Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 20, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	1	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	3	14	17	1	8
KC	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	7	9	2	6

loss:

B. Kellerwin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

A. Kittredgesave: Tampa Bay Rays logo

T. Richards

Game Recap

The Rays woke up Tuesday morning to find snow covering the area outside their Kansas City hotel. They bundled up in the dugout and put on layers when they took the field Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. But the frigid air has not cooled them down on this trip. The...

Scoring Summary

TBKC

1
Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Austin Meadows scores. Joey Wendle to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Whit Merrifield. [1 run]
10
2
Austin Meadows out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Willy Adames to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
20
2
Joey Wendle singles on a fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Willy Adames scores. Mike Zunino to 2nd. [1 run]
30
2
Manuel Margot walks. Mike Zunino scores. Joey Wendle to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. [1 run]
40
2
Yoshi Tsutsugo walks. Joey Wendle scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Manuel Margot to 2nd. [1 run]
50
3
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Manuel Margot. Andrew Benintendi scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. [2 runs]
52
3
Carlos Santana doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores. [2 runs]
54
4
Brandon Lowe homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
64
5
Willy Adames triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Kevin Kiermaier scores. [1 run]
74
5
Carlos Santana homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
75
6
Manuel Margot singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Randy Arozarena scores. Joey Wendle scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Manuel Margot to 2nd. Manuel Margot advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Andrew Benintendi. [2 runs]
95
6
Yoshi Tsutsugo singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brandon Lowe scores. Manuel Margot scores. [2 runs]
115
6
Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
116
7
Hunter Dozier grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo. Hanser Alberto scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
117
9
Mike Zunino homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Brett Phillips scores. [2 runs]
137
9
Austin Meadows homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
147

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Austin MeadowsDH	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.226
2Randy ArozarenaLF	3	6	1	0	3	0	0	3	.269
3Joey Wendle3B	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	4	.356
4Brandon Lowe2B	2	5	2	2	0	1	1	2	.180
5Manuel MargotRF	1	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	.245
6Yoshi Tsutsugo1B	1	4	0	3	0	1	0	2	.170
7Kevin KiermaierCF	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	4	.238
Brett PhillipsCF	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.100
8Willy AdamesSS	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.220
9Mike ZuninoC	1	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	.184

TOTAL	17	42	14	14	5	6	3	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rich HillLHP	2.0	4	4	4	1	1	0	40	8.82
Andrew KittredgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2.25
Brent HoneywellRHP	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	27	2.70
Hunter StricklandRHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	29	2.70
Trevor RichardsRHP	3.0	1	1	1	4	0	0	46	5.63



TOTAL	9.0	9	7	7	6	4	1	160	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.306
2Carlos Santana1B	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.250
Cam GallagherPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125
3Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.270
4Jorge SolerDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.163
Kyle IsbelRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
5Hanser Alberto3B-P	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.216
6Hunter DozierRF-3B	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.128
7Andrew BenintendiLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.193
8Michael A. TaylorCF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.269
9Nicky LopezSS	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.304
TOTAL	9	36	7	7	6	4	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	1.2	3	5	5	1	3	0	54	12.00
Jake NewberryRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	27	13.50
Ervin SantanaRHP	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	1	27	5.40
Kyle ZimmerRHP	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	0	29	4.22
Tyler ZuberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	0.00
Scott BarlowRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.53
Greg HollandRHP	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	2	24	6.43
Hanser AlbertoRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	17	14	14	5	6	3	187	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Austin Meadows singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier.
00
SINGLE — Randy Arozarena singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Austin Meadows to 2nd.
00
FORCEOUT — Joey Wendle grounds into a force out, third baseman Hanser Alberto to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Austin Meadows to 3rd. Randy Arozarena out at 2nd. Joey Wendle to 1st. [1 out]
00
FIELDERS CHOICE — Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Austin Meadows scores. Joey Wendle to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Whit Merrifield. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Manuel Margot flies out to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
10
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Brad Keller. Joey Wendle to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.
10
GROUNDOUT — Yoshi Tsutsugo grounds out, third baseman Hanser Alberto to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, pitcher Rich Hill to first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Carlos Santana grounds out sharply, third baseman Joey Wendle to first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out sharply, third baseman Joey Wendle to first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

14Runs7

17Hits9

1Errors2

.405Batting Avg.250

42At Bats36

7Extra-base Hits5

3Home Runs1

14Runs-Batted-In7

6Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts6

8Left on Base6

31Total Bases17

Game Details

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 4,481 (11.8%)

weather: 43 degrees, partly cloudy