GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (34-51) at KANSAS CITY (36-50)

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Grudzielanek at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Gordon at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: OCTAVIO DOTEL (1-1, 3.94) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 7

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: D NAVARRO (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Dotel relieved Z Greinke.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.179, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7
KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.288, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SHAWN CAMP
KAN - OCTAVIO DOTEL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.273, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
D DEJESUS (.284, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
E GERMAN (.282, 2-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (7) VS KANSAS CITY (7) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .300
C Crawford lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .286
B Harris ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .313
C Pena 1b 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .288
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .268
G Norton dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .181
D Young cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .279
J Gomes rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .256
D Navarro c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .178

Totals 34 7 8 7 5 10 12

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (4, G Meche). HR - C Pena (20, 5th inning off G Meche 1
on, 2 Out), J Gomes (7, 6th inning off G Meche 0 on, 2 Out). SF - J Gomes. RBI
- G Norton (7), D Young (48), J Gomes 2 (19), C Pena 2 (52), B Harris (39).
2-out RBI - C Pena 2, J Gomes, B Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Wigginton 3, D Navarro 1. Reached via catcher's interference - C
Crawford 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (23, 2nd base off O Dotel/J Buck).

FIELDING: E - D Navarro (4, throw); B Harris (9, catch). DP: 2 (D Navarro-B
Harris, A Iwamura-D Navarro-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284
E German 2b-3b 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .282
M Teahen rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .282
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246
a-E Brown ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
A Gordon 3b-1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .233
B Butler dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .284
J Buck c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273

Totals 27 7 7 6 6 5 7

a-walked for R Gload in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Buck (12, A Sonnanstine). 3B - E German (4, A Sonnanstine). HR
- B Butler (3, 5th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Gathright. SF -
T Pena Jr. RBI - T Pena Jr (23), B Butler 2 (14), D DeJesus (32), E Brown (33),
A Gordon (26). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Gathright 2, M Teahen 1. GIDP - J Buck. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - E German (4, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/D Navarro), J
Gathright (2, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine).

FIELDING: E - J Buck (7, catchers interference); M Teahen (4, bobble).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 000 321 001 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 001 120 03 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 7 6 4 3 1 5 1 5.36
J Witasick 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 4.81
C Fossum 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.17
S Camp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 5 6 6 4 4 2 3.54
J Gobble 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Z Greinke 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.43
O Dotel 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.24

J Witasick pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
C Fossum pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - G Meche. IBB - C Pena (by O Dotel). Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine
97-66; J Witasick 19-7; C Fossum 12-4; S Camp 7-3; G Meche 90-55; J Gobble
15-9; Z Greinke 22-16; O Dotel 24-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine
6-9; J Witasick 0-0; C Fossum 0-0; S Camp 3-0; G Meche 6-8; J Gobble 1-0; Z
Greinke 1-0; O Dotel 0-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 27; J Witasick 3; C
Fossum 2; S Camp 3; G Meche 27; J Gobble 4; Z Greinke 4; O Dotel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, swirling.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED TONY PENA JR.

FINAL SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 7</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JAY WITASICK (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH),
SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

KAN - GIL MECHE, JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE
(7TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: TAM - CARLOS PENA (20) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
JONNY GOMES (7) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (3) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JAY WITASICK (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH),
SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

KAN - GIL MECHE, JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE
(7TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - OCTAVIO DOTEL (2-1)
LP - SHAWN CAMP (0-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - CARLOS PENA (20) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
JONNY GOMES (7) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (3) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:12 ATT: 20,458

PROBABLES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-5, 4.28)
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (6-9, 5.27)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (7) VS KANSAS CITY (8) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .300
C Crawford lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .286
B Harris ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .313
C Pena 1b 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .288
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .268
G Norton dh 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .181
D Young cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .279
J Gomes rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .256
D Navarro c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .178

Totals 34 7 8 7 5 10 12

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (4, G Meche). HR - C Pena (20, 5th inning off G Meche 1
on, 2 Out), J Gomes (7, 6th inning off G Meche 0 on, 2 Out). SF - J Gomes. RBI
- G Norton (7), D Young (48), J Gomes 2 (19), C Pena 2 (52), B Harris (39).
2-out RBI - C Pena 2, J Gomes, B Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Wigginton 3, D Navarro 1. Reached via catcher's interference - C
Crawford 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (23, 2nd base off O Dotel/J Buck).

FIELDING: E - D Navarro (4, throw); B Harris (9, catch). DP: 2 (D Navarro-B
Harris, A Iwamura-D Navarro-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284
E German 2b-3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .281
M Teahen rf 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .282
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246
a-E Brown ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .222
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270
A Gordon 3b-1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .233
B Butler dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .284
J Buck c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .328
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .275

Totals 30 8 9 7 7 5 7

a-walked for R Gload in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Buck (12, A Sonnanstine). 3B - E German (4, A Sonnanstine). HR
- B Butler (3, 5th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 0 Out). S - D DeJesus , J
Gathright. SF - T Pena Jr. RBI - T Pena Jr (23), B Butler 2 (14), D DeJesus
(32), E Brown (33), A Gordon (26), M Grudzielanek (27). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus,
M Grudzielanek. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 2, M
Teahen 1. GIDP - J Buck. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - E German (4, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/D Navarro), J
Gathright (2, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine).

FIELDING: E - J Buck (7, catchers interference); M Teahen (4, bobble).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 000 321 001 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 001 120 031 -- 8

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 7 6 4 3 1 5 1 5.36
J Witasick (H, 5) 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 4.81
C Fossum (B, 3) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.17
S Camp (L, 0-3) 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.66

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 5 6 6 4 4 2 3.54
J Gobble 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Z Greinke 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.43
O Dotel (W, 2-1; B, 3) 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3.71

J Witasick pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
C Fossum pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - G Meche. IBB - C Pena (by O Dotel), M Teahen (by S Camp).
Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 97-66; J Witasick 19-7; C Fossum 12-4; S Camp
20-11; G Meche 90-55; J Gobble 15-9; Z Greinke 22-16; O Dotel 24-14. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 6-9; J Witasick 0-0; C Fossum 0-0; S Camp 5-0; G
Meche 6-8; J Gobble 1-0; Z Greinke 1-0; O Dotel 0-1. Batters faced: A
Sonnanstine 27; J Witasick 3; C Fossum 2; S Camp 8; G Meche 27; J Gobble 4; Z
Greinke 4; O Dotel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

T--3:12. Att--20,458.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, swirling.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 7
KANSAS CITY 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (7) AT KANSAS CITY (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck doubled to deep right center. J Gathright
sacrificed to pitcher, J Buck to third. T Pena Jr hit sacrifice fly to center,
J Buck scored. D DeJesus flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: C Crawford walked. B Harris grounded out to shortstop,
C Crawford to second. C Pena walked. C Crawford to third, C Pena to second on
wild pitch by G Meche. T Wigginton walked. G Norton walked, C Crawford scored,
C Pena to third, T Wigginton to second. D Young singled to left, C Pena
scored, T Wigginton to third, G Norton to second. J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to
center, T Wigginton scored. D Navarro grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: E German tripled to left center. E German scored on
throwing error by catcher D Navarro. M Teahen flied out to left. R Gload
struck out swinging. A Gordon flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
TAMPA BAY 3, KANSAS CITY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura tripled to right. C Crawford grounded out to
first. B Harris fouled out to catcher. C Pena homered to right, A Iwamura
scored. T Wigginton flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: B Butler homered to center. J Buck struck out swinging.
J Gathright reached on bunt single to second. T Pena Jr fouled out to first.
J Gathright caught stealing second, J Gathright safe at second on error by
B Harris. D DeJesus singled to left, J Gathright scored. E German singled to
center, D DeJesus to third. M Teahen grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 4.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton popped out to third. D Young flied out to right.
J Gomes homered to left. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Witasick relieved A Sonnanstine. D DeJesus walked.
E German walked, D DeJesus to second. M Teahen walked, D DeJesus to third,
E German to second. C Fossum relieved J Witasick. E Brown hit for R Gload.
E Brown walked, D DeJesus scored, E German to third, M Teahen to second.
A Gordon walked, E German scored, M Teahen to third, E Brown to second. S Camp
relieved C Fossum. B Butler singled to right, M Teahen scored, E Brown to
third, A Gordon to second. J Buck grounded into double play, third to catcher
to first, E Brown out at home, A Gordon to third, B Butler to second.
J Gathright grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6,
KANSAS CITY 7.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E German at third base. M Grudzielanek at second base.
A Gordon at first base. O Dotel relieved Z Greinke. D Navarro struck out
swinging. A Iwamura struck out looking. C Crawford reached first base on
catcher's interference. C Crawford stole second. B Harris singled to right,
C Crawford scored, B Harris to second on error by right fielder M Teahen. C Pena
intentionally walked. T Wigginton popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
2 Errors) TAMPA BAY 7, KANSAS CITY 7.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: T Pena Jr singled to left. D DeJesus sacrificed to first,
T Pena Jr to second. E German grounded out to third, T Pena Jr to third.
M Teahen intentionally walked. M Teahen to second on fielder's indifference.
M Grudzielanek singled to right center, T Pena Jr scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 7, KANSAS CITY 8.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (7) AT KANSAS CITY (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS, C Pena 1B,
T Wigginton 2B, G Norton DH, D Young CF, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C, A Sonnanstine RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, E German 2B, M Teahen RF, R Gload 1B,
A Gordon 3B, B Butler DH, J Buck C, J Gathright LF, T Pena Jr SS, G Meche RHP.

Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Scott Barry (1B), Phil Cuzzi (2B), Tom Hallion (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Clear, wind swirling at 12 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford fouled out to
right. B Harris singled to center. C Pena struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus grounded out to first. E German walked.
M Teahen struck out swinging, E German caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton flied out to center. G Norton grounded out to
first. D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: R Gload struck out swinging. A Gordon grounded out to
first. B Butler flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Gomes flied out to right. D Navarro struck out swinging.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck doubled to deep right center. J Gathright
sacrificed to pitcher, J Buck to third. T Pena Jr hit sacrifice fly to center,
J Buck scored. D DeJesus flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: C Crawford walked. B Harris grounded out to shortstop,
C Crawford to second. C Pena walked. C Crawford to third, C Pena to second on
wild pitch by G Meche. T Wigginton walked. G Norton walked, C Crawford scored,
C Pena to third, T Wigginton to second. D Young singled to left, C Pena
scored, T Wigginton to third, G Norton to second. J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to
center, T Wigginton scored. D Navarro grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: E German tripled to left center. E German scored on
throwing error by catcher D Navarro. M Teahen flied out to left. R Gload
struck out swinging. A Gordon flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
TAMPA BAY 3, KANSAS CITY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura tripled to right. C Crawford grounded out to
first. B Harris fouled out to catcher. C Pena homered to right, A Iwamura
scored. T Wigginton flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: B Butler homered to center. J Buck struck out swinging.
J Gathright reached on bunt single to second. T Pena Jr fouled out to first.
J Gathright caught stealing second, J Gathright safe at second on error by
B Harris. D DeJesus singled to left, J Gathright scored. E German singled to
center, D DeJesus to third. M Teahen grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 4.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton popped out to third. D Young flied out to right.
J Gomes homered to left. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: R Gload lined out to left. A Gordon flied out to right.
B Butler struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gobble relieved G Meche. A Iwamura singled to center.
C Crawford struck out swinging. B Harris singled to center, A Iwamura to second.
C Pena grounded out to first, A Iwamura to third, B Harris to second. Z Greinke
relieved J Gobble. T Wigginton grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Buck grounded out to first. J Gathright grounded out to
shortstop. T Pena Jr popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: G Norton struck out swinging. D Young struck out swinging.
J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Witasick relieved A Sonnanstine. D DeJesus walked.
E German walked, D DeJesus to second. M Teahen walked, D DeJesus to third,
E German to second. C Fossum relieved J Witasick. E Brown hit for R Gload.
E Brown walked, D DeJesus scored, E German to third, M Teahen to second.
A Gordon walked, E German scored, M Teahen to third, E Brown to second. S Camp
relieved C Fossum. B Butler singled to right, M Teahen scored, E Brown to
third, A Gordon to second. J Buck grounded into double play, third to catcher
to first, E Brown out at home, A Gordon to third, B Butler to second.
J Gathright grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6,
KANSAS CITY 7.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E German at third base. M Grudzielanek at second base.
A Gordon at first base. O Dotel relieved Z Greinke. D Navarro struck out
swinging. A Iwamura struck out looking. C Crawford reached first base on
catcher's interference. C Crawford stole second. B Harris singled to right,
C Crawford scored, B Harris to second on error by right fielder M Teahen. C Pena
intentionally walked. T Wigginton popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
2 Errors) TAMPA BAY 7, KANSAS CITY 7.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: T Pena Jr singled to left. D DeJesus sacrificed to first,
T Pena Jr to second. E German grounded out to third, T Pena Jr to third.
M Teahen intentionally walked. M Teahen to second on fielder's indifference.
M Grudzielanek singled to right center, T Pena Jr scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 7, KANSAS CITY 8.</div>

 

Grudzielanek's single in ninth leads Royals past Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 7</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Mark Grudzielanek hit an RBIsingle with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, helping theKansas City Royals rally past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-7, onSaturday.

Esteban German had two hits and scored twice and Billy Butlerhit his third home run of the season for Kansas City, whichsnapped a three-game losing streak against Tampa Bay.

In the ninth inning, Tony Pena Jr. led off with a single againstreliever Shawn Camp (0-3) and moved to second on a sacrifice byDavid DeJesus. After Pena advanced to third on a groundout andMark Teahen was walked intentionally to put runners on thecorners, Grudzielanek lined a base hit to right to win the game.

The Royals had rallied in the eighth to turn a 6-4 deficit into<div class="pre">a 7-6 lead, only to squander it in the top of the ninth.</div>

Devil Rays reliever Jay Witasick started the eighth and walkedthe bases loaded before giving way to Casey Fossum, who walkedthe only two batters he faced, forcing in two runs to tie thegame at 6-6. Butler then greeted Camp with a single to right,plating Teahen with the go-ahead run.

However, Tampa Bay came back with two outs in the ninth as CarlCrawford reached first on catchers interference by John Buck.After Crawford stole second, Brendan Harris delivered a singleto right off closer Octavio Dotel (2-1) to forge a 7-7 deadlock.

Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine, who allowed four runs, sixhits and a walk in seven innings, fell behind early but watchedhis teammates three times in the fourth against All-Star GilMeche for a 3-1 advantage.

Greg Norton drew a bases-loaded walk, Delmon Young hit an RBIsingle and Jonny Gomes lifted a sacrifice fly to put the DevilRays ahead.

Tampa Bay increased its lead to 5-2 in the fifth on CarlosPena's two-run homer, but Butler belted a solo shot in the fifthand DeJesus plated a run with a single later in the inning todraw Kansas City within one.

Gomes launched his 20th homer with two outs in the sixth, givingthe Devil Rays a 6-4 bulge. It was the eighth blast in 12career games against the Royals for Gomes. Meche allowed sixruns, five hits and four walks in six innings.

The Devil Rays have lost 12 of their last 13 games.

 

Grudzielanek's single in ninth leads Royals past Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 7</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Mark Grudzielanek hit an RBIsingle with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, helping theKansas City Royals rally past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-7, onSaturday.

Esteban German had two hits and scored twice and Billy Butlerhit his third home run of the season for Kansas City, whichsnapped a three-game losing streak against Tampa Bay.

In the ninth inning, Tony Pena Jr. led off with a single againstreliever Shawn Camp (0-3) and moved to second on a sacrifice byDavid DeJesus. After Pena advanced to third on a groundout andMark Teahen was walked intentionally to put runners on thecorners, Grudzielanek lined a base hit to right to win the game.

"I had four at-bats in almost three weeks, so it's a smart thingto pitch to me and play the percentages," Grudzielanek said."It's nice when it works out for you and you get the big knock."

"When you've got guys 0-2, you've got to put them away,especially with a free swinger who can get the bat on the balland put it through the hole," Camp said. "Mark's a good hitter.He just fisted that one into the outfield."

The Royals had rallied in the eighth to turn a 6-4 deficit intoa 7-6 lead, only to squander it in the top of the ninth.

Devil Rays reliever Jay Witasick started the eighth and walkedthe bases loaded before giving way to Casey Fossum, who walkedthe only two batters he faced, forcing in two runs to tie thegame at 6-6.

"This game's crazy, man," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "Younever know what's going to happen next. They couldn't find thestrike zone and we had enough patience to let them continue tothrow the ball out of the strike zone. I guess we should takesome of the credit, but you just don't expect that to happen."

Butler then greeted Camp with a single to right, plating Teahenwith the go-ahead run.

"I had to look for something that hit a lot of plate," Butlersaid. "It's got to be exactly what I'm looking for. I wasn'tscared to take a pitch. It was in the strike zone, where Ithought I could do something with the ball."

However, Tampa Bay came back with two outs in the ninth as CarlCrawford reached first on catchers interference by John Buck.After Crawford stole second, Brendan Harris delivered a singleto right off closer Octavio Dotel (2-1) to forge a 7-7 deadlock.

"I was trying to throw good pitches, but that guy (Harris) wasbetter than me and he hit it," Dotel said. "The good thing is,we won. And I got the win, so what can I say?"

"That's as good as Dotel's thrown all year, I think, as far ascommand and velocity," Bell said.

Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine, who allowed four runs, sixhits and a walk in seven innings, fell behind early but watchedhis teammates three times in the fourth against All-Star GilMeche for a 3-1 advantage.

Greg Norton drew a bases-loaded walk, Delmon Young hit an RBIsingle and Jonny Gomes lifted a sacrifice fly to put the DevilRays ahead.

Tampa Bay increased its lead to 5-2 in the fifth on CarlosPena's two-run homer, but Butler belted a solo shot in the fifthand DeJesus plated a run with a single later in the inning todraw Kansas City within one.

Gomes launched his 20th homer with two outs in the sixth, givingthe Devil Rays a 6-4 bulge. It was the eighth blast in 12career games against the Royals for Gomes. Meche allowed sixruns, five hits and four walks in six innings.

The Devil Rays have lost 12 of their last 13 games.