Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays
55-95, 23-54 Away
4
55-95, 23-54 Away
Final
64-85, 37-35 Home
7
64-85, 37-35 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Murphy (1, R Bell); C Pickering (5, R Bell)
- HRD Dejesus (5, 5th inning off R Bell 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Murphy (1), D DeJesus (31), A Castillo (10), M Stairs (62)
- 2Out RBID Murphy
- SHD Relaford
- GIDPD Murphy
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBA Berroa (13, 3rd base off M Hendrickson/B Fordyce)
Devil Rays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Huff3B-1B |
D. RollsPR-3B |
J. Cantú2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .329 | .441 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .334 | .438 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .358 | .495 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .334 | .442 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .368 | .470 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .233 | .204 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .269 | .320 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .266 | .345 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .333 | .423 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .308 | .377 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .342 | .454 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .264 | .263 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .339 | .394 |
| 38 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
a-struck out swinging for M Cummings in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for B Fordyce in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BB Fordyce (5, Z Greinke); J Cantu 2 (17, Z Greinke, S Camp); T Martinez (19, D Reyes)
- HRJ Cruz Jr (21, 3rd inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 1 Out); R Baldelli (15, 8th inning off D Reyes 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Cruz Jr 3 (75), R Baldelli (69), J Cantu 2 (12), C Crawford (52)
- 2Out RBIC Crawford, J Cruz Jr
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Upton-J Cantu-T Martinez)
- EB Upton (7, throw)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 4-9; D Reyes 0-0; S Camp 0-0; J Cerda 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 57
Devil Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Hendrickson(W,10-15) |
D. Baez(S,30) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 113-62 | 4.86 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-23 | 5.05 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.50 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 168-96 |
- Pitching
- HBPB Upton (By Z Greinke)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Bell 9-7; M Hendrickson 3-1; D Baez 1-1
- Game ScoresR Bell 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | D Murphy doubled to left, J Randa scored, A Castillo to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Cruz homered to right, B Fordyce scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | D DeJesus homered to right. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | A Castillo singled to center, C Pickering scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Stairs singled to right, A Berroa scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 8th | R Baldelli homered to left center. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Cantu doubled to deep left center, D Rolls and B Upton scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | C Crawford singled to right, J Cantu scored, C Crawford to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 6 | |
| 8th | J Cruz singled to left, C Crawford scored. | 4 | 7 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
12:15 AM, 22 September 2004
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 8,588
Game Time:2:47
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Second Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League East Standings
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