavisRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	29	6.61
Ervin SantanaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	2.20
TOTAL	8.0	8	7	7	10	5	1	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Randy ArozarenaDH	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.265
2Brandon Lowe2B	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	.196
3Ji Man Choi1B	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	.355
4Austin MeadowsLF	2	4	2	4	1	0	1	4	.222
5Joey Wendle3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.303
6Taylor WallsSS	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.278
7Mike ZuninoC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.212
8Kevin KiermaierCF	2	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.216
9Brett PhillipsRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.216




TOTAL	8	30	7	7	10	5	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane McClanahanLHP	5.0	3	0	0	6	0	0	63	3.29
Michael WachaRHP	3.0	4	2	2	2	0	1	25	4.59
Collin McHughRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	27	4.02

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	10	1	1	115	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTB

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Carlos Santana pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Austin Meadows.
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STRIKEOUT — Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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HIT BY PITCH — Brandon Lowe hit by pitch.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Brandon Lowe steals (2) 2nd base.
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WALK — Ji-Man Choi walks.
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TRIPLE — Austin Meadows triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brandon Lowe scores. Ji-Man Choi scores. [2 runs]
02
FIELDERS CHOICE — Joey Wendle reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Austin Meadows scores. [1 run]
03
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Joey Wendle caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Cam Gallagher to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. [2 outs]
03
FLYOUT — Taylor Walls flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

2Runs7

8Hits8

0Errors0

.242Batting Avg.267

33At Bats30

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In7

1Walks5

0Stolen Bases2

10Strikeouts10

5Left on Base7

11Total Bases14

Game Details

Thursday, May 27, 2021 · 3:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 5,519 (22.1%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

tv: MLB Network