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    Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

    TB
    Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB
    17-22, 9-12 Away
    2
    17-22, 9-12 Away
    Final
    KC
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    13-28, 6-14 Home
    1
    13-28, 6-14 Home
    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Box Score
    • Play-by-Play
    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    A. HechavarriaSS
    2-4100.268
    C.J. Cron1B
    1-4100.280
    M. Duffy3B
    3-4002.322
    W. RamosC
    0-4000.282
    D. Robertson2B
    0-4000.267
    B. MillerDH
    0-3000.229
    J. FieldCF-LF
    1-3000.273
    C. GomezRF
    1-3000.201
    R. RefsnyderLF
    0-3000.167
    M. SmithCF
    0-0000.309
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    R. Yarbrough
    5.0513483-503.93
    C. Roe
    1.0000110-64.80
    J. Venters
    0.100004-21.59
    S. Romo
    1.1000016-125.17
    J. Alvarado
    0.100003-22.16
    A. Colome
    1.0100112-94.58
    Full Box Score
    TBKC
    Hits
    8
    6
    Home Runs
    0
    1
    Total Bases
    10
    11
    Runners LOB
    3
    6

    Game Information

    Kauffman Stadium
    Kauffman Stadium
    12:00 AM, 15 May 2018
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Attendance: 14,174
    Game Time:2:33
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
    • First Base Umpire - Sean Barber
    • Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
    • Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons

    Hechavarria shimmies past Perez at plate, Rays beat Royals

    Adeiny Hechavarria danced around catcher Salvador Perez with an inventive slide at home plate to score the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Monday night.
    May 15, 2018, 03:58 am - Associated Press
    TB
    KC
    123456789RHE
    100001000280
    001000000160
    R. Yarbrough
    win

    R. Yarbrough3-2

    5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
    E. Skoglund
    loss

    E. Skoglund1-3

    7.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
    A. Colome
    save

    A. Colome7

    1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    TBKC
    1stDuffy singled to right, Cron scored.10
    3rdMerrifield homered to left (370 feet).11
    6thDuffy singled to right, Hechavarria scored.21
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    Data is currently unavailable.

    TB wins 3-0

    • Rays
      2
    • Royals
      1
    Game 1
    15/5
    • Rays
      6
    • Royals
      5
    Game 2
    16/5
    • Rays
      5
    • Royals
      3
    Game 3
    16/5

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