MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/05/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2611 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (56-80) 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 1
Kansas City Royals (66-70) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 10 1
Rays Win, Van den Bussche drives in 5 runs
A good performance from second baseman Dave Van den Bussche helped the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals, 8-7. Van den Bussche was 2-3 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5 for the Rays. Eddie Melendez got the win, improving to 7-8. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. The Rays move to 56-80 with the win, while the Royals drop to 66-70.

With Tampa Bay leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Van den Bussche came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Mike Mask. Van den Bussche hit a splitter to right for a bases-clearing double. His 38th double of the season put the Rays on top, 6-0.

Van den Bussche attributed the triumph to "a good team effort."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Aguilar 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .168 0 17
B. Benn CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .234 4 29
D. Wimmer DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .304 28 95
D. Van den Bussche 2B 3 2 2 5 0 0 2 .265 31 104
J. Boutin RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 13 67
P. Shapiro SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .206 24 76
N. Alvarado LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 7 34
J. Slayback 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 3 26
C. Ballance C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .207 4 21
Totals 35 8 9 8 3 10 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Van den Bussche (38, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Boutin (31, 2nd Inning off N. Colley, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Ballance (12, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Shapiro (24, 2nd Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van den Bussche (31, 5th Inning off N. Colley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Aguilar , B. Benn , D. Wimmer 2 , D. Van den Bussche 6 , J. Boutin 2 , P. Shapiro 4 , C. Ballance 2
2-out RBI: B. Benn , D. Van den Bussche , J. Boutin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Shapiro
Sac Fly: D. Van den Bussche
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Aguilar (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Alvarado (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Slayback)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
A. Morgan LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .265 4 23
B. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299 17 76
C. Pope RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258 8 40
R. Miller 2B 4 2 1 3 0 0 3 .250 12 47
R. Lower 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .302 1 14
J. Crowe SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .238 1 32
M. Gremillion C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 7 28
M. Grover CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 3 47
   a-B. Noriega PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .213 13 63
Totals 37 7 10 5 3 5 14      
a - B. Noriega pinch hit for M. Grover in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Crowe (14, 2nd Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Miller (12, 6th Inning off G. Klibert, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 4 , B. Thomas , C. Pope 2 , R. Miller 4 , R. Lower , J. Crowe 2
2-out RBI: C. Pope , R. Miller , J. Crowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thomas , R. Miller , M. Gremillion
GIDP: A. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: R. Miller
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas (48)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Thomas (10)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (7-8) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 76 5.36   
G. Klibert 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 1 37 5.05   
M. Scott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86   
T. Berigan 1.0 2 3 0 2 0 0 26 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 54
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 20, G. Klibert 12, M. Scott 1, T. Berigan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 5-7, G. Klibert 2-3, M. Scott 0-1, T. Berigan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 76-48, G. Klibert 37-27, M. Scott 1-1, T. Berigan 26-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Klibert 1-1 , M. Scott 1-0
WP: T. Berigan
Hit Batsmen: G. Klibert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (8-8) 1.2 5 7 7 3 3 1 68 3.38   
N. Colley 3.1 2 1 1 0 5 1 58 4.92   
A. Kenney 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 44 4.29   
D. Alva 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 11
Batters Faced: M. Mask 13, N. Colley 12, A. Kenney 11, D. Alva 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 1-1, N. Colley 2-3, A. Kenney 3-4, D. Alva 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 68-37, N. Colley 58-36, A. Kenney 44-27, D. Alva 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Colley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Van den Bussche
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 28171
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