Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

May 25, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

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R. Hillwin: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Kellersave: Kansas City Royals logo

K. Zimmer

Game Recap

The Royals knew they would need to play their best baseball against a red-hot Rays team, which brought an 11-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s series opener at Tropicana Field. And right-hander Brad Keller turned in his best start of the season and looked every bit like the ace Kansas...

Scoring Summary

KCTB

3
Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brett Phillips scores. [1 run]
01
4
Carlos Santana homers (10) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
11
6
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Meadows. Cam Gallagher scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. [1 run]
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Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B-RF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
2Carlos Santana1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.256
3Salvador PerezDH	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.281
4Andrew BenintendiLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.283
5Kelvin Gutierrez3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.310
6Jorge SolerRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.178
Nicky Lopez2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
7Adalberto MondesiSS	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500
8Michael A. TaylorCF	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.245
9Cam GallagherC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.156

TOTAL	7	34	2	2	14	0	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	7.0	4	1	1	7	4	95	5.72
Jake BrentzLHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	15	2.61
Kyle ZimmerRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12	2.65
TOTAL	8.3	4	1	1	9	5	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Ji Man ChoiDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.345
2Austin MeadowsLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.219
Manuel MargotPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248
3Yandy Diaz1B	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	.256
4Brandon Lowe2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.204
5Joey Wendle3B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.311
6Taylor WallsSS	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	.286
Randy ArozarenaPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.277
7Francisco MejiaC	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	.271
8Kevin KiermaierCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	.207
9Brett PhillipsRF	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	.225
TOTAL	4	29	1	1	9	5	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rich HillLHP	8.0	6	2	2	13	0	1	99	3.63
Pete FairbanksRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	1.86

TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	14	0	1	117	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTB

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield called out on strikes. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Carlos Santana lines out sharply to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Austin Meadows flies out to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [2 outs]
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WALK — Yandy Diaz walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Brandon Lowe grounds out, pitcher Brad Keller to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

2Runs1

7Hits4

0Errors0

.206Batting Avg.138

34At Bats29

3Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In1

0Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

14Strikeouts9

6Left on Base6

12Total Bases4

Game Details

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 4,946 (19.8%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome