GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (20-35) at TAMPA BAY (22-30)

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (1-0, 2.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: A GORDON (.177, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.177, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Pena at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.177, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Wigginton at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.177, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - DAVID RISKE
TAM - AL REYES

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.391, 2-FOR-3)
C PENA (.293, 10 HR, 28 RBI)
B UPTON (.314, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .269
M Teahen rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .283
E Brown lf 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .226
S Costa dh 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .195
A Gordon 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .176
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231
J Buck c 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .281
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .270

Totals 38 9 13 9 5 11 17

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (11, E Jackson); M Teahen (10, T Corcoran); M
Grudzielanek (16, B Stokes); J Buck (9, C Orvella). HR - E Brown (2, 4th inning
off T Corcoran 2 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - T Pena Jr (14), D DeJesus 2
(14), M Grudzielanek (19), M Teahen (27), E Brown 3 (19), J Buck (19). 2-out
RBI - J Buck. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 2, J Buck 1, S
Costa 2, T Pena Jr 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr. Team LOB - 8.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .370
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .314
C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .295
T Wigginton 1b-3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .246
D Young rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249
B Harris ss 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .303
J Cantu dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
D Navarro c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
J Wilson 2b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .391

Totals 33 4 9 4 2 8 13

BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (2, O Perez). HR - B Harris (4, 6th inning off O Perez 2
on, 0 Out). RBI - A Iwamura (6), B Harris 3 (17). 2-out RBI - A Iwamura.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 3, D Young 1. Team LOB -
7.

FIELDING: E - E Jackson (2, throw); A Iwamura (2, throw). DP: 1 (B Harris-J
Wilson-T Wigginton).


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KANSAS CITY - 040 400 100 -- 9
TAMPA BAY - 001 003 00 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 5.74
J Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.41
J Gobble 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.18
D Riske 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 3 1/3 6 6 6 4 4 0 7.77
T Corcoran 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 5.82
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.66
C Orvella 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
G Glover 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.97
Al Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.28

O Perez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - O Perez. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 86-57; J Peralta 13-11; J Gobble 13-8;
D Riske 15-11; E Jackson 91-55; T Corcoran 27-17; B Stokes 12-8; C Orvella
12-9; G Glover 26-19; Al Reyes 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 4-6; J
Peralta 1-1; J Gobble 0-1; D Riske 2-1; E Jackson 4-2; T Corcoran 3-1; B Stokes
1-0; C Orvella 2-0; G Glover 2-0; Al Reyes 0-1. Batters faced: O Perez 24; J
Peralta 3; J Gobble 3; D Riske 5; E Jackson 20; T Corcoran 7; B Stokes 4; C
Orvella 5; G Glover 5; Al Reyes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: ZACK GREINKE (2-4, 5.21) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: J WILSON (.391, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Greinke relieved D Riske.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Wilson (.391, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ, JOEL PERALTA (6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), DAVID
RISKE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, TIM CORCORAN (4TH), BRIAN STOKES
(6TH), CHAD ORVELLA (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: KAN - EMIL BROWN (2) OFF TIM CORCORAN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON

TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (4) OFF ODALIS PEREZ IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ, JOEL PERALTA (6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), DAVID
RISKE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, TIM CORCORAN (4TH), BRIAN STOKES
(6TH), CHAD ORVELLA (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH)
AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - ODALIS PEREZ (3-5)
LP - EDWIN JACKSON (0-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - EMIL BROWN (2) OFF TIM CORCORAN IN THE 4TH, 2 ON

TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (4) OFF ODALIS PEREZ IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:14 ATT: 14,403

PROBABLES: KAN - SCOTT ELARTON (1-1, 7.65)
TAM - J.P. HOWELL (NR)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (9) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .269
M Teahen rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .283
E Brown lf 5 1 3 3 0 2 2 .226
S Costa dh 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .195
A Gordon 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .176
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .231
J Buck c 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .281
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .270

Totals 38 9 13 9 5 11 17

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus (11, E Jackson); M Teahen (10, T Corcoran); M
Grudzielanek (16, B Stokes); J Buck (9, C Orvella). HR - E Brown (2, 4th inning
off T Corcoran 2 on, 1 Out). S - D DeJesus. RBI - T Pena Jr (14), D DeJesus 2
(14), M Grudzielanek (19), M Teahen (27), E Brown 3 (19), J Buck (19). 2-out
RBI - J Buck. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Brown 2, J Buck 1, S
Costa 2, T Pena Jr 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr. Team LOB - 8.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .370
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
B Upton cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .313
C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .295
T Wigginton 1b-3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .246
D Young rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249
B Harris ss 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .303
J Cantu dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
D Navarro c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
J Wilson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .375

Totals 36 4 9 4 2 10 13

BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (2, O Perez). HR - B Harris (4, 6th inning off O Perez 2
on, 0 Out). RBI - A Iwamura (6), B Harris 3 (17). 2-out RBI - A Iwamura.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 3, D Young 1. Team LOB -
7.

FIELDING: E - E Jackson (2, throw); A Iwamura (2, throw). DP: 1 (B Harris-J
Wilson-T Wigginton).


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KANSAS CITY - 040 400 100 -- 9
TAMPA BAY - 001 003 000 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (W, 3-5) 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 5.74
J Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.41
J Gobble 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.18
D Riske 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84
Z Greinke 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.11

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson (L, 0-7) 3 1/3 6 6 6 4 4 0 7.77
T Corcoran 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 5.82
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.66
C Orvella 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
G Glover 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.97
Al Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.28

O Perez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - O Perez. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 86-57; J Peralta 13-11; J Gobble 13-8;
D Riske 15-11; Z Greinke 14-9; E Jackson 91-55; T Corcoran 27-17; B Stokes
12-8; C Orvella 12-9; G Glover 26-19; Al Reyes 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Perez 4-6; J Peralta 1-1; J Gobble 0-1; D Riske 2-1; Z Greinke 1-0; E Jackson
4-2; T Corcoran 3-1; B Stokes 1-0; C Orvella 2-0; G Glover 2-0; Al Reyes 0-1.
Batters faced: O Perez 24; J Peralta 3; J Gobble 3; D Riske 5; Z Greinke 3; E
Jackson 20; T Corcoran 7; B Stokes 4; C Orvella 5; G Glover 5; Al Reyes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

T--3:14. Att--14,403.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 9
TAMPA BAY 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (9) AT TAMPA BAY (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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KANSAS CITY 2ND: S Costa walked. A Gordon struck out swinging. R Shealy
walked, S Costa to second. J Buck singled to left, S Costa to third, R Shealy
to second. T Pena Jr reached on infield single to second, S Costa scored,
R Shealy to third, J Buck to second. D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Shealy
and J Buck scored, T Pena Jr to third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to second,
T Pena Jr scored, D DeJesus to third. M Teahen struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Cantu struck out swinging. D Navarro grounded out to
third. J Wilson doubled to deep left. A Iwamura singled to right center,
J Wilson scored. A Iwamura to second on wild pitch by O Perez. B Upton walked.
C Crawford flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, TAMPA BAY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: T Pena Jr singled to right. D DeJesus sacrificed to
pitcher, T Pena Jr to second. M Grudzielanek walked. T Corcoran relieved
E Jackson. M Teahen doubled to right, T Pena Jr scored, M Grudzielanek to third.
E Brown homered to left, M Grudzielanek and M Teahen scored. S Costa grounded
out to first. A Gordon struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: T Wigginton singled to left. D Young singled to left,
T Wigginton to second. B Harris homered to left center, T Wigginton and D Young
scored. J Peralta relieved O Perez. J Cantu flied out to left. D Navarro
grounded out to third. J Wilson struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: C Orvella relieved B Stokes. S Costa singled to left.
A Gordon grounded out to shortstop, S Costa to second. R Shealy struck out
looking. J Buck doubled to center, S Costa scored. T Pena Jr grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (9) AT TAMPA BAY (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
E Brown LF, S Costa DH, A Gordon 3B, R Shealy 1B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS, O Perez LHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Upton CF, C Crawford LF,
T Wigginton 1B, D Young RF, B Harris SS, J Cantu DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson 2B,
E Jackson RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus lined out to third. M Grudzielanek walked.
M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Grudzielanek out at second.
M Teahen safe at third on throwing error by pitcher E Jackson. E Brown struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to center. B Upton grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: S Costa walked. A Gordon struck out swinging. R Shealy
walked, S Costa to second. J Buck singled to left, S Costa to third, R Shealy
to second. T Pena Jr reached on infield single to second, S Costa scored,
R Shealy to third, J Buck to second. D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Shealy
and J Buck scored, T Pena Jr to third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to second,
T Pena Jr scored, D DeJesus to third. M Teahen struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton struck out swinging. D Young flied out to left.
B Harris grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4,
TAMPA BAY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: E Brown singled to center. S Costa struck out swinging.
A Gordon flied out to center. R Shealy singled to center, E Brown to third.
J Buck grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Shealy out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Cantu struck out swinging. D Navarro grounded out to
third. J Wilson doubled to deep left. A Iwamura singled to right center,
J Wilson scored. A Iwamura to second on wild pitch by O Perez. B Upton walked.
C Crawford flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 4, TAMPA BAY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: T Pena Jr singled to right. D DeJesus sacrificed to
pitcher, T Pena Jr to second. M Grudzielanek walked. T Corcoran relieved
E Jackson. M Teahen doubled to right, T Pena Jr scored, M Grudzielanek to third.
E Brown homered to left, M Grudzielanek and M Teahen scored. S Costa grounded
out to first. A Gordon struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton struck out swinging. D Young flied out to
center. B Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: R Shealy flied out to right. J Buck walked. T Pena Jr
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Buck out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Cantu singled to left center. D Navarro flied out to
left. J Wilson singled to left, J Cantu to second. A Iwamura singled to left,
J Cantu to third, J Wilson to second. B Upton struck out looking. C Crawford
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Stokes relieved T Corcoran. D DeJesus grounded out to
first. M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right. M Teahen struck out swinging.
E Brown struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: T Wigginton singled to left. D Young singled to left,
T Wigginton to second. B Harris homered to left center, T Wigginton and D Young
scored. J Peralta relieved O Perez. J Cantu flied out to left. D Navarro
grounded out to third. J Wilson struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: C Orvella relieved B Stokes. S Costa singled to left.
A Gordon grounded out to shortstop, S Costa to second. R Shealy struck out
looking. J Buck doubled to center, S Costa scored. T Pena Jr grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gobble relieved J Peralta. A Iwamura flied out to right.
B Upton walked. C Crawford singled to center, B Upton to second. D Riske
relieved J Gobble. T Wigginton struck out swinging. D Young grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: G Glover relieved C Orvella. D DeJesus singled to left
center. M Grudzielanek grounded into fielder's choice to third, D DeJesus out
at second. M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Grudzielanek
out at second. E Brown reached on infield single to third, M Teahen to third,
E Brown to second on throwing error by third baseman A Iwamura. S Costa struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: B Harris struck out swinging. J Cantu grounded out to
shortstop. D Navarro popped out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: Al Reyes relieved G Glover. C Pena at first base.
T Wigginton at third base. A Gordon struck out swinging. R Shealy flied out to
right. J Buck struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9,
TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: Z Greinke relieved D Riske. J Wilson struck out swinging.
C Pena struck out swinging. B Upton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4.</div>

 

Brown homers as Royals top Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Apparently all the KansasCity Royals needed to do to start winning again was leave home.

Emil Brown had a three-run home run and Odalis Perez won for thefirst time in seven starts as the Royals defeated the Tampa BayDevil Rays 9-4 Saturday.

The Royals came to Tampa Bay on a seven-game losing streak, buthandled the Devil Rays for the second consecutive game. It wasthe eighth win in 10 road games for the Royals, who also havethe worst home record in the majors at 9-21.

Perez (3-5) retired the first eight batters he faced beforeallowing four runs and eight hits while striking out five infive innings. The lefthander departed after the first threebatters reached in the sixth, but still managed to pick up hisfirst victory since April 25.

Edwin Jackson (0-7) remained winless on the season. He allowedsix runs, six hits and four walks while striking out four in 31/3 innings. Jackson did not make it past the fourth inning forthe fourth time in 10 starts this season.

Jackson was pulled in the fourth after a walk to MarkGrudzielanek. Mark Teahen greeted reliever Tim Corcoran with anRBI double and Brown followed with his second home run of theseason to give the Royals an 8-1 lead.

The Royals reached Jackson for four runs in the second inning.

After loading the bases on two walks and single by John Bucksingle, Tony Pena's RBI single made it 1-0. David DeJesusfollowed with a two-run double and Grudzielanek's groundout madeit 4-0.

Tampa Bay's Akinori Iwamura, batting leadoff for the first timethis season, had an RBI single in the fourth. Brendan Harrisadded a three-run home run in the sixth for the Devil Rays, wholost for the eighth time in their last 11 home games.

Since a season-high four-game winning streak ended May 18, theDevil Rays are 4-9 in their past 13.

 

Brown homers as Royals top Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 9, TAMPA BAY 4</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Apparently all the KansasCity Royals needed to do to start winning again was leave home.

Emil Brown had a three-run home run and Odalis Perez won for thefirst time in seven starts as the Royals defeated the Tampa BayDevil Rays 9-4 Saturday.

The Royals came to Tampa Bay on a seven-game losing streak, buthandled the Devil Rays for the second consecutive game. It wasthe eighth win in 10 road games for the Royals, who also havethe worst home record in the majors at 9-21.

"We get lively on the road," Brown said. "If we stay away from(Kauffman Stadium), we'll be all right. (This game) was fun tobe a part of. Everyone was getting hits."

Perez (3-5) retired the first eight batters he faced beforeallowing four runs and eight hits while striking out five infive innings. The lefthander departed after the first threebatters reached in the sixth, but still managed to pick up hisfirst victory since April 25.

"He gave us a chance to win," Kansas City manager Buddy Bellsaid. "It was not one of his better outings."

Edwin Jackson (0-7) remained winless on the season. He allowedsix runs, six hits and four walks while striking out four in 31/3 innings. Jackson did not make it past the fourth inning forthe fourth time in 10 starts this season.

"I don't know if it's back to square one, but it's a couple ofsteps back," Jackson said. "It was just one of those gameswhere I got behind. It doesn't matter (which) team, when youget behind, they can hit."

Jackson was pulled in the fourth after a walk to MarkGrudzielanek. Mark Teahen greeted reliever Tim Corcoran with anRBI double and Brown followed with his second home run of theseason to give the Royals an 8-1 lead.

"It was nice to have a win like that - when we get eight runs inthe first four or five innings, especially after how many toughgames I've come out with a lead and get no win or no decision,"Perez said.

Brown, who entered the Tampa Bay series on an 0-for-14 slide, is5-for-8 in the last two games.

"The other day I was hitting line drives, but they couldn't findany holes," Brown said. "I knew if I kept getting linedrives, I would be fine."

The Royals reached Jackson for four runs in the second inning.

After loading the bases on two walks and single by John Bucksingle, Tony Pena's RBI single made it 1-0. David DeJesusfollowed with a two-run double and Grudzielanek's groundout madeit 4-0.

"Usually we score a lot of runs early and don't do much the restof the game," Bell said.

Tampa Bay's Akinori Iwamura, batting leadoff for the first timethis season, had an RBI single in the fourth. Brendan Harrisadded a three-run home run in the sixth for the Devil Rays, wholost for the eighth time in their last 11 home games.

Since a season-high four-game winning streak ended May 18, theDevil Rays are 4-9 in their past 13.

"It's a bit frustrating only because we know how good (Jackson)can be," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "This guy canstrike out a guy an inning. We've seen some very goodperformances this year, but we've seen this also. Right nowwe're going through the growing pains with him."