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CLE
@BAL		5
4
SEA
@CHW		3
5
OAK
@DET		3
8
BOS
@MIN		1
2		 
(12)
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@NYY		7
5		 
(13)
KCR
@TBD		10
2
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@TOR		4
5
MIL
@ARI		1
4
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@CIN		8
11
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@COL		9
7
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@HOU		7
2
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@LAD		4
0
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@SDP		1
3
NYM
@SDP		2
6
MON
@SFG		1
6
MON
@SFG		0
2
ATL
@STL		7
3
Thursday, May 14, 1998 6:35
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 24,296, Time of Game: 3:04
Royals
10
16-23
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Devil Rays
2
16-22
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 12 GB
W: Tim Belcher (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  4  1   1  0  0   0  1  3   10 12  1
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 3 2 4 2 0 .266 .711 29 15 0.334 0.75 0.347 -0.013 3.7 3 0 HR,2·SB
Shane Halter SS 6 0 3 3 0 0 .307 .830 22 16 0.021 0.34 0.046 -0.025 2.8 1 3 2B
Jose Offerman 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .307 .816 20 11 0.002 0.40 0.021 -0.020 -0.7 2 3
   Felix Martinez PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .356 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Dean Palmer 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .279 .874 15 10 -0.122 0.48 0.005 -0.127 -1.9 0 2 GDP
Jeff Conine LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .194 .660 20 11 0.035 0.31 0.063 -0.028 1.5 3 0 HR
Jeff King 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .246 .747 15 6 -0.017 0.23 0.009 -0.026 0.2 10 0 HBP
Larry Sutton DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239 .676 12 7 0.003 0.41 0.022 -0.019 -0.8
   Terry Pendleton PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .641 3 3 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 1.3
Jermaine Dye RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .598 15 10 -0.009 0.38 0.011 -0.020 -0.3 3 0
Sal Fasano C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .504 8 4 0.040 0.42 0.043 -0.003 -0.4 5 0 2·HBP,GDP
Tim Belcher P
   Chris Haney P
   Scott Service P
Team Totals 37 10 12 10 8 4 .324 .993 161 95 0.288 0.42 0.568 -0.281 4.9 27 8
2B: S Halter (7, off E Yan).
HR: J Conine (1, off D Springer; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Damon (2, off D Springer; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: J King (2, by R Tatis); S Fasano 2 (3, by J Santana, by D Springer).
TB: J Conine 5; J Damon 5; S Halter 4; S Fasano; J Dye; J King; T Pendleton; D Palmer.
GIDP: S Fasano (2); D Palmer (4).
RBI: J Damon 4 (13); S Halter 3 (10); T Pendleton (5); J Conine (3); J Dye (2).
2-out RBI: J Damon 4; S Halter 2; J Conine.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Halter-J Offerman.
E: J King (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Damon 2 (7, 2nd base off D Springer/M Difelice 2).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Martinez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .274 .727 10 7 0.069 0.58 0.086 -0.017 0.9 1 0 2B
   Randy Winn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.5
Quinton McCracken CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .337 .825 21 11 -0.054 0.66 0.029 -0.083 -0.7 2 0 SF
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .859 16 10 -0.112 0.58 0.000 -0.112 -1.7 0 1
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .817 12 6 -0.042 0.42 0.005 -0.047 -1.1 9 0
Paul Sorrento DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 .256 .761 19 12 0.000 0.38 0.021 -0.020 -0.1
Mike Kelly LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .269 .743 16 9 0.022 0.47 0.041 -0.019 1.0 3 0 2B
Mike Difelice C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .708 6 6 -0.028 0.53 0.000 -0.028 -0.5 3 0
   Aaron Ledesma PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .342 .852 9 6 -0.058 1.04 0.000 -0.058 -1.5 2 2
Kevin Stocker SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .767 13 10 -0.031 0.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.6 3 7
   Scott McClain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Miguel Cairo 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .621 7 4 0.004 0.20 0.008 -0.004 0.0 3 4
   John Flaherty C 2 1 2 0 0 0 .145 .428 8 4 0.018 0.15 0.018 0.000 0.9 1 0 2·2B
Dennis Springer P 1
   Julio Santana P
   Esteban Yan P
   Ramon Tatis P
Team Totals 36 2 10 2 3 5 .278 .714 142 89 -0.212 0.48 0.208 -0.419 -3.1 27 15
2B: M Kelly (5, off C Haney); J Flaherty 2 (3, 1 off T Belcher, 1 off S Service); D Martinez (5, off T Belcher).
SF: Q McCracken (1, off S Service).
TB: J Flaherty 4; D Martinez 3; M Kelly 3; R Winn; P Sorrento; W Boggs; M Cairo.
RBI: M Kelly (6); Q McCracken (15).
2-out RBI: M Kelly.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Stocker-M Cairo-F McGriff; A Ledesma-K Stocker-F McGriff.

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, W (2-5) 7 6 1 0 2 4 0 3.46 29 99 64 41 9 14 10 13 6 0 65 0.202 0.62 3.0
Chris Haney 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8.33 4 17 9 7 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.17 -0.1
Scott Service 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.79 7 26 16 12 0 4 4 3 1 0 2 0 0.009 0.05 0.2
Team Totals 9 10 2 1 3 5 0 1.00 40 142 89 60 10 19 15 17 8 0 65 2 0 0.212 0.42 3.1

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
Dennis Springer, L (1-6) 4 8 6 6 3 2 2 5.86 23 83 48 28 7 13 7 10 6 0 21 -0.316 0.71 -4.7
Julio Santana 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.73 12 42 28 19 1 8 5 2 0 0 2 0 0.039 0.17 2.7
Esteban Yan 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.11 5 12 6 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -0.008 0.11 -0.4
Ramon Tatis 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 16.62 8 24 13 7 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.003 0.01 -2.4
Team Totals 9 12 10 10 8 4 2 10.00 48 161 95 60 9 26 15 18 9 0 21 2 0 -0.288 0.48 -4.9
D Springer faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Springer (2).
HBP: J Santana (1; S Fasano); R Tatis (1; J King); D Springer (3; S Fasano).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 24,296.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1 Johnny Damon CF 1 Dave Martinez RF
2 Shane Halter SS 2 Quinton McCracken CF
3 Jose Offerman 2B 3 Wade Boggs 3B
4 Dean Palmer 3B 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Jeff Conine LF 5 Paul Sorrento DH
6 Jeff King 1B 6 Mike Kelly LF
7 Larry Sutton DH 7 Mike Difelice C
8 Jermaine Dye RF 8 Kevin Stocker SS
9 Sal Fasano C 9 Miguel Cairo 2B
Tim Belcher P Dennis Springer P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR KCR J. Damon D. Springer 29% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sutton Scores; Dye Scores; Fasano Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR D. Palmer D. Springer -11% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OO TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 7% 50% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD D. Martinez T. Belcher -6% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t3 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Conine D. Springer 5% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Damon D. Springer 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR S. Halter D. Springer 2% 56% Damon Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Halter D. Springer -2% 54% Flyball: RF; Damon to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman D. Springer 2% 56% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR D. Palmer D. Springer -11% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD D. Martinez T. Belcher -6% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher 4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OO TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 7% 50% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Conine D. Springer -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King D. Springer -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR L. Sutton D. Springer 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye D. Springer 1% 48% Wild Pitch; Sutton to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Dye D. Springer 1% 49% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR S. Fasano D. Springer 3% 52% Hit By Pitch; Sutton to 3B; Dye to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR KCR J. Damon D. Springer 29% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sutton Scores; Dye Scores; Fasano Scores
t2 4-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR S. Halter D. Springer -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher 2% 82% Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
b2 0-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher 1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman D. Springer -1% 83% Lineout: 2B
t3 4-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Springer -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Conine D. Springer 5% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 5-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. King D. Springer 0% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR L. Sutton D. Springer -1% 87% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b3 0-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBD M. Difelice T. Belcher 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD K. Stocker T. Belcher 1% 90% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b3 0-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD M. Cairo T. Belcher -1% 89% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD D. Martinez T. Belcher -1% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive); Cairo to 2B
b3 0-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 8-9-1
t4 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Dye D. Springer -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Fasano D. Springer 1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 5-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon D. Springer -1% 90% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
t4 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Halter D. Springer 0% 90% Damon Steals 2B
t4 5-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R KCR S. Halter D. Springer 3% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
t4 6-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Offerman D. Springer -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b4 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher -1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher 1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Dennis Springer facing 4-5-6
t5 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Palmer D. Springer 1% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 6-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Conine D. Springer 1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Palmer to 2B
Julio Santana replaces Dennis Springer pitching
t5 6-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King J. Santana -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 6-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Santana -1% 95% Flyball: CF; Palmer to 3B
t5 6-0 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Santana -1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD M. Difelice T. Belcher 1% 96% Lineout: 1B
b5 0-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD K. Stocker T. Belcher 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 0-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD M. Cairo T. Belcher 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 9-1-2
t6 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Fasano J. Santana 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
t6 6-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Santana -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 6-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR S. Halter J. Santana -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Damon to 2B
t6 6-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman J. Santana 0% 97% Walk
t6 6-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Santana -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b6 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD D. Martinez T. Belcher -2% 94% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b6 0-6 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher -3% 92% Walk; Martinez to 2B
b6 0-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBD W. Boggs T. Belcher 3% 94% Lineout: CF
b6 0-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O TBD F. McGriff T. Belcher 2% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Martinez to 3B
b6 0-6 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  TBD P. Sorrento T. Belcher -1% 95% Walk; McCracken to 2B
b6 0-6 2 123 5,(2-2)  R TBD M. Kelly T. Belcher -3% 91% Single to C (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Martinez Scores/unER; McCracken to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
Aaron Ledesma pinch hits for Mike Difelice (C) batting 7th
b6 1-6 2 123 5,(2-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma T. Belcher 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Devil Rays' Julio Santana facing 5-6-7
John Flaherty replaces Miguel Cairo (2B) playing C batting 9th
Aaron Ledesma moves from PH to 2B
t7 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Conine J. Santana -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 6-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. King J. Santana 0% 96% Walk
t7 6-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR L. Sutton J. Santana -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Dye J. Santana -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
b7 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD K. Stocker T. Belcher 1% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD J. Flaherty T. Belcher -2% 95% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-6 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD D. Martinez T. Belcher 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Flaherty to 3B
b7 1-6 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken T. Belcher 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Devil Rays' Esteban Yan facing 9-1-2
Esteban Yan replaces Julio Santana pitching
t8 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Fasano E. Yan -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 6-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Damon E. Yan 0% 98% Walk
t8 6-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R KCR S. Halter E. Yan 1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Damon Scores; Halter to 3B/Adv on throw
t8 7-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Offerman E. Yan -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
t8 7-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer E. Yan -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-7, Royals' Chris Haney facing 3-4-5
Chris Haney replaces Tim Belcher pitching
b8 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBD W. Boggs C. Haney 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD F. McGriff C. Haney -1% 99% Walk
b8 1-7 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento C. Haney 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD M. Kelly C. Haney -1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff to 3B
Scott Service replaces Chris Haney pitching
b8 1-7 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma S. Service 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Devil Rays' Ramon Tatis facing 5-6-7
Ramon Tatis replaces Esteban Yan pitching
t9 7-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Conine R. Tatis 0% 100% Walk
t9 7-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. King R. Tatis 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Conine to 2B
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Larry Sutton (DH) batting 7th
t9 7-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  R KCR T. Pendleton R. Tatis 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Conine Scores; King to 3B
t9 8-1 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR J. Dye R. Tatis 0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); King Scores; Pendleton to 2B
t9 9-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR S. Fasano R. Tatis -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Pendleton to 3B
t9 9-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Damon R. Tatis 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR S. Halter R. Tatis 0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Pendleton Scores; Damon to 3B
Felix Martinez pinch hits for Jose Offerman (2B) batting 3rd
t9 10-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. Martinez R. Tatis -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-10, Royals' Scott Service facing 8-9-1
Felix Martinez moves from PH to 2B
Scott McClain pinch hits for Kevin Stocker (SS) batting 8th
b9 1-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD S. McClain S. Service 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b9 1-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD J. Flaherty S. Service -0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Randy Winn pinch hits for Dave Martinez (RF) batting 1st
b9 1-10 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  TBD R. Winn S. Service -0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Flaherty to 3B
b9 1-10 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  RO TBD Q. McCracken S. Service 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Flaherty Scores
b9 2-10 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBD W. Boggs S. Service -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Winn to 2B
b9 2-10 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBD F. McGriff S. Service 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Devil Rays 2.

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