Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
39-50, 20-29 Away
2
39-50, 20-29 Away
Final
55-32, 36-13 Home
9
55-32, 36-13 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for J Guillen in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Buck (15, J Shields); R Gload (11, J Shields)
- RBIE German 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIE German 2
- GIDPR Gload; M Aviles
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (R Gload-J Buck-E German)
Rays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. GomesLF |
C. PenaDH |
W. Aybar1B |
B. ZobristSS-2B |
G. GrossRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .347 | .382 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .332 | .412 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .302 | .405 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .391 | .410 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .339 | .432 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .353 | .537 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .357 | .416 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | .353 | .710 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .337 | .412 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 | .321 | .467 |
| 35 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BC Pena (10, L Hochevar); W Aybar (8, L Hochevar); B Upton (19, L Hochevar)
- 3BA Iwamura (3, J Peralta)
- HRE Longoria (16, 3rd inning off L Hochevar 1 on, 2 Out); G Gross (7, 6th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Zobrist (4), C Pena 2 (45), E Longoria 2 (52), B Upton 2 (44), G Gross (21), C Crawford (47)
- 2Out RBIC Pena 2, E Longoria 2, B Upton 2
- SFC Crawford
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBW Aybar (2, 3rd base off L Hochevar/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP2 (W Aybar-B Zobrist-W Aybar, G Glover-R Brignac-W Aybar)
- ER Brignac 2 (2, throw, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(L,5-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67-40 | 5.40 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39-27 | 5.86 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 2.66 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.63 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 7.61 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 146-92 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 5-5; J Peralta 1-2; R Ramirez 0-0; R Tejeda 1-1; J Gobble 0-2
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 16
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Shields(W,7-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 93-57 | 3.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.34 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.57 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 115-75 |
- Pitching
- HBPE Longoria (By L Hochevar)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Shields 7-6; G Glover 3-0; T Miller 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Shields 68
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E German singled to center, R Gload and J Buck scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Pena scored, W Aybar out at second, E Longoria to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | C Pena doubled to deep right, A Iwamura and C Crawford scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | E Longoria homered to left, C Pena scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | B Upton doubled to right, S Riggans and C Crawford scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6th | G Gross homered to right. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | C Crawford hit sacrifice fly to left, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 9 | |
TB wins 3-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
6:40 PM, 6 July 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 20,587
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
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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