MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/07/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2210 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-55) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 7 12 1
Tampa Bay Rays (45-64) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 6 10 0
Rays Drop Close One Late
The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-6, in part because of second baseman Andy Alford. He went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times. Dave Alva picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Tim Berigan suffered the loss. The Royals now have a mark of 55-55.

Brandon Thomas came through with a big-time hit for Kansas City. The first baseman smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 7-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Kansas City manager Connor Gould.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gass C 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .260 10 33
A. Alford 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .328 6 25
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .290 16 63
B. Noriega LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .206 10 45
S. Griffith RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .283 0 16
R. Lower 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .306 0 8
J. Crowe SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 1 20
   c-C. Pope PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 6 34
   d-M. Faria SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
F. Ferrer DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .198 11 39
M. Grover CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .281 3 39
   a-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 9 33
   b-R. Wade CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 3
Totals 36 7 12 6 5 9 14      
a - R. Miller pinch hit for M. Grover in the 6th
b - R. Wade substituted for R. Miller in the 6th
c - C. Pope pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
d - M. Faria substituted for C. Pope in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alford (13, 5th Inning off E. Catlett, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Gass (10, 1st Inning off E. Catlett, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Thomas (16, 9th Inning off T. Berigan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Alford (6, 9th Inning off T. Berigan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gass 4 , A. Alford 7 , B. Thomas 4 , B. Noriega , S. Griffith 2 , R. Lower 3 , F. Ferrer
2-out RBI: R. Lower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Griffith , F. Ferrer
GIDP: R. Miller
Sac Fly: B. Thomas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Thomas (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Boutin RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .293 11 55
D. Corrick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .314 3 39
   b-N. Alvarado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 7 32
D. Wimmer DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 22 81
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .272 23 78
D. Richardson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 2 21
   a-A. Hayes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 7 29
P. Shapiro SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .203 16 59
B. Benn CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .281 3 24
C. Ballance C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .198 3 14
J. Slayback 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 3 21
Totals 37 6 10 6 2 13 13      
a - A. Hayes substituted for D. Richardson in the 9th
b - N. Alvarado pinch hit for D. Corrick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Boutin (27, 5th Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Ballance (8, 6th Inning off J. Arias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ballance (3, 5th Inning off M. Heidt, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van den Bussche (23, 5th Inning off M. Heidt, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Shapiro (16, 6th Inning off J. Arias, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Benn (3, 6th Inning off J. Arias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Boutin 3 , D. Van den Bussche 5 , P. Shapiro 4 , B. Benn 5 , C. Ballance 6 , J. Slayback
2-out RBI: D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Boutin , D. Corrick , D. Richardson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Benn (12)
CS: B. Benn (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Corrick)
OF assists: 1 (Benn(Griffith at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Heidt 5.0 7 4 1 1 6 2 101 5.47   
J. Arias 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 2 27 3.23   
D. Alva W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 4.50   
R. Washington SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Heidt 48
Batters Faced: M. Heidt 23, J. Arias 6, D. Alva 7, R. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Heidt 2-6, J. Arias 0-0, D. Alva 2-2, R. Washington 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Heidt 101-62, J. Arias 27-16, D. Alva 28-17, R. Washington 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Catlett 5.1 7 2 2 4 4 1 90 6.31   
J. Owens H (6) 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 31 5.23   
J. Bossow H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.59   
T. Berigan L (1-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 13 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Catlett 46
Batters Faced: E. Catlett 26, J. Owens 7, J. Bossow 4, T. Berigan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Catlett 3-8, J. Owens 1-1, J. Bossow 0-1, T. Berigan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Catlett 90-53, J. Owens 31-16, J. Bossow 19-13, T. Berigan 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Owens 2-0 , J. Bossow 1-0
WP: E. Catlett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Alford
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 18978
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