Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

55-68, 29-35 Away

Final

69-55, 34-28 Home


KC
TB

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- B Upton stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- A Escobar stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- M Joyce singled to center, B Upton to second, B Upton to third on error by center fielder L Cain.
  1
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- R Roberts to second on balk by L Mendoza.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- L. Coleman pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- S Fuld ran for E Longoria.
  1
  3
- B Zobrist doubled to right, S Fuld to third, S Fuld scored on error by shortstop A Escobar.
  1
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Shields pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- KC
  TB
- KC
  TB
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- F. Rodney pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
1
Rays
5

Game 1

21/8

Royals
1
Rays
0

Game 2

22/8

Royals
3
Rays
5

Game 3

22/8

Tropicana Field

6:10 PM, 22 August 2012

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 11,892

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	11	8	.579	-	L1
Cleveland	10	9	.526	1	L2
Detroit	9	9	.500	1.5	W5
Kansas City	7	11	.389	3.5	L3
Chicago	6	12	.333	4.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	10	7	.588	-	W5
New York	10	8	.556	0.5	W1
Baltimore	9	9	.500	1.5	L2
Toronto	7	10	.412	3	L1
Boston	7	11	.389	3.5	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

J. Shields12-7

L. Mendoza7-9

F. Rodney39

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ground Out