Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

38-88, 20-44 Away

Final

65-61, 36-24 Home


KC
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	4	14	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 97
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 96
  3
  Ball
  Curve 84
  4
  Ball
  Curve 82
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 97
  6
  Ball
  Curve 83
  7
  Double
  Four-seam FB 97
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Merrifield caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- B. Snell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Kolarek pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Roe pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- Gómez ran for Pham.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- S. Romo pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Smith in left field.
  1
  4
- Gómez in right field.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	97
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	96
3 Ball	Curve	84
4 Ball	Curve	82
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	97
6 Ball	Curve	83
7 Double	Four-seam FB	97

Royals
0
Rays
1

Game 1

21/8

Royals
1
Rays
4

Game 2

22/8

Royals
3
Rays
6

Game 3

23/8

Royals
3
Rays
4

Game 4

24/8

Tropicana Field

12:10 AM, 22 August 2018

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 9,402

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Second Base Umpire - John Libka
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

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

B. Snell15-5

G. Sparkman0-2

S. Romo17

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