Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals
Rays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .340 | .445 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .358 | .492 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .318 | .435 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .351 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .274 | .385 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .336 | .512 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .331 | .330 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .261 | .365 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .283 | .399 |
| 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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- Batting
- HRHechavarria (4, 3rd inning off Vargas 0 on, 1 Out); Souza Jr. (29, 5th inning off Vargas 0 on, 1 Out); Morrison (33, 5th inning off Vargas 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIHechavarria (14), Souza Jr. 2 (77), Longoria (72), Morrison (76)
- 2Out RBIMorrison
- SFLongoria
- GIDPKiermaier
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-3 (Hechavarria 0-1, Bourjos 0-1, Souza Jr. 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Hechavarria-Miller)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. CainCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .317 | .466 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .354 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .332 | .437 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .382 | .502 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .298 | .489 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .313 | .542 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .319 | .434 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .269 | .317 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .258 | .315 |
| 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
- Batting
- HRMerrifield (17, 3rd inning off Odorizzi 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMerrifield 3 (62)
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-3 (Merrifield 1-1, Cabrera 0-1, Hosmer 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMerrifield (26, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Ramos); Cain (24, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Ramos)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Odorizzi(W, 7-7) |
S. Cishek(H, 10) |
T. Hunter(H, 20) |
A. Colome(S, 40) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 84-55 | 4.85 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-15 | 1.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.57 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.02 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 126-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOdorizzi 14/21; Cishek 5/6; Hunter 2/3; Colomé 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOdorizzi 14-7-21-13; Cishek 5-1-5-4; Hunter 1-2-0-3; Colomé 2-3-4-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsOdorizzi 3-8; Cishek 2-2; Hunter 3-0; Colomé 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Odorizzi 47
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Vargas(L, 14-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 97-63 | 3.87 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.25 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.13 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.95 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 6.43 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 129-85 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVargas 15/26; Alexander 1/2; Moylan 1/2; Minor 1/2; Maurer 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVargas 11-9-21-22; Alexander 0-0-0-2; Moylan 0-0-1-2; Minor 3-3-0-0; Maurer 1-2-6-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVargas 5-12; Alexander 2-0; Moylan 1-1; Minor 0-0; Maurer 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 38
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Hechavarria homered to center (399 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Souza Jr. singled to center, Bourjos scored, Kiermaier to third. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Longoria hit sacrifice fly to center, Kiermaier scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Merrifield homered to left (392 feet), Cuthbert and Escobar scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Souza Jr. homered to left (417 feet). | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Morrison homered to right center (433 feet). | 5 | 3 | ||
TB wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 31 August 2017
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,916
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
- First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
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 |

