Rays 5-3 Royals (31 Aug, 2017) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

65-67, 36-32 home


TB
KC

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

RaysTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Pop Out
  Fastball 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Merrifield stole second.
  0
  0
- Cain stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Odorizzi pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- S. Cishek pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- S. Alexander pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- P. Moylan pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Cishek pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- P. Moylan pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Hunter pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- B. Maurer pitching for KC
  TB
  KC
- Dickerson hit for Puello.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Colome pitching for TB
  TB
  KC
- Dickerson in left field.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Pop Out	Fastball	84

Rays
12
Royals
0

Game 1

29/8

Rays
2
Royals
6

Game 2

30/8

Rays
5
Royals
3

Game 3

31/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 31 August 2017

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,916

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	37	19	.661	-	L2
Baltimore	34	19	.642	1.5	L1
Boston	28	27	.509	8.5	W1
Tampa Bay	26	29	.473	10.5	L1
Toronto	25	29	.463	11	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	37	18	.673	-	W1
Kansas City	34	22	.607	3.5	L3
Minnesota	30	24	.556	6.5	W2
Detroit	27	27	.500	9.5	W4
Chicago	15	41	.268	22.5	L7

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Tampa Bay Rays

Kansas City Royals

J. Odorizzi7-7

J. Vargas14-9

A. Colome40

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