MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/29/2110
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 839 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (7-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Tampa Bay Rays (15-4) 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Royals Handed 6-1 Loss by Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays stopped the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. The Rays got a big game from Dan Wimmer, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winning pitcher was Eddie Melendez. He tossed 91 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 8 hits. The loss drops Kansas City to 7-12.

The two teams provided some entertaining baseball for the Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium crowd. Regardless of the outcome, a good time was had by all.

"Some of the guys in here work hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Wimmer told the Tampa Bay Daily.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 .340 1 5
A. Ruiz 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 2 6
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .194 1 7
A. Baeza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .318 1 10
A. Ventura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 13
S. Griffith LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .426 2 9
J. Johnson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 1 2
S. Gass C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 2 2
M. Grover CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 5
   a-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 3 8
Totals 35 1 10 1 0 5 18      
a - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Grover in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Griffith (5, 2nd Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Morgan (4, 5th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Gutierrez (2, 5th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 6 , A. Ruiz , A. Morgan 2 , S. Griffith 4 , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Baeza 3 , S. Gass 2
GIDP: A. Morgan
Sac Fly: A. Ruiz
Hit by Pitch: A. Ruiz , M. Grover
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gutierrez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ventura-Johnson-Baeza, Baeza-Johnson-Baeza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 2 7
C. Newman CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 3 10
D. Wimmer 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .312 4 15
D. Lamle LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .288 2 9
A. Molina DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .288 2 4
J. Boutin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 1 11
C. Ballance C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .321 2 12
P. Shapiro SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .203 5 13
T. Gast 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 8
Totals 32 6 9 6 1 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Wimmer (2, 1st Inning off B. Fike, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Lamle (4, 1st Inning off B. Fike, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Shapiro (5, 2nd Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Wimmer (4, 3rd Inning off B. Fike, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Newman , D. Wimmer 6 , D. Lamle 3 , A. Molina 2 , C. Ballance , P. Shapiro 4
2-out RBI: C. Ballance
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Shapiro
GIDP: A. Molina , T. Gast
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Newman (2) , D. Lamle (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gast-Van den Bussche-Wimmer)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fike L (1-3) 3.0 7 6 5 0 4 2 71 7.79   
Z. Stout 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 54 4.63   
S. Schubert 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fike 25
Batters Faced: B. Fike 17, Z. Stout 13, S. Schubert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fike 3-2, Z. Stout 1-6, S. Schubert 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fike 71-45, Z. Stout 54-33, S. Schubert 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (2-0) 6.0 8 1 1 0 0 0 91 2.84   
J. Grove 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 36 5.87   
J. Owens 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 52
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 27, J. Grove 10, J. Owens 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 5-12, J. Grove 2-2, J. Owens 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 91-58, J. Grove 36-26, J. Owens 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grove 1-0 , J. Owens 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Melendez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Wimmer
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 25896
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