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Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 7:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 12,378, Time of Game: 3:07
Devil Rays
5
11-28
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
9
15-25
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Esteban Yan (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  1  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  5    9 13  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Williams CF 5 0 1 2 0 3 .227 .615 22 15 0.026 0.73 0.089 -0.064 0.5 2 1
Damian Rolls 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .310 .782 16 13 0.010 0.70 0.060 -0.050 -0.1 3 3 2·SB
Ben Grieve LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .265 .761 22 13 -0.071 0.74 0.017 -0.089 -0.5 0 0
   Randy Winn PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1.032 -0.022 0.76 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 0 0 CS
Fred McGriff 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .311 .868 10 5 0.027 0.72 0.059 -0.032 0.6 9 1
Greg Vaughn DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 .238 .765 17 9 0.132 0.96 0.162 -0.030 2.0 HR
Aubrey Huff 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .153 .455 11 7 -0.003 1.04 0.065 -0.068 -0.5 0 4
Jose Guillen RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .250 .566 20 11 0.027 0.97 0.083 -0.056 -0.0 3 0
Mike Difelice C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .161 .381 11 8 -0.003 0.54 0.014 -0.017 -0.4 4 0 SH
Felix Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .581 15 11 -0.104 0.72 0.000 -0.104 -1.6 3 2
Bryan Rekar P 1 1
   Rusty Meacham P 0 0
   Esteban Yan P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 11 5 2 10 .306 .731 144 92 0.019 0.78 0.549 -0.532 -0.2 25 12
HR: G Vaughn (8, off J Suppan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: M Difelice (1, off J Suppan).
TB: G Vaughn 5; D Rolls 2; B Grieve 2; F McGriff 2; M Difelice; J Guillen; G Williams.
RBI: G Williams 2 (12); J Guillen 2 (7); G Vaughn (19).
2-out RBI: G Williams 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: F Martinez 2 (12).
Outfield Assists: G Williams (L Ordaz at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Rolls 2 (7, 2nd base off J Suppan/H Ortiz 2).
CS: R Winn (1, 2nd base by R Hernandez/A Hinch).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Beltran CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .761 13 7 0.277 1.95 0.369 -0.092 0.8 2 0 2B
Rey Sanchez SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .616 8 6 0.322 1.71 0.376 -0.054 0.9 1 2 SB
Mike Sweeney 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .297 .929 17 10 -0.201 1.47 0.025 -0.226 -1.1 6 1
Jermaine Dye RF 4 2 0 0 1 0 .264 .735 23 11 -0.088 1.92 0.059 -0.147 0.1 1 0 IW
Joe Randa 3B 5 2 2 5 0 1 .257 .715 20 14 0.113 2.16 0.218 -0.105 2.6 0 2 HR
Dee Brown LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .310 .780 14 10 0.151 1.20 0.201 -0.051 1.8 2 1 2B,SB
Luis Alicea DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 .630 13 10 -0.041 1.34 0.080 -0.121 -0.9 3B
Hector Ortiz C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .521 9 7 -0.057 1.01 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 8 0
   Dave McCarty PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 .689 5 3 -0.038 2.18 0.000 -0.038 -0.1 SF
   A.J. Hinch C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .444 3 2 -0.116 4.03 0.000 -0.116 -0.4 3 1
Luis Ordaz 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .308 .748 17 11 0.197 1.69 0.226 -0.028 1.1 3 1 HBP
Jeff Suppan P 0 2
   Doug Henry P 0 0
   Mac Suzuki P 1 0
   Roberto Hernandez P 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 13 9 1 4 .342 .892 142 91 0.519 1.71 1.554 -1.035 4.1 27 10
2B: D Brown (7, off B Rekar); C Beltran (6, off B Rekar).
3B: L Alicea (3, off R Meacham).
HR: J Randa (4, off E Yan; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: D McCarty (2, off B Rekar).
IBB: J Dye (1, by E Yan).
HBP: L Ordaz (1, by E Yan).
TB: J Randa 5; D Brown 4; C Beltran 3; L Alicea 3; R Sanchez 2; L Ordaz 2; M Sweeney.
RBI: J Randa 5 (27); D Brown (18); L Ordaz (4); D McCarty (9); R Sanchez (12).
2-out RBI: L Ordaz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
E: M Sweeney (3).
Outfield Assists: D Brown (G Williams at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: R Sanchez (5, 3rd base off R Meacham/M Difelice); D Brown (3, 2nd base off B Rekar/M Difelice).

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
Bryan Rekar 6 9 4 1 0 4 0 5.05 27 99 68 47 5 16 9 14 10 0 48 -0.015 1.02 -0.5
Rusty Meacham, H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 7 26 16 13 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0.153 2.15 0.8
Esteban Yan, BS (1), L (1-2) 0.2 3 5 5 1 0 1 6.46 7 17 7 6 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 -0.656 4.09 -4.3
Team Totals 8.1 13 9 6 1 4 1 6.48 41 142 91 66 5 20 13 22 14 0 48 1 0 -0.518 0.78 -4.1

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
Jeff Suppan 4.1 8 5 2 2 4 1 4.45 23 81 49 25 9 15 8 9 6 0 35 -0.242 0.87 -3.8
Doug Henry 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.73 5 22 16 9 3 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 0.051 0.36 2.2
Mac Suzuki 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.46 8 25 16 8 4 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.126 0.84 1.2
Roberto Hernandez, W (1-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.13 3 17 11 5 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.047 0.64 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 5 2 2 10 1 2.00 39 145 92 47 19 26 12 15 10 0 35 3 0 -0.018 1.71 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Rekar (3).
HBP: E Yan (3; L Ordaz).
IBB: E Yan (1; J Dye).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 12,378.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         Kansas City Royals
1 Gerald Williams CF 1 Carlos Beltran CF
2 Damian Rolls 2B 2 Rey Sanchez SS
3 Ben Grieve LF 3 Mike Sweeney 1B
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Jermaine Dye RF
5 Greg Vaughn DH 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Aubrey Huff 3B 6 Dee Brown LF
7 Jose Guillen RF 7 Luis Alicea DH
8 Mike Difelice C 8 Hector Ortiz C
9 Felix Martinez SS 9 Luis Ordaz 2B
Bryan Rekar P Jeff Suppan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Beltran E. Yan 31% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ordaz to 3B
b9 4-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR R. Sanchez E. Yan 26% 94% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ordaz Scores; Beltran to 3B
b9 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR KCR J. Randa E. Yan 16% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores; Sanchez Scores; Dye Scores
b6 1-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. Brown B. Rekar 15% 36% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Dye Scores/unER; Randa to 3B
b9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR L. Ordaz E. Yan 14% 36% Hit By Pitch

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' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD G. Williams J. Suppan 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TBD D. Rolls J. Suppan -2% 50% Single (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD B. Grieve J. Suppan -1% 49% Rolls Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TBD B. Grieve J. Suppan 3% 52% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TBD F. McGriff J. Suppan 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Beltran B. Rekar 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanchez B. Rekar -4% 57% Lineout: 1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Rekar -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Dye B. Rekar -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TBD G. Vaughn J. Suppan -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBD A. Huff J. Suppan 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBD J. Guillen J. Suppan 2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD M. Difelice J. Suppan 1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa B. Rekar -3% 43% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Brown B. Rekar 3% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR L. Alicea B. Rekar -3% 42% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(0-2)  KCR H. Ortiz B. Rekar 1% 43% Brown Steals 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- 7,(1-2)  KCR H. Ortiz B. Rekar 0% 44% Wild Pitch; Brown to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --3 8,(2-2)  O KCR H. Ortiz B. Rekar -4% 40% Popfly: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. Martinez J. Suppan 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD G. Williams J. Suppan 2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TBD D. Rolls J. Suppan -1% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  TBD B. Grieve J. Suppan -1% 42% Rolls Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD B. Grieve J. Suppan 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. Ordaz B. Rekar -3% 42% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Rekar -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Sanchez B. Rekar 2% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Rekar -3% 39% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD F. McGriff J. Suppan -4% 35% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  TBD G. Vaughn J. Suppan -5% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  TBD A. Huff J. Suppan -6% 23% Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); McGriff to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
t4 1-0 0 123 4,(2-1)  RR TBD J. Guillen J. Suppan -8% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Vaughn Scores/unER; Huff to 2B
t4 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBD M. Difelice J. Suppan 0% 15% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Huff to 3B; Guillen to 2B
t4 3-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. Martinez J. Suppan 5% 20% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RRO TBD G. Williams J. Suppan -9% 11% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Huff Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER; Williams out at 2B/LF-2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
b4 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Dye B. Rekar -2% 9% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa B. Rekar -1% 8% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR D. Brown B. Rekar 1% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Alicea B. Rekar -1% 7% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
t5 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD D. Rolls J. Suppan 1% 8% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TBD B. Grieve J. Suppan -1% 7% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 5-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD F. McGriff J. Suppan -1% 7% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Grieve to 2B
t5 5-0 1 12- 9,(3-2)  TBD G. Vaughn J. Suppan -1% 5% Walk; Grieve to 3B; McGriff to 2B
Doug Henry replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
t5 5-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  O TBD A. Huff D. Henry 2% 7% Lineout: RF
t5 5-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O TBD J. Guillen D. Henry 2% 9% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
b5 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Ortiz B. Rekar -2% 7% Lineout: 2B
b5 0-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  KCR L. Ordaz B. Rekar 2% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR C. Beltran B. Rekar -2% 7% Popfly: SS
b5 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR R. Sanchez B. Rekar -1% 6% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
t6 5-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBD M. Difelice D. Henry 1% 6% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD F. Martinez D. Henry 0% 7% Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
t6 5-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O TBD G. Williams D. Henry 0% 7% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 3-4-5
b6 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Sweeney B. Rekar 2% 9% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 0-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Dye B. Rekar 6% 15% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 3B
b6 0-5 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  R KCR J. Randa B. Rekar 6% 21% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Dye to 2B
b6 1-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. Brown B. Rekar 15% 36% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Dye Scores/unER; Randa to 3B
b6 2-5 0 -23 8,(3-2)  O KCR L. Alicea B. Rekar -7% 29% Strikeout Swinging
Dave McCarty pinch hits for Hector Ortiz (C) batting 8th
b6 2-5 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO KCR D. McCarty B. Rekar -4% 25% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Randa Scores/unER
b6 3-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RO KCR L. Ordaz B. Rekar 7% 32% Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores/unER; Ordaz out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 2-3-4
Mac Suzuki replaces Doug Henry pitching
A.J. Hinch replaces Dave McCarty (PH) playing C batting 8th
t7 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD D. Rolls M. Suzuki 3% 35% Popfly: 1B
t7 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD B. Grieve M. Suzuki 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD F. McGriff M. Suzuki -2% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 5-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBD G. Vaughn M. Suzuki 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Devil Rays' Rusty Meacham facing 1-2-3
Rusty Meacham replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
b7 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Beltran R. Meacham -5% 34% Popfly: SS
b7 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Sanchez R. Meacham 9% 42% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
b7 4-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney R. Meacham -8% 35% Flyball: RF
b7 4-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Dye R. Meacham 1% 36% Sanchez Steals 3B
b7 4-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye R. Meacham -8% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 6-7-8
t8 5-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD A. Huff M. Suzuki 3% 30% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 5-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBD J. Guillen M. Suzuki 2% 32% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 5-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TBD M. Difelice M. Suzuki -1% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 5-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. Martinez M. Suzuki 3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Devil Rays' Rusty Meacham facing 5-6-7
b8 4-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Randa R. Meacham -7% 27% Flyball: CF
b8 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Brown R. Meacham -5% 22% Lineout: RF
b8 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR L. Alicea R. Meacham 8% 30% Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
Esteban Yan replaces Rusty Meacham pitching
b8 4-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Hinch E. Yan -12% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
Roberto Hernandez replaces Mac Suzuki pitching
t9 5-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD G. Williams R. Hernandez 2% 20% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD D. Rolls R. Hernandez 2% 22% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD B. Grieve R. Hernandez -1% 21% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Randy Winn pinch runs for Ben Grieve (LF) batting 3rd
t9 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD F. McGriff R. Hernandez 2% 23% Winn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 9-1-2
Randy Winn moves from PR to LF
b9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR L. Ordaz E. Yan 14% 36% Hit By Pitch
b9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Beltran E. Yan 31% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ordaz to 3B
b9 4-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R KCR R. Sanchez E. Yan 26% 94% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ordaz Scores; Beltran to 3B
b9 5-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney E. Yan -9% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B; Sanchez to 2B
b9 5-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Dye E. Yan -1% 84% Intentional Walk
b9 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR KCR J. Randa E. Yan 16% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores; Sanchez Scores; Dye Scores
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Royals 9.

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