MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/04/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2892 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (62-93) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
Kansas City Royals (73-82) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 6 0
Tampa Bay Drops Another One, 2-1
The Tampa Bay Rays wasted an inspired, 5-inning effort from starter Vinny Gutierrez, falling 2-1 to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Kevin Terrell got the win, upping his record to 8-2. Vinny Gutierrez got the loss. The 4th-place Rays have dropped 7 straight games.

Blake Linden, who is rated as the 10th best prospect by BNN, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Linden.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramos LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 20 71
J. Huggins SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .275 0 28
D. Taylor 1B 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .254 25 80
K. Schulz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212 19 77
C. Escamilla DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 14 51
   a-J. Alcantar DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 9 32
R. Behm CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 9 38
   b-E. Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   c-E. Watts CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
W. Torres 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 6 12
R. Takach 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 12 59
M. Fousek C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 2 8
Totals 28 1 3 1 3 7 8      
a - J. Alcantar inserted as DH in the 7th
b - E. Rivas pinch hit for R. Behm in the 7th
c - E. Watts substituted for E. Rivas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Taylor (37, 1st Inning off M. Poerio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Huggins (12, 6th Inning off K. Terrell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Huggins 3 , D. Taylor 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schulz
GIDP: J. Alcantar
Sac Fly: D. Taylor
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Schulz (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bonilla SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .300 13 54
   c-M. Palmer SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
K. Stark 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .279 19 79
J. Castillo DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .237 20 61
   a-T. Bernsen DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 8 22
B. Linden LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .274 9 37
M. Andreas RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .240 21 61
J. Baeza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .125 0 0
T. Monterosa CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 11 53
   b-K. Mellecker PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 6 14
M. Groen 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 2 30
T. Kingsley C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 12 53
Totals 29 2 6 2 4 9 23      
a - T. Bernsen inserted as DH in the 8th
b - K. Mellecker pinch hit for T. Monterosa in the 8th
c - M. Palmer substituted for D. Bonilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Bernsen (12, 8th Inning off A. Quevedo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Castillo 2 , T. Bernsen 2 , B. Linden 2 , M. Groen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Stark , J. Baeza , T. Monterosa , K. Mellecker
Sac Fly: M. Andreas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Groen-Palmer-Baeza)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Gutierrez L (9-14) 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 0 78 5.04   
A. Ramirez BS (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 33 5.01   
A. Quevedo 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Gutierrez 53
Batters Faced: V. Gutierrez 21, A. Ramirez 8, A. Quevedo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Gutierrez 7-5, A. Ramirez 0-2, A. Quevedo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Gutierrez 78-45, A. Ramirez 33-22, A. Quevedo 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramirez 3-2
WP: A. Ramirez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Poerio 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8.53   
B. Edwards 3.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 59 2.79   
K. Terrell W (8-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.08   
J. Garvelink H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 3.98   
G. Dunham SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Poerio 42
Batters Faced: M. Poerio 3, B. Edwards 13, K. Terrell 7, J. Garvelink 8, G. Dunham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Poerio 0-2, B. Edwards 4-3, K. Terrell 3-2, J. Garvelink 2-2, G. Dunham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Poerio 15-10, B. Edwards 59-33, K. Terrell 22-17, J. Garvelink 35-21, G. Dunham 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Edwards 1-0 , K. Terrell 1-0 , G. Dunham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vinny Gutierrez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29893
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