Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. DudaDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .372 | .426 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .321 | .348 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .273 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .271 | .326 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .283 | .320 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 | .308 | .397 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .263 | .293 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .265 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .272 | .401 |
| 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (33, Snell); Duda (11, Kolarek); Escobar (17, Romo)
- HRO'Hearn (5, 5th inning off Snell 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIO'Hearn (11)
- 2Out RBIO'Hearn
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-8 (Mondesi 0-2, O'Hearn 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Escobar 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMerrifield (8, 2nd base by Snell/Perez)
- Fielding
- AssistsHerrera (Gómez at Home)
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSmith (21, Smith); Pham (2, Smith); Cron (23, McCarthy)
- 3BWendle (5, Sparkman)
- HRAdames (7, 2nd inning off Sparkman 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAdames (19), Wendle 2 (44), Pham (2)
- 2Out RBIWendle 2
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP2-12 (Cron 0-3, Adames 0-1, Perez 0-1, Lowe 0-1, Kiermaier 0-1, Pham 1-2, Bauers 0-1, Wendle 1-2)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Sparkman(L, 0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 88-48 | 5.25 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52-34 | 6.38 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.48 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 154-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSparkman 13/22; Smith 6/14; McCarthy 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSparkman 16-7-11-14; Smith 6-6-12-10; McCarthy 3-2-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSparkman 4-3; Smith 4-1; McCarthy 0-1
- Game ScoresG Sparkman 38
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Snell(W, 15-5) |
A. Kolarek(H, 4) |
C. Roe(H, 22) |
S. Romo(S, 17) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 101-67 | 2.07 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 4.91 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.26 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 3.42 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 163-108 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSnell 16/22; Kolarek 5/5; Roe 2/4; Romo 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSnell 18-23-18-8; Kolarek 9-1-2-4; Roe 3-3-5-2; Romo 3-6-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSnell 2-4; Kolarek 1-1; Roe 0-1; Romo 0-1
- Game ScoresB Snell 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Adames homered to left (387 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Wendle tripled to right, Perez and Pham scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5th | O'Hearn homered to left center (406 feet). | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6th | Pham hit a ground rule double to deep center, Smith scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
TB wins 4-0
Game Information
Tropicana Field
12:10 AM, 22 August 2018
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 9,402
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
- First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
- Second Base Umpire - John Libka
- Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
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 |

