GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (21-35) at TAMPA BAY (22-31)

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 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 7 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.258, 0-FOR-3)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.270, 1-FOR-3)
M SWEENEY (.244, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
M Sweeney dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
E Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228
R Shealy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .225
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .136

Totals 27 1 5 1 0 7 15

BATTING: 2B - M Sweeney (8, J Howell). HR - J Larue (2, 5th inning off J Howell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J LaRue (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Sweeney 1, R Shealy 1, T Pena Jr 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (5, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro).

FIELDING: E - J LaRue (1, catchers interference).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
B Upton 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291
T Wigginton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
D Young rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
D Navarro c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .187
B Harris ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .304

Totals 28 4 7 4 1 1 10

BATTING: 2B - B Upton 2 (14, S Elarton 2); C Crawford (13, S Elarton). 3B - D
Navarro (2, S Elarton). HR - D Young (7, 4th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - C Crawford (31), D Young (28), D Navarro (10), B Harris (18). 2-out RBI -
D Navarro, B Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G
Norton 1, E Dukes 1. Reached via catcher's interference - C Crawford 1. Team
LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (11, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue), B Harris (2,
2nd base off J Peralta/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - B Upton (11, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 010 0 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 001 102 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 0 1 7.36
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
R Braun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 7 5 1 1 0 7 1 1.29

HBP - J LaRue (by J Howell); B Upton (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: S
Elarton 84-56; J Peralta 8-5; R Braun 9-7; J Howell 94-60. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Elarton 7-10; J Peralta 0-0; R Braun 2-1; J Howell 11-4. Batters
faced: S Elarton 26; J Peralta 2; R Braun 3; J Howell 28.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 7 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.291, 1-FOR-3)
T WIGGINTON (.243, 0-FOR-3)
D YOUNG (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
E Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228
R Shealy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .225
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .136

Totals 30 1 5 1 0 7 15

BATTING: 2B - M Sweeney (8, J Howell). HR - J Larue (2, 5th inning off J Howell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J LaRue (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Sweeney 1, R Shealy 1, T Pena Jr 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (5, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro).

FIELDING: E - J LaRue (1, catchers interference).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
B Upton 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291
T Wigginton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
D Young rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
D Navarro c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .187
B Harris ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .304

Totals 28 4 7 4 1 1 10

BATTING: 2B - B Upton 2 (14, S Elarton 2); C Crawford (13, S Elarton). 3B - D
Navarro (2, S Elarton). HR - D Young (7, 4th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - C Crawford (31), D Young (28), D Navarro (10), B Harris (18). 2-out RBI -
D Navarro, B Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G
Norton 1, E Dukes 1. Reached via catcher's interference - C Crawford 1. Team
LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (11, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue), B Harris (2,
2nd base off J Peralta/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - B Upton (11, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 010 00 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 001 102 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 0 1 7.36
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
R Braun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 8 5 1 1 0 7 1 1.12

HBP - J LaRue (by J Howell); B Upton (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: S
Elarton 84-56; J Peralta 8-5; R Braun 9-7; J Howell 100-63. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Elarton 7-10; J Peralta 0-0; R Braun 2-1; J Howell 13-5. Batters
faced: S Elarton 26; J Peralta 2; R Braun 3; J Howell 31.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (11) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF RYAN BRAUN.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 5

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.243, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 8 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.279, 0-FOR-3)
E BROWN (.228, 1-FOR-3)
R SHEALY (.225, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TAMPA BAY (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
E Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228
R Shealy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .225
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .136

Totals 30 1 5 1 0 7 15

BATTING: 2B - M Sweeney (8, J Howell). HR - J Larue (2, 5th inning off J Howell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J LaRue (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Sweeney 1, R Shealy 1, T Pena Jr 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (5, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro).

FIELDING: E - J LaRue (1, catchers interference).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
B Upton 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
C Pena 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .297
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
D Young rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
D Navarro c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .185
B Harris ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .304

Totals 32 5 8 5 1 1 10

BATTING: 2B - B Upton 2 (14, S Elarton 2); C Crawford (13, S Elarton). 3B - D
Navarro (2, S Elarton). HR - D Young (7, 4th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 1 Out),
C Pena (11, 8th inning off R Braun 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Crawford (31), D Young
(28), D Navarro (10), B Harris (18), C Pena (29). 2-out RBI - D Navarro, B
Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G Norton 1, E Dukes
1. Reached via catcher's interference - C Crawford 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (11, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue), B Harris (2,
2nd base off J Peralta/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - B Upton (11, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 010 00 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 001 102 01 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 0 1 7.36
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
R Braun 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.42

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 8 5 1 1 0 7 1 1.12

HBP - J LaRue (by J Howell); B Upton (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: S
Elarton 84-56; J Peralta 8-5; R Braun 25-15; J Howell 100-63. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Elarton 7-10; J Peralta 0-0; R Braun 4-2; J Howell 13-5. Batters
faced: S Elarton 26; J Peralta 2; R Braun 7; J Howell 31.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (1-0, 2.28) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 5

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M TEAHEN (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved J Howell.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Teahen (.279, 0-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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 x 5 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - SCOTT ELARTON, JOEL PERALTA (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (7TH) AND JASON
LARUE

TAM - J.P. HOWELL, AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

HOME RUNS: KAN - JASON LARUE (2) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

TAM - DELMON YOUNG (7) OFF SCOTT ELARTON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
CARLOS PENA (11) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 8TH, 0 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 x 5 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - SCOTT ELARTON, JOEL PERALTA (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (7TH) AND JASON
LARUE

TAM - J.P. HOWELL, AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - J.P. HOWELL (1-0)
LP - SCOTT ELARTON (1-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - JASON LARUE (2) OFF J.P. HOWELL IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

TAM - DELMON YOUNG (7) OFF SCOTT ELARTON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
CARLOS PENA (11) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:26 ATT: 12,220

PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (3-4, 3.00)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (4-0, 3.13)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TAMPA BAY (5) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277
E Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226
R Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .223
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .136

Totals 33 1 5 1 0 8 15

BATTING: 2B - M Sweeney (8, J Howell). HR - J Larue (2, 5th inning off J Howell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J LaRue (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Sweeney 1, R Shealy 1, T Pena Jr 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (5, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro).

FIELDING: E - J LaRue (1, catchers interference).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
B Upton 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
C Pena 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .297
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
D Young rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
D Navarro c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .185
B Harris ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .304

Totals 32 5 8 5 1 1 10

BATTING: 2B - B Upton 2 (14, S Elarton 2); C Crawford (13, S Elarton). 3B - D
Navarro (2, S Elarton). HR - D Young (7, 4th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 1 Out),
C Pena (11, 8th inning off R Braun 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Crawford (31), D Young
(28), D Navarro (10), B Harris (18), C Pena (29). 2-out RBI - D Navarro, B
Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, G Norton 1, E Dukes
1. Reached via catcher's interference - C Crawford 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Upton (11, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue), B Harris (2,
2nd base off J Peralta/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - B Upton (11, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 010 000 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 001 102 01x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton (L, 1-2) 5 2/3 6 4 4 1 0 1 7.36
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
R Braun 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.42

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell (W, 1-0) 8 5 1 1 0 7 1 1.12
Al Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.19

HBP - J LaRue (by J Howell); B Upton (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: S
Elarton 84-56; J Peralta 8-5; R Braun 25-15; J Howell 100-63; Al Reyes 17-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: S Elarton 7-10; J Peralta 0-0; R Braun 4-2; J Howell
13-5; Al Reyes 1-1. Batters faced: S Elarton 26; J Peralta 2; R Braun 7; J
Howell 31; Al Reyes 3.

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

T--2:26. Att--12,220.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 1
TAMPA BAY 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (1) AT TAMPA BAY (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAMPA BAY 3RD: E Dukes popped out to first. B Upton doubled to deep left.
C Crawford doubled to deep center, B Upton scored. G Norton flied out to
right, C Crawford to third. C Pena popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton flied out to center. D Young homered to left.
D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. B Harris flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J LaRue homered to left. E German singled to center.
E German stole second. D DeJesus out on batter's interference to catcher.
M Grudzielanek flied out to center. M Sweeney grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena singled to right. T Wigginton popped out to second.
D Young fouled out to right. D Navarro tripled to deep right, C Pena scored.
J Peralta relieved S Elarton. B Harris singled to left, D Navarro scored.
B Harris stole second. E Dukes struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Pena homered to center. T Wigginton grounded out to
shortstop. D Young grounded out to second. D Navarro flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 5.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (1) AT TAMPA BAY (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- E German 3B, D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B,
M Sweeney DH, M Teahen RF, E Brown LF, R Shealy 1B, T Pena Jr SS, J LaRue C,
S Elarton RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- E Dukes CF, B Upton 2B, C Crawford LF, G Norton DH,
C Pena 1B, T Wigginton 3B, D Young RF, D Navarro C, B Harris SS, J Howell LHP.

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


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: E German grounded out to third. D DeJesus flied out
to left. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: E Dukes grounded out to third. B Upton doubled to deep
center. C Crawford reached first base on catcher's interference. G Norton
flied out to left. C Pena grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: M Sweeney doubled to deep left center. M Teahen grounded
out to second, M Sweeney to third. E Brown struck out swinging. R Shealy
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton grounded out to third. D Young lined out to
second. D Navarro walked. B Harris grounded into fielder's choice to third,
D Navarro out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr grounded out to first. J LaRue hit by pitch.
E German flied out to center. D DeJesus grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: E Dukes popped out to first. B Upton doubled to deep left.
C Crawford doubled to deep center, B Upton scored. G Norton flied out to
right, C Crawford to third. C Pena popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek singled to left. M Sweeney grounded into
fielder's choice to second, M Grudzielanek safe at second on throwing error
by second baseman B Upton. M Teahen struck out swinging. E Brown singled to
left, M Grudzielanek to third, M Sweeney to second. R Shealy struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton flied out to center. D Young homered to left.
D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. B Harris flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J LaRue homered to left. E German singled to center.
E German stole second. D DeJesus out on batter's interference to catcher.
M Grudzielanek flied out to center. M Sweeney grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: E Dukes grounded out to shortstop. B Upton hit by pitch.
B Upton stole second. C Crawford grounded out to second, B Upton to third.
G Norton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1,
TAMPA BAY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Teahen grounded out to first. E Brown grounded out
to shortstop. R Shealy struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena singled to right. T Wigginton popped out to second.
D Young fouled out to right. D Navarro tripled to deep right, C Pena scored.
J Peralta relieved S Elarton. B Harris singled to left, D Navarro scored.
B Harris stole second. E Dukes struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr grounded out to third. J LaRue struck out
swinging. E German grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: R Braun relieved J Peralta. B Upton grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford lined out to shortstop. G Norton grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 4.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher. M Grudzielanek
grounded out to third. M Sweeney popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Pena homered to center. T Wigginton grounded out to
shortstop. D Young grounded out to second. D Navarro flied out to right.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 5.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: Al Reyes relieved J Howell. M Teahen struck out swinging.
E Brown flied out to right. R Shealy grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TAMPA BAY 5.</div>

 

Howell haunts Royals as Devil Rays win

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- J.P. Howell came back tohaunt his former team.

Howell pitched eight brilliant innings in his season debut asthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a 5-1 triumph over the KansasCity Royals on Sunday afternoon.

It was just the fifth victory in the last 14 contests for TampaBay, which lost the first two games of this four-game series.

The 24-year-old Howell was a supplemental first-round draftselection of the Royals in 2004 but struggled in a brief stintwith Kansas City the following year, going 3-5 with a 6.19 ERAin 15 starts.

Howell (1-0) was dealt to Tampa Bay on June 20, 2006 and madeeight starts with the Devil Rays last season, going 1-3 with a5.10 ERA. But the lefthander was outstanding Sunday, yieldingone run and five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

After retiring nine of the first 11 batters he faced, Howell raninto trouble in the fourth inning, surrendering a pair of hitsand allowing a runner to reach on an error to load the baseswith one out. But he struck out Ryan Shealy and retired TonyPena Jr. on a flyout to escape the inning unscathed.

Kansas City finally got on the scoreboard against Howell in thefifth, when Jason LaRue led off the frame with a homer to makeit 2-1. But after allowing a single to Esteban German, Howellretired the next three batters to preserve Tampa Bay's one-runlead.

The Devil Rays added two important insurance runs in the sixth,when Dioner Navarro roped an RBI triple and scored on BrendanHarris' run-scoring hit. Carlos Pena led off the eighth with asolo homer to make it 5-1.

Pena and B.J. Upton both had two hits while Delmon Young blastedhis seventh homer of the season for the Devil Rays, whoimproved to 3-3 on their seven-game homestand.

Royals starter Scott Elarton (1-2) was spotty in his fifthouting of the campaign, allowing four runs and six hits in 5 2/3frames. The righthander recorded one walk and no strikeouts to0-6 lifetime against the Devil Rays.

Kansas City managed a total of just five hits and lost for justthe third time in their last 11 road games.

 

Howell haunts Royals as Devil Rays win

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- J.P. Howell came back tohaunt his former team.

Howell pitched eight brilliant innings in his season debut asthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a 5-1 triumph over the KansasCity Royals on Sunday afternoon.

It was just the fifth victory in the last 14 contests for TampaBay, which lost the first two games of this four-game series.

The 24-year-old Howell was a supplemental first-round draftselection of the Royals in 2004 but struggled in a brief stintwith Kansas City the following year, going 3-5 with a 6.19 ERAin 15 starts.

Howell (1-0) was dealt to Tampa Bay on June 20, 2006 and madeeight starts with the Devil Rays last season, going 1-3 with a5.10 ERA. But the lefthander was outstanding Sunday, yieldingone run and five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

"I'll take this for sure," said Howell, who was recalled fromClass AAA Durham on Saturday. "I had a lot of adrenalin facing(the Royals). When you're in Triple-A, you're always waitingfor the call. But I had fun - I learned a lot in those twomonths."

"Sometimes when you pitch against a former team, it can beemotional," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "You know hefeels strongly about them, but he was in command all night.When someone makes a mistake, he's the first to turn around andpick that player up."

After retiring nine of the first 11 batters he faced, Howell raninto trouble in the fourth inning, surrendering a pair of hitsand allowing a runner to reach on an error to load the baseswith one out. But he struck out Ryan Shealy and retired TonyPena Jr. on a flyout to escape the inning unscathed.

Kansas City finally got on the scoreboard against Howell in thefifth, when Jason LaRue led off the frame with a homer to makeit 2-1. But after allowing a single to Esteban German, Howellretired the next three batters to preserve Tampa Bay's one-runlead.

Howell wanted to hang around to pitch the ninth, but Maddonopted to go with closer Al Reyes, who logged a scoreless frameto close out the contest.

"It was such a wonderful first outing back, and I didn't wantanything to mess that up," Maddon said. "He wanted the(complete game), but I just felt it was the first thing to do.If he had a shutout, I may have left him in there."

"For sure (I wanted to stay in), but it was a smart move for meto come out," Howell said. "You have think about down the roadfor my next start."

The Devil Rays added two important insurance runs in the sixth,when Dioner Navarro roped an RBI triple and scored on BrendanHarris' run-scoring hit. Carlos Pena led off the eighth with asolo homer to make it 5-1.

Pena and B.J. Upton both had two hits while Delmon Young blastedhis seventh homer of the season for the Devil Rays, whoimproved to 3-3 on their seven-game homestand.

Royals starter Scott Elarton (1-2) was spotty in his fifthouting of the campaign, allowing four runs and six hits in 5 2/3frames. The righthander recorded one walk and no strikeouts to0-6 lifetime against the Devil Rays.

"These guys always give me trouble," Elarton said. "I feel likeI should match up well with them. It's always been a challengefor me here. I had two disappointing pitches - the home run toYoung and the triple to Navarro."

Kansas City managed a total of just five hits and lost for justthe third time in their last 11 road games.

"The main thing was Howell didn't walk anybody," Kansas Citymanager Buddy Bell said. "It was a pretty good performance, Iwould say."