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Sunday, August 16, 1998, 1:06
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 16,762, Time of Game: 2:54
Devil Rays
8
48-73
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
3
55-68
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Julio Santana (4-2)
L: Tim Belcher (11-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  3  0   3  0  1   0  0  1    8 13  1
Royals          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  2

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Winn CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .324 .794 15 11 -0.041 0.81 0.045 -0.086 -1.2 1 0 CS
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .286 .767 17 11 0.057 0.58 0.101 -0.045 1.1 2 1 2B
   Miguel Cairo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .692 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Smith 2B-3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .303 .850 18 13 0.101 0.39 0.106 -0.006 1.7 1 3
Fred McGriff DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .771 16 10 -0.064 0.44 0.005 -0.069 -0.1 2B
Mike Kelly RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .246 .711 17 12 0.029 0.50 0.086 -0.056 -0.3 2 0 2B,SB,CS
Paul Sorrento 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .216 .692 18 8 -0.013 0.56 0.035 -0.048 -0.9 9 2
Quinton McCracken LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .276 .721 29 17 0.096 0.75 0.103 -0.008 0.8 3 1
John Flaherty C 4 0 1 2 0 0 .199 .535 9 6 0.079 0.94 0.103 -0.024 0.5 7 1
Aaron Ledesma SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 .339 .776 15 12 0.073 0.72 0.096 -0.023 1.2 1 3 2·2B
Julio Santana P 0 0
   Esteban Yan P 1 0
   Scott Aldred P 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 13 7 4 5 .342 .878 154 100 0.317 0.62 0.680 -0.365 2.9 27 11
2B: M Kelly (10, off T Belcher); F McGriff (21, off B Evans); W Boggs (18, off T Belcher); A Ledesma 2 (10, 2 off T Belcher).
TB: A Ledesma 5; B Smith 3; M Kelly 3; W Boggs 3; F McGriff 2; R Winn; J Flaherty.
RBI: W Boggs 2 (39); J Flaherty 2 (17); A Ledesma (13); B Smith (40); R Winn (13).
2-out RBI: W Boggs 2; B Smith.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. Q McCracken-B Smith.
E: J Flaherty (4).
Outfield Assists: Q McCracken (J Dye at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Kelly (10, 2nd base off T Belcher/S Fasano).
CS: M Kelly (6, 3rd base by T Belcher/S Fasano); R Winn (9, 2nd base by T Belcher/S Fasano).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .777 25 15 -0.128 1.06 0.056 -0.184 -1.8 2 0 2B
Hal Morris 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .750 14 8 -0.136 0.85 0.006 -0.142 -1.7 9 1
Jose Offerman 2B 2 0 0 0 3 1 .317 .862 24 9 0.064 0.68 0.088 -0.024 0.5 3 4 SB
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279 .850 17 11 -0.113 1.13 0.000 -0.113 -1.5 3 0
Terry Pendleton DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 .265 .633 20 13 0.038 0.93 0.098 -0.060 0.3
Larry Sutton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .623 7 5 -0.081 0.73 0.000 -0.081 -1.3 4 0
Jermaine Dye RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .234 .636 14 9 0.086 0.46 0.098 -0.012 1.0 0 0 3B,2B
Sal Fasano C 2 1 1 1 1 0 .209 .639 18 7 0.060 0.59 0.066 -0.005 1.5 4 2 HR,HBP
Mendy Lopez SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .620 9 5 0.026 1.03 0.098 -0.072 0.8 0 4 2B
Tim Belcher P 1 0
   Jim Pittsley P 0 0
   Bart Evans P 1 1
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 5 7 .212 .788 148 82 -0.184 0.83 0.510 -0.693 -2.1 27 12
2B: J Dye (5, off J Santana); J Damon (23, off J Santana); M Lopez (5, off J Santana).
3B: J Dye (1, off J Santana).
HR: S Fasano (6, off E Yan; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: S Fasano (15, by J Santana).
TB: J Dye 5; S Fasano 4; J Damon 2; M Lopez 2; H Morris; T Pendleton.
RBI: T Pendleton (19); S Fasano (26); M Lopez (9).
2-out RBI: T Pendleton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: M Lopez (8); J Offerman (18).
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (34, 2nd base off J Santana/J Flaherty).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Julio Santana, W (4-2) 7 6 2 2 4 6 0 3.92 31 114 65 38 8 19 8 12 2 0 59 0.161 0.98 2.0
Esteban Yan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.98 5 20 10 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.20 -0.8
Scott Aldred 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.04 3 14 7 3 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.020 0.28 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 7 1 3.00 39 148 82 45 9 28 12 14 3 0 59 1 0 0.183 0.62 2.1
E Yan faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim Belcher, L (11-10) 6 10 7 7 4 1 0 4.37 30 111 70 51 3 16 10 15 6 0 21 -0.327 0.82 -3.6
Jim Pittsley 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7.43 7 26 19 12 2 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.09 1.1
Bart Evans 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 17 11 6 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.004 0.03 -0.4
Team Totals 9 13 8 7 4 5 0 7.00 42 154 100 69 5 26 13 20 7 0 21 0 0 -0.317 0.83 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Santana (4; S Fasano).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 16,762.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         Kansas City Royals
1 Randy Winn CF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Wade Boggs 3B 2 Hal Morris 1B
3 Bob Smith 2B 3 Jose Offerman 2B
4 Fred McGriff DH 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 Mike Kelly RF 5 Terry Pendleton DH
6 Paul Sorrento 1B 6 Larry Sutton LF
7 Quinton McCracken LF 7 Jermaine Dye RF
8 John Flaherty C 8 Sal Fasano C
9 Aaron Ledesma SS 9 Mendy Lopez SS
Julio Santana P Tim Belcher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-1 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR TBD J. Flaherty T. Belcher 10% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores; Sorrento Scores; McCracken to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR T. Pendleton J. Santana -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive); Morris Scores; Offerman to 3B
b2 1-3 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OO KCR J. Damon J. Santana 10% 70% Fly Ball Double Play: LF-2B
b4 1-6 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR M. Lopez J. Santana -9% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Fasano to 3B
t4 3-1 1 -2- 5,(0-2)  R TBD A. Ledesma T. Belcher 8% 81% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McCracken Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD R. Winn T. Belcher -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  TBD B. Smith T. Belcher 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher -2% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Damon J. Santana -6% 39% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR H. Morris J. Santana 5% 45% Fielder's Choice SS; Damon out at 3B/SS-3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman J. Santana -3% 41% Walk; Morris to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Santana 4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R KCR T. Pendleton J. Santana -10% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive); Morris Scores; Offerman to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Santana 4% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher 6% 46% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t2 0-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher 4% 50% Walk
t2 0-1 0 12- 11,(3-2)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher 8% 57% Walk; Kelly to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
t2 0-1 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR TBD J. Flaherty T. Belcher 10% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores; Sorrento Scores; McCracken to 2B
t2 2-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O TBD A. Ledesma T. Belcher -2% 65% Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McCracken to 3B
t2 2-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO TBD R. Winn T. Belcher 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; McCracken Scores; Ledesma to 2B
t2 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher -3% 64% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Dye J. Santana -6% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR S. Fasano J. Santana -4% 54% Walk
b2 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Santana 6% 60% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b2 1-3 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OO KCR J. Damon J. Santana 10% 70% Fly Ball Double Play: LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD B. Smith T. Belcher 5% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B/Adv on E6
t3 3-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher -3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 3-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher -3% 68% Popfly: 1B
t3 3-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher -3% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
b3 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR H. Morris J. Santana 3% 68% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b3 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Offerman J. Santana -3% 65% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Santana 3% 69% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b3 1-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR T. Pendleton J. Santana -1% 68% Offerman Steals 2B; Offerman to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b3 1-3 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton J. Santana 4% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher 3% 74% Walk
t4 3-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBD J. Flaherty T. Belcher -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); McCracken to 2B
t4 3-1 1 -2- 5,(0-2)  R TBD A. Ledesma T. Belcher 8% 81% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McCracken Scores
t4 4-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  TBD R. Winn T. Belcher 3% 84% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Ledesma to 3B
t4 4-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher -5% 79% Winn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 4-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 6% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ledesma Scores
t4 5-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TBD B. Smith T. Belcher 5% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Boggs Scores
t4 6-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 6-7-8
b4 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Santana 2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Dye J. Santana -4% 87% Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
b4 1-6 1 --3 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Fasano J. Santana -2% 85% Hit By Pitch
b4 1-6 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR M. Lopez J. Santana -9% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Fasano to 3B
b4 2-6 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Damon J. Santana 7% 83% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 2-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Morris J. Santana 5% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
t5 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher 1% 90% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 6-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher 1% 91% Kelly Steals 2B
t5 6-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher -2% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 6-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher -2% 87% Kelly Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t5 6-2 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 3-4-5
b5 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Santana 2% 88% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Santana 1% 90% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 2-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton J. Santana 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
t6 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD J. Flaherty T. Belcher -1% 90% Lineout: 3B
t6 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD A. Ledesma T. Belcher 1% 91% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 6-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD R. Winn T. Belcher -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 4% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ledesma Scores
t6 7-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD B. Smith T. Belcher -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 6-7-8
b6 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Santana 2% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye J. Santana 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR S. Fasano J. Santana 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
Jim Pittsley replaces Tim Belcher pitching
t7 7-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Pittsley -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 7-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD M. Kelly J. Pittsley -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD P. Sorrento J. Pittsley -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 9-1-2
b7 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Lopez J. Santana 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Santana 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR H. Morris J. Santana -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b7 2-7 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Offerman J. Santana -1% 96% Walk; Morris to 2B
b7 2-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Santana 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 7-8-9
t8 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken J. Pittsley -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD J. Flaherty J. Pittsley -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 7-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD A. Ledesma J. Pittsley 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 7-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TBD R. Winn J. Pittsley -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
Esteban Yan replaces Julio Santana pitching
b8 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton E. Yan 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Sutton E. Yan 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye E. Yan 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 7, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Bart Evans facing 2-3-4
Bart Evans replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
t9 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD W. Boggs B. Evans -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
t9 7-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TBD B. Smith B. Evans 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t9 7-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R TBD F. McGriff B. Evans 0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores/unER/Adv on E4
t9 8-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD M. Kelly B. Evans -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-2 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TBD P. Sorrento B. Evans -0% 100% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 8, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 8-9-1
Miguel Cairo replaces Wade Boggs (3B) playing 2B batting 2nd
Bob Smith moves from 2B to 3B
b9 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR S. Fasano E. Yan -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b9 3-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Lopez E. Yan -1% 98% Walk
Scott Aldred replaces Esteban Yan pitching
b9 3-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Aldred 1% 99% Lineout: 1B
b9 3-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR H. Morris S. Aldred 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b9 3-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Offerman S. Aldred 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 8, Royals 3.

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