MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/05/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2892 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (52-103) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 8 10 2
Kansas City Royals (71-84) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 10 1
Rays Snag 8-5 Win
C.J. Newman had a hand in Tampa Bay defeating Kansas City by the score of 8-5. Newman went 2 for 4 at the plate, scoring 2 times and driving in 4 runs. Tim Berigan notched his 24th save in 35 chances. The Rays sport a record of 52-103.

Paul Shapiro drove in one run for Tampa Bay. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the eighth. With no one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 5-5 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Dallas Roden. It was his 72nd RBI of the season.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Newman said after the game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Richardson 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .233 2 26
D. Wimmer DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .320 37 114
A. Molina 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .290 12 53
C. Newman CF 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .262 13 66
J. Boutin RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .245 15 67
   a-B. Benn PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 5 12
P. Shapiro SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .175 16 72
D. Van den Bussche 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .196 9 44
A. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .202 2 25
J. Odum C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .198 7 44
   b-R. Rubio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 1 6
   c-P. Ferrell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 14
Totals 34 8 10 8 4 9 13      
a - B. Benn pinch ran for J. Boutin in the 6th
b - R. Rubio pinch hit for J. Odum in the 9th
c - P. Ferrell substituted for R. Rubio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Odum (24, 3rd Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Boutin (44, 6th Inning off A. Aguilar, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Van den Bussche (20, 8th Inning off J. Arias, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Newman (25, 9th Inning off J. Arias, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Hayes (3, 3rd Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Richardson (5, 6th Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Richardson 4 , D. Wimmer , A. Molina , C. Newman 3 , J. Boutin 2 , D. Van den Bussche 2 , A. Hayes 3 , J. Odum 2
2-out RBI: C. Newman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Molina , B. Benn , A. Hayes , J. Odum
GIDP: D. Wimmer
Sac Fly: P. Shapiro
Hit by Pitch: A. Molina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Newman (26)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Lepore (1) , B. Benn (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Molina, Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Molina)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .296 5 41
F. Ferrer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .225 6 30
   c-A. Baeza PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 12 55
S. Griffith CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .296 9 69
   d-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 2 11
   e-M. Grover CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 3 24
A. Alvarez 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .277 21 86
A. Morgan RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .293 19 76
E. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .276 2 15
A. Ventura 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 3 8
J. Johnson C 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .252 11 64
J. Crowe SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .255 5 33
   a-J. Munoz PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 8 21
   b-K. Diaz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 1 13
Totals 37 5 10 4 6 4 22      
a - J. Munoz pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - K. Diaz substituted for J. Munoz in the 8th
c - A. Baeza pinch hit for F. Ferrer in the 8th
d - R. Miller pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 8th
e - M. Grover substituted for R. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alvarez (27, 3rd Inning off E. Lepore, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gutierrez (49, 6th Inning off E. Lepore, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Alvarez (21, 2nd Inning off E. Lepore, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Ventura (3, 6th Inning off E. Lepore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , S. Griffith , A. Alvarez 7 , E. Gonzalez , A. Ventura 4 , J. Johnson 2 , J. Crowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Gutierrez 2 , A. Alvarez , A. Morgan 2 , E. Gonzalez , J. Crowe
GIDP: S. Griffith 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Munoz
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Crowe-Ventura-Ferrer)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lepore 5.2 10 5 4 4 3 2 104 6.88   
Z. Eilers W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 4.37   
J. Owens H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.40   
T. Berigan SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lepore 30
Batters Faced: E. Lepore 31, Z. Eilers 6, J. Owens 4, T. Berigan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lepore 6-6, Z. Eilers 0-4, J. Owens 0-2, T. Berigan 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lepore 104-61, Z. Eilers 28-18, J. Owens 19-10, T. Berigan 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Eilers 1-0
WP: E. Lepore 2
Hit Batsmen: Z. Eilers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar 5.0 7 5 5 1 4 0 78 6.26   
R. Washington 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 27 3.22   
D. Roden L (5-1) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.21   
J. Arias 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 22 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 36
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 23, R. Washington 7, D. Roden 3, J. Arias 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 6-4, R. Washington 1-1, D. Roden 0-1, J. Arias 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 78-51, R. Washington 27-20, D. Roden 12-6, J. Arias 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Washington 1-0 , J. Arias 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Aguilar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C.J. Newman
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 29258
Special Notes: CF Joey Boutin was injured while running the bases.
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