Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals
61-42, 21-26 Away
5
61-42, 21-26 Away
Final
46-59, 23-29 Home
3
46-59, 23-29 Home
Rays Hitting
a-popped out to third for E Hinske in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BE Longoria (25, L Hochevar); B Upton (23, H Ramirez)
- 3BC Crawford 2 (7, L Hochevar, H Ramirez)
- HRC Pena (17, 9th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Hinske (46), W Aybar (10), C Crawford 2 (50), C Pena (53)
- 2Out RBIC Crawford 2
- GIDPD Navarro
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Gload1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .361 | .458 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .330 | .469 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .352 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .286 | .440 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .314 | .358 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .336 | .397 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .325 | .402 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .322 | .345 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .308 | .327 |
| 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek 3 (24, S Kazmir 3)
- 3BR Gload (1, T Percival)
- RBIR Gload (25), J Guillen (67), E German (12)
- 2Out RBIR Gload, J Guillen
- SHA Gordon
- GIDPJ Guillen
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Aviles-R Gload)
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Reyes(W,2-2) |
D. Wheeler(H,22) |
T. Percival(S,22) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91-60 | 2.81 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21-11 | 5.19 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.12 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.18 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.69 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 147-94 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Kazmir 3-7; T Miller 1-0; A Reyes 3-0; D Wheeler 1-2; T Percival 1-2
- Game ScoresS Kazmir 50
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Ramirez(L,1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78-48 | 5.38 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43-30 | 2.91 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.94 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 5.91 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 144-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Buck (By S Kazmir)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 11-4; H Ramirez 5-2; R Ramirez 0-1; J Peralta 1-2
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Hinske grounded out to second, C Pena scored, D Navarro to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | W Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Longoria scored, C Pena out at second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | R Gload singled to right, B Butler scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Guillen singled to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | C Crawford tripled to deep right center, A Iwamura and B Upton scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9th | C Pena homered to left center. | 5 | 2 | |
| 9th | E German singled to center, R Gload scored. | 5 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 27 July 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,322
Game Time:3:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
- First Base Umpire - Brian Onora
- Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
2025 American League East Standings
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 |
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