Royals 4-2 Rays (25 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

46-57, 23-27 home


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-	4	10	0

RaysTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Garza pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Garza pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Garza pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Garza pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Garza pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- G. Balfour pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Rays
2
Royals
4

Game 1

25/7

Rays
5
Royals
3

Game 2

26/7

Rays
5
Royals
3

Game 3

27/7

Rays
1
Royals
6

Game 4

27/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 25 July 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,900

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Brian Onora

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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Kansas City Royals

G. Meche8-9

M. Garza8-6

J. Soria27

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Swinging
3 Strike Swinging
4 Fly Out