Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
54-67, 28-34 Away
1
54-67, 28-34 Away
Final
68-54, 33-27 Home
5
68-54, 33-27 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIA Gordon (48)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon
- GIDPA Escobar; S Perez
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-5 (S Perez 0-2, A Gordon 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, B Butler 0-1)
- Fielding
- AssistsA Gordon (E Johnson at Home, J Lobaton at 3rd base)
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Rodriguez (14, W Smith); D Jennings (17, W Smith); S Fuld (3, F Bueno)
- 3BD Jennings (4, W Smith)
- HRJ Keppinger (6, 5th inning off E Teaford 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIE Johnson (30), J Lobaton (17), D Jennings (37), J Keppinger (28)
- 2Out RBIE Johnson
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-9 (E Johnson 1-2, R Roberts 0-1, J Keppinger 0-1, D Jennings 1-2, J Lobaton 1-1, B Upton 0-1, S Fuld 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBB Upton (23, 2nd base off W Smith/S Perez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (S Rodriguez-R Roberts-J Keppinger 2)
- EE Johnson (11, throw); J Keppinger (3, missed catch)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Smith(L,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 74-45 | 5.40 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37-26 | 4.60 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.84 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 146-92 |
- Pitching
- WPW Smith; E Teaford
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedW Smith 8-19; E Teaford 7-9; J Jeffress 2-3; F Bueno 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesW Smith 11-8-14-12; E Teaford 8-3-8-7; J Jeffress 3-3-4-1; F Bueno 3-0-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Smith 1-4; E Teaford 1-4; J Jeffress 0-1; F Bueno 2-1
- Game ScoresW Smith 31
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Hellickson(W,8-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 98-65 | 3.28 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.62 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-10 | 3.45 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 125-84 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Lobaton (By F Bueno)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Hellickson 14-27; J Howell 3-3; K Farnsworth 4-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Hellickson 21-10-16-18; J Howell 3-0-3-3; K Farnsworth 6-1-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Hellickson 8-7; J Howell 3-0; K Farnsworth 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Hellickson 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Johnson singled to left center, S Rodriguez scored, J Lobaton thrown out at third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | A Gordon reached on infield single to second, J Giavotella scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | D Jennings scored on W Smith's wild pitch. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Lobaton singled to left center, S Rodriguez scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | D Jennings doubled to deep left, J Lobaton scored, E Johnson thrown out at home. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Keppinger homered to left (396 feet). | 1 | 5 | |
TB wins 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
12:10 AM, 21 August 2012
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 9,913
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 11 | 8 | .579 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1 | L2 |
| Detroit | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | W5 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.5 | L3 |
| Chicago | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.5 | L2 |
2026 American League East Standings
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