MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/30/2107
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2087 - SATURDAY, JULY 30TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (44-58) 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 1
Kansas City Royals (48-54) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 2
Rays Knock Off Royals, 7-6
Paul Shapiro led Tampa Bay to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 7-6. The Salt Lake City, Utah native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Tampa Bay reliever Matt Gillespie was the winner. His record is now 7-9. The losing pitcher was Hugo Coates. Tim Berigan got the save, the 22nd for him this season.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Shapiro hit a 3-run home run off Hugo Coates. It propelled the Rays into the lead, 4-1.

"I'm just out there trying to have as much fun as I can while I'm playing," Shapiro told the Tampa Bay Citizen.

Tampa Bay now sits at 44-58, while Kansas City falls to 48-54.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Aguilar 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .257 2 13
D. Corrick 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .255 11 60
D. Van den Bussche 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .315 24 72
N. Alvarado DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 6 35
   a-J. Slayback DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 8
J. Odum C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245 7 31
B. Benn CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 8 39
A. Hayes RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 5 25
J. Boutin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .158 0 2
   b-D. Ba LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 14
P. Shapiro SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .219 16 49
Totals 36 7 11 7 3 4 15      
a - J. Slayback inserted as DH in the 7th
b - D. Ba substituted for J. Boutin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Benn (21, 4th Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Shapiro (13, 6th Inning off S. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Aguilar (25, 6th Inning off S. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Aguilar (3, 1st Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Shapiro (16, 4th Inning off H. Coates, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Aguilar 5 , D. Corrick 2 , D. Van den Bussche , N. Alvarado , J. Odum , B. Benn 2 , A. Hayes , P. Shapiro 6
2-out RBI: D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Aguilar , N. Alvarado
GIDP: D. Van den Bussche , J. Odum
Sac Fly: D. Corrick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Aguilar (26) , D. Corrick (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Benn (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .268 17 47
B. Noriega LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .271 25 65
B. Cozart RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 13 36
   a-R. Lower PH, 3B 3 1 1 4 0 2 1 .262 6 31
B. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .272 12 59
R. Miller 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .309 13 42
J. Roque 3B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 7 36
C. Gosdin SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .210 10 47
M. Gremillion C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .198 2 14
M. Grover CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 3 24
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 8 16      
a - R. Lower pinch hit for B. Cozart in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Noriega (8, 1st Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Roque (22, 2nd Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lower (6, 9th Inning off H. Vielma, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer , B. Noriega 4 , B. Cozart , R. Lower 4 , R. Miller , J. Roque 2 , C. Gosdin , M. Gremillion
2-out RBI: R. Lower , C. Gosdin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roque , M. Gremillion 2 , M. Grover
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Noriega (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cozart (2) , C. Gosdin (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Miller-Gosdin-Thomas, Miller-Gosdin-Thomas)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez 3.2 4 2 2 1 5 0 73 3.00   
M. Gillespie W (7-9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.02   
E. Catlett 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.04   
J. Milligan 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 5.56   
H. Vielma 1.2 3 4 4 2 1 1 33 3.63   
T. Berigan SV (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 47
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 16, M. Gillespie 4, E. Catlett 3, J. Milligan 6, H. Vielma 10, T. Berigan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 4-2, M. Gillespie 2-1, E. Catlett 0-1, J. Milligan 3-0, H. Vielma 4-0, T. Berigan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 73-46, M. Gillespie 9-5, E. Catlett 23-14, J. Milligan 27-15, H. Vielma 33-18, T. Berigan 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gillespie 1-0 , E. Catlett 1-0 , J. Milligan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Coates L (8-8) 3.2 9 5 5 2 1 1 72 4.07   
S. Leonard 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 34 5.49   
C. Hardy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.18   
D. Roden 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.68   
R. Washington 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Coates 20
Batters Faced: H. Coates 21, S. Leonard 9, C. Hardy 3, D. Roden 3, R. Washington 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Coates 5-4, S. Leonard 4-2, C. Hardy 1-0, D. Roden 2-1, R. Washington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Coates 72-42, S. Leonard 34-26, C. Hardy 13-7, D. Roden 14-10, R. Washington 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Leonard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Shapiro
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 33449
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