Royals 2-0 Devil Rays (3 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

59-50, 31-27 home


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	4	0

J. Gobble1-0

6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

J. Affeldt1

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Devil RaysTop 1st
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- C Crawford stole third.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 2nd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- TB
  KC
- A Berroa caught stealing third, pitcher to shortstop to third.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 3rd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 4th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 5th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- C Crawford stole second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 6th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 7th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- M Anderson hit for J Sandberg.
  0
  2
- M Anderson at second base.
  0
  2
- A Perez at third base.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 8th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Devil RaysTop 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Devil Rays
9
Royals
6

Game 1

2/8

Devil Rays
8
Royals
10

Game 2

3/8

Devil Rays
0
Royals
2

Game 3

3/8

Kauffman Stadium

7:05 PM, 3 August 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,870

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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1 Strike Looking
2 Single