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Monday, July 7, 2008 12:41PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 16,293, Time of Game: 3:43
Royals
7
40-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
 at Rays
4
55-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Joakim Soria (1-1)
L: Dan Wheeler (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   4    7 12  2
Rays            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    4 11  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF 6 0 3 2 0 1 .316 .855 24 15 0.203 0.93 0.253 -0.049 2.0 1 0 3B
Joey Gathright CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .571 9 8 -0.149 1.14 0.020 -0.169 -1.5 2 0 GDP
Alex Gordon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .752 20 11 -0.032 0.95 0.049 -0.081 -0.3 2 1 HBP
Billy Butler DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .672 18 12 0.129 1.38 0.200 -0.071 0.2
   Esteban German PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 .418 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .252 .730 16 9 -0.124 1.55 0.014 -0.138 -1.4 3 0
Ross Gload 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .268 .651 26 12 0.126 1.51 0.164 -0.037 1.3 8 0 IW
John Buck C 5 2 2 3 0 0 .248 .698 13 12 0.270 1.82 0.338 -0.068 2.0 12 0 HR
Mike Aviles 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .287 .801 20 15 0.021 0.87 0.071 -0.051 1.0 1 1 HR
Tony Pena SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 .155 .381 15 14 -0.142 0.95 0.000 -0.142 -1.6 1 2
Gil Meche P 1
   Ron Mahay P
   Ramon Ramirez P 1
   Joakim Soria P
Team Totals 42 7 12 7 3 8 .286 .824 161 108 0.302 1.23 1.109 -0.806 1.6 30 6
3B: D DeJesus (4, off M Garza).
HR: J Buck (4, off D Wheeler; 10th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); M Aviles (4, off D Wheeler; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: R Gload (4, by D Wheeler).
HBP: A Gordon (5, by M Garza).
TB: M Aviles 6; D DeJesus 5; J Buck 5; J Gathright; M Teahen; B Butler; R Gload.
GIDP: J Gathright (2).
RBI: J Buck 3 (26); D DeJesus 2 (45); M Aviles (16); R Gload (18).
2-out RBI: D DeJesus 2; R Gload.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Gload (2); J Buck (4).

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 1 1 0 2 0 .277 .733 29 14 0.195 1.71 0.315 -0.120 2.5 2 3 2B
Carl Crawford CF-LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 .739 16 14 -0.206 2.37 0.084 -0.290 -1.0 2 0 SB
Carlos Pena 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .232 .776 21 13 0.217 2.25 0.465 -0.248 -1.3 9 1 HR
Evan Longoria 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .283 .889 20 14 -0.072 1.92 0.102 -0.174 -0.6 0 2
Cliff Floyd DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .807 11 7 0.053 1.08 0.088 -0.035 0.8
   Willy Aybar PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .760 8 5 -0.066 2.19 0.000 -0.066 -0.4
Jonny Gomes LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .685 13 8 -0.137 1.23 0.000 -0.137 -1.4 2 0
   Gabe Gross CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .745 5 3 -0.111 3.87 0.000 -0.111 -0.3 1 0
Dioner Navarro C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .807 23 15 0.147 1.26 0.212 -0.065 0.1 9 1 2B
Eric Hinske RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .264 .873 23 14 -0.061 1.64 0.110 -0.171 0.8 1 0 HR
Ben Zobrist SS 4 0 0 0 1 3 .257 .962 22 16 -0.156 1.99 0.055 -0.211 -0.7 3 1
Matt Garza P 1 1
   J.P. Howell P
   Trever Miller P
   Dan Wheeler P
Team Totals 42 4 11 3 4 12 .262 .778 191 123 -0.197 1.82 1.431 -1.628 -1.4 30 9
2B: D Navarro (15, off R Mahay); A Iwamura (16, off G Meche).
HR: E Hinske (14, off J Soria; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); C Pena (13, off J Soria; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: E Hinske 6; C Pena 4; D Navarro 2; A Iwamura 2; C Floyd 2; E Longoria 2; C Crawford.
RBI: E Hinske (45); E Longoria (53); C Pena (46).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 19.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Navarro-B Zobrist-C Pena.
E: E Longoria (6).
Baserunning
SB: C Crawford (23, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck).

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
Gil Meche 5.1 7 2 2 4 5 0 4.67 28 115 71 39 15 17 8 11 5 0 47 0.050 1.56 0.3
Ron Mahay, H (14) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.94 7 31 20 10 6 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0.213 2.31 1.3
Ramon Ramirez, H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.61 2 9 5 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.200 3.76 0.7
Joakim Soria, BS (2), W (1-1) 2 3 2 2 0 3 2 1.62 9 36 27 12 2 13 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.266 1.83 -0.9
Team Totals 10 11 4 4 4 12 2 3.60 46 191 123 64 24 35 13 17 8 0 47 3 0 0.197 1.23 1.4

Tampa Bay 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
Matt Garza 6.2 9 3 3 2 5 0 3.51 31 109 77 51 12 14 14 9 3 0 47 0.019 1.13 0.3
J.P. Howell 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.83 5 20 12 5 2 5 0 3 2 0 2 0 0.115 1.04 1.1
Trever Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.42 3 12 8 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.042 0.55 0.5
Dan Wheeler, L (2-4) 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 2.43 7 20 11 8 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.480 2.08 -3.5
Team Totals 10 12 7 6 3 8 2 5.40 46 161 108 70 14 24 18 16 7 0 47 2 0 -0.304 1.82 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Garza (5; A Gordon).
IBB: D Wheeler (3; R Gload).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Reynolds.
Time of Game: 3:43.
Attendance: 16,293.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Tampa Bay Rays
1 David DeJesus LF 1 Akinori Iwamura 2B
2 Joey Gathright CF 2 Carl Crawford CF
3 Alex Gordon 3B 3 Carlos Pena 1B
4 Billy Butler DH 4 Evan Longoria 3B
5 Mark Teahen RF 5 Cliff Floyd DH
6 Ross Gload 1B 6 Jonny Gomes LF
7 John Buck C 7 Dioner Navarro C
8 Mike Aviles 2B 8 Eric Hinske RF
9 Tony Pena SS 9 Ben Zobrist SS
Gil Meche P Matt Garza P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R TBR C. Pena J. Soria -47% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t10 3-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR KCR J. Buck D. Wheeler 28% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); German Scores/unER; Gload Scores
t2 0-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  RR KCR D. DeJesus M. Garza 18% 49% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gload Scores; Buck Scores
t10 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler D. Wheeler 17% 67% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Butler to 2B
b8 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR D. Navarro R. Mahay -17% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

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, Rays' Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Garza 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Gathright M. Garza -3% 50% Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR A. Gordon M. Garza 3% 54% Hit By Pitch; Gathright to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler M. Garza -3% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Gathright to 3B; Gordon to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Garza -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TBR A. Iwamura G. Meche -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  TBR C. Crawford G. Meche -8% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Iwamura to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TBR C. Pena G. Meche 6% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R TBR E. Longoria G. Meche -7% 32% Crawford Steals 2B; Iwamura Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Crawford to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R TBR E. Longoria G. Meche -5% 27% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Crawford Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBR C. Floyd G. Meche -4% 23% Single to RF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B
b1 2-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O TBR J. Gomes G. Meche 5% 27% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b1 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O TBR D. Navarro G. Meche 4% 31% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rays 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR R. Gload M. Garza 4% 35% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  KCR J. Buck M. Garza 6% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gload to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- 6,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles M. Garza -3% 37% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Gload to 3B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena M. Garza -7% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  RR KCR D. DeJesus M. Garza 18% 49% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gload Scores; Buck Scores
t2 2-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Gathright M. Garza -4% 45% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
b2 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR E. Hinske G. Meche -4% 41% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b2 2-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Zobrist G. Meche -5% 36% Walk; Hinske to 2B
b2 2-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  TBR A. Iwamura G. Meche -7% 29% Reached on E3/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Hinske to 3B; Zobrist to 2B
b2 2-2 0 123 4,(0-2)  O TBR C. Crawford G. Meche 6% 35% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 2-2 1 123 5,(3-1)  O TBR C. Pena G. Meche 7% 42% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 2-2 2 123 5,(2-2)  O TBR E. Longoria G. Meche 8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Rays 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 3-4-5
t3 2-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Garza -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler M. Garza -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen M. Garza 1% 47% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t3 2-2 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  R KCR R. Gload M. Garza 11% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Teahen Scores
t3 3-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck M. Garza -2% 56% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
b3 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR C. Floyd G. Meche -4% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Gomes G. Meche 4% 56% Flyball: RF
b3 2-3 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  TBR D. Navarro G. Meche -4% 51% Walk; Floyd to 2B
b3 2-3 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O TBR E. Hinske G. Meche 5% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 2-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist G. Meche 5% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 8-9-1
t4 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Aviles M. Garza 4% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t4 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena M. Garza -3% 62% Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 3-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Garza -3% 59% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
t4 3-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Gathright M. Garza 2% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Aviles to 2B
t4 3-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Garza -4% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b4 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBR A. Iwamura G. Meche -8% 49% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b4 2-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Crawford G. Meche 6% 54% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Pena G. Meche 4% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Iwamura to 3B
b4 2-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O TBR E. Longoria G. Meche 5% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 4-5-6
t5 3-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler M. Garza -2% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 3-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Garza -2% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload M. Garza -1% 58% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
b5 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR C. Floyd G. Meche 3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR J. Gomes G. Meche 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 2-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR D. Navarro G. Meche 2% 65% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 7-8-9
t6 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Buck M. Garza -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Aviles M. Garza -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena M. Garza -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
b6 2-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TBR E. Hinske G. Meche -6% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b6 2-3 0 1-- 7,(1-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist G. Meche 6% 59% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBR A. Iwamura G. Meche -6% 53% Walk; Hinske to 2B
Ron Mahay replaces Gil Meche pitching
b6 2-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Crawford R. Mahay 8% 61% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O TBR C. Pena R. Mahay 8% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
t7 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Garza 4% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR J. Gathright M. Garza -8% 64% Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-1B (Front of Home)
t7 3-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon M. Garza 1% 65% Walk
t7 3-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler M. Garza 3% 69% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Gordon to 3B
J.P. Howell replaces Matt Garza pitching
t7 3-2 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Howell -6% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 4-5-6
b7 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR E. Longoria R. Mahay 5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Cliff Floyd (DH) batting 5th
b7 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR W. Aybar R. Mahay 4% 71% Flyball: RF
b7 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR J. Gomes R. Mahay 3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 6-7-8
Carl Crawford moves from CF to LF
Gabe Gross replaces Jonny Gomes (LF) playing CF batting 6th
t8 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR R. Gload J. Howell -2% 71% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t8 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck J. Howell -2% 70% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t8 3-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Aviles J. Howell 1% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 3-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena J. Howell -3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 7-8-9
b8 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR D. Navarro R. Mahay -17% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 2-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TBR E. Hinske R. Mahay 12% 63% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
Ramon Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
b8 2-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist R. Ramirez 9% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Navarro to 3B
b8 2-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura R. Ramirez 11% 83% Groundout: P-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rays' Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
Trever Miller replaces J.P. Howell pitching
t9 3-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Miller -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Gathright T. Miller -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Miller -1% 79% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 2-3-4
Joakim Soria replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR C. Crawford J. Soria 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R TBR C. Pena J. Soria -47% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b9 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TBR E. Longoria J. Soria -6% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b9 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TBR W. Aybar J. Soria 3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B; Longoria to 2B
b9 3-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBR G. Gross J. Soria 11% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rays 3.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Rays' Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
Dan Wheeler replaces Trever Miller pitching
t10 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler D. Wheeler 17% 67% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Butler to 2B
Esteban German pinch runs for Billy Butler (DH) batting 4th
t10 3-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Teahen D. Wheeler -0% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; German to 3B
t10 3-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR R. Gload D. Wheeler 1% 68% Intentional Walk
t10 3-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR KCR J. Buck D. Wheeler 28% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); German Scores/unER; Gload Scores
t10 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R KCR M. Aviles D. Wheeler 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t10 7-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena D. Wheeler -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t10 7-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus D. Wheeler -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rays 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 7-8-9
b10 3-7 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TBR D. Navarro J. Soria 1% 99% Lineout: 2B
b10 3-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R TBR E. Hinske J. Soria -1% 98% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b10 4-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist J. Soria 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b10 4-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura J. Soria 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rays 4.

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