Royals 7-1 Rays (8 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

48-33, 26-15 home


TB
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	-	7	11	0

B. Finnegan2-0

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

B. Gomes1-4

0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RaysTop 1st
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 94
  2
  Ball
  Curve 80
  3
  Double
  Fastball 95
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Andriese pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Gordon grounded out to first, Escobar to third on throwing error by first baseman Loney.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RaysTop 2nd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Andriese pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Loney stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Andriese pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Andriese pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Andriese pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Dyson stole second.
  1
  0
- E. Teaford pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Gomes pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- A. Colome pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- B. Finnegan pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Butler hit for Sizemore.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Colome pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Butler in left field.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Colome pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- R. Madson pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Fastball	94
2 Ball	Curve	80
3 Double	Fastball	95

Rays
-
Royals
-

Game 1

7/7

Rays
5
Royals
9

Game 1

7/7

Rays
1
Royals
7

Game 2

8/7

Rays
7
Royals
9

Game 3

9/7

Rays
3
Royals
8

Game 4

9/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 8 July 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,119

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
First Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Second Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Third Base Umpire - Marcus Pattillo

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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