Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

49-67, 18-35 Away

Final

61-54, 29-28 Home


KC
TB

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

J. Shields11-9

9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 3 BB

J. Francis4-12

7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- D Jennings stole third, J Damon stole second.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- E Hosmer stole second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- D Jennings caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- J. Francis pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- N. Adcock pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
1
Rays
2

Game 1

9/8

Royals
0
Rays
4

Game 2

10/8

Royals
7
Rays
8

Game 3

11/8

Royals
1
Rays
4

Game 4

11/8

Tropicana Field

12:10 AM, 10 August 2011

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 10,124

Game Time:1:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - Angel Campos

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

J. Shields11-9

J. Francis4-12

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Fly Out