Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
40-50, 21-29 Away
7
40-50, 21-29 Away
Final/10
55-33, 36-14 Home
4
55-33, 36-14 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 3BD DeJesus (4, M Garza)
- HRJ Buck (4, 10th inning off D Wheeler 2 on, 1 Out); M Aviles (4, 10th inning off D Wheeler 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID DeJesus 2 (45), R Gload (18), J Buck 3 (26), M Aviles (16)
- 2Out RBID DeJesus 2, R Gload
- GIDPJ Gathright
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- EJ Buck (4, throw); R Gload (2, ground ball)
Rays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. CrawfordCF-LF |
C. Pena1B |
C. FloydDH |
J. GomesLF |
G. GrossCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 | .350 | .383 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 | .331 | .409 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .337 | .439 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .354 | .535 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .351 | .456 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .351 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .293 | .391 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .335 | .410 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .371 | .436 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .349 | .524 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .257 | .333 | .629 |
| 42 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
a-flied out to right for C Floyd in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BA Iwamura (16, G Meche); D Navarro (15, R Mahay)
- HRC Pena (13, 9th inning off J Soria 0 on, 1 Out); E Hinske (14, 10th inning off J Soria 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIE Longoria (53), C Pena (46), E Hinske (45)
- Team LOB12
- Baserunning
- SBC Crawford (23, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Navarro-B Zobrist-C Pena)
- EE Longoria (6, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Mahay(H,14) |
R. Ramirez(H,11) |
J. Soria(W,1-1; B, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 115-71 | 4.67 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31-20 | 1.94 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.61 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36-27 | 1.62 |
| 10.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 191-123 |
- Pitching
- IBBR Gload (By D Wheeler)
- HBPA Gordon (By M Garza)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 3-8; R Mahay 0-2; R Ramirez 2-0; J Soria 2-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 47
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Wheeler(L,2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 109-77 | 3.51 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.83 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.42 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20-11 | 2.43 |
| 10.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 161-108 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Garza 8-7; J Howell 0-2; T Miller 1-1; D Wheeler 2-1
- Game ScoresM Garza 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Crawford stole second, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Buck. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | E Longoria singled to left, C Crawford scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | D DeJesus tripled to deep center, R Gload and J Buck scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | R Gload singled to center, M Teahen scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 9th | C Pena homered to right. | 3 | 3 | |
| 10th | J Buck homered to left, E German and R Gload scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 10th | M Aviles homered to left. | 7 | 3 | |
| 10th | E Hinske homered to right center. | 7 | 4 | |
TB wins 3-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
5:40 PM, 7 July 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 16,293
Game Time:3:43
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
- First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
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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