MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/02/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2100 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (54-49) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (51-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Kansas City Bats Go Silent in 3-0 Loss
Mike Mask pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The Kansas City Royals, despite Mask's fine outing, dropped a 3-0 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium. Tampa Bay pitcher Greg Klibert earned the win, hiking his record to 2-2. Mike Mask suffered the loss. The save went to Joe Owens, number 1 for him.

Tampa Bay used a well-timed hit by Cesar Aguilar to capture the win. The shortstop socked a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Rays ahead, 1-0. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it was important.

"It was a hard game, a hard night," said Kansas City skipper Connor Gould.

The Rays, at 54-49, sit in third place in the American League East Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grimm CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 6 52
R. Rubio DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 2 17
D. Wimmer 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 21 80
D. Lamle LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267 25 74
C. Aguilar SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 4 27
   a-J. Boutin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 4 18
   c-T. Gast 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 6 21
R. Pace 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 6 31
   b-P. Shapiro PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0
A. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 6 20
C. Newman RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .241 14 47
D. Van den Bussche 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 9 35
Totals 34 3 6 1 3 8 13      
a - J. Boutin pinch hit for C. Aguilar in the 8th
b - P. Shapiro pinch hit for R. Pace in the 8th
c - T. Gast substituted for J. Boutin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Aguilar (13, 4th Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Newman (6, 9th Inning off D. Roden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wimmer , D. Lamle , C. Aguilar 2 , R. Pace , C. Newman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grimm , R. Rubio , D. Wimmer , C. Aguilar , J. Boutin , P. Shapiro , A. Santiago 2
Sac Bunt: M. Grimm
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lamle (17) , R. Pace (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 2 31
   b-J. Shifflett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Alvarez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 20 60
   a-J. Crowe PR, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 7 18
A. Ventura 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .291 24 57
A. Baeza DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280 13 51
F. Andino 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .310 4 53
A. Morgan RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .262 18 64
J. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .225 3 32
K. Diaz SS, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .246 4 32
R. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .228 6 24
Totals 37 0 11 0 1 9 20      
a - J. Crowe pinch ran for A. Alvarez in the 5th
b - J. Shifflett pinch hit for M. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Baeza (19, 2nd Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Morgan (19, 6th Inning off G. Klibert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Alvarez , J. Crowe , A. Ventura , A. Baeza 3 , F. Andino 2 , A. Morgan 3 , K. Diaz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Andino , K. Diaz , R. Avila 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Alvarez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Andino (37)
CS: K. Diaz (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Andino 2 (12)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez 4.1 6 0 0 0 6 0 74 5.38   
G. Klibert W (2-2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 3.43   
E. Lepore H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.26   
Z. Eilers H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.82   
M. Penney H (9) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 2.70   
J. Owens SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 57
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 19, G. Klibert 6, E. Lepore 3, Z. Eilers 3, M. Penney 7, J. Owens 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 3-4, G. Klibert 2-1, E. Lepore 0-1, Z. Eilers 0-2, M. Penney 2-1, J. Owens 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 74-50, G. Klibert 20-12, E. Lepore 8-7, Z. Eilers 9-5, M. Penney 27-16, J. Owens 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lepore 1-0 , J. Owens 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Klibert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (9-8) 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 100 4.84   
R. Washington 1.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 22 5.88   
J. Tucker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.08   
D. Roden 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 63
Batters Faced: M. Mask 25, R. Washington 7, J. Tucker 1, D. Roden 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 9-3, R. Washington 4-0, J. Tucker 0-1, D. Roden 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 100-62, R. Washington 22-15, J. Tucker 7-4, D. Roden 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tucker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mask
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 32876
Special Notes: 3B Antonio Alvarez was injured being hit by a pitch. RP Zack Eilers was injured while pitching.
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