GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (34-52) at KANSAS CITY (37-50)

AL: TAMPA BAY (34-52) at KANSAS CITY (37-50)

<h3>Kazmir takes the mound for struggling Devil Rays</h3>

<div class="pre">Tampa Bay (33-48) at Kansas City (35-48) 2:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir hopes to pick uphis first win in three starts as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays squareoff against the Kansas City Royals in the finale of athree-game series Sunday.

Kazmir (5-5, 4.28 ERA) has posted an 0-2 record with a 5.19 ERAin his previous three starts.

The 23-year-old lefthander pitched six innings, yielding fourruns - three earned - and six hits with three walks and sixstrikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

The Devil Rays have lost 12 of their last 13 contests and 19 oftheir last 24.

The Royals will counter with Jorge De La Rosa (6-9, 5.27), whowas victorious in his last two starts.

The 26-year-old De La Rosa allowed three runs and eight hitsover seven innings in a 17-3 rout over the Seattle Mariners onTuesday.

Billy Butler helped Kansas City avoid a three-game losing streakwith a home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the eightbefore Mark Grudzielanek's walk-off single in the ninth cappedan 8-7 triumph in Saturday's contest against Tampa Bay.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .300 3 12 David Dejesus CF .284 5 32
Brendan Harris SS .313 8 39 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .270 4 27
Delmon Young CF .279 9 48 Billy Butler DH .284 3 14
Carlos Pena 1B .288 20 52 Emil Brown LF .222 3 33
Ty Wigginton DH .268 13 42 Mark Teahen RF .282 5 43
Jonny Gomes RF .256 7 19 Esteban German 3B .281 2 27
Josh Wilson 2B .268 0 3 Alex Gordon 1B .233 6 26
Dioner Navarro C .178 1 12 Jason Larue C .194 3 10
Dustan Mohr LF .154 1 2 Tony Pena Jr SS .275 1 23

Scott Kazmir LHP (5-5, 4.28) Jorge De La Rosa LHP (6-9, 5.27)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-5, 4.28)
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (6-9, 5.27)

UMPIRES: HP - SCOTT BARRY
1B - PHIL CUZZI
2B - TOM HALLION
3B - JAMES HOYE

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND DIONER NAVARRO
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA AND JASON LARUE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.298, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
B HARRIS (.313, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
D YOUNG (.279, 9 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.284, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.270, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
B BUTLER (.284, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
D Mohr lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 13-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J De La Rosa 2-0.
Batters faced: J De La Rosa 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.268, 13 HR, 42 RBI)
J GOMES (.256, 7 HR, 19 RBI)
J WILSON (.268, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
D Mohr lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.24

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 23-11; J De La Rosa 13-6. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 1-1; J De La Rosa 2-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 5; J De La Rosa 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL TAMPA BAY AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: CLEVELAND DESIGNATED HITTER TRAVIS HAFNER EXTENDED
HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH INNING.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D MOHR (.154, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.281, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
A GORDON (.233, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
J LARUE (.194, 3 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
T Wigginton dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Gomes rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
D Navarro c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .178
D Mohr lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143

Totals 6 1 1 1 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - J Gomes (9, J De La Rosa). SF - D Navarro. RBI - D Navarro (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mohr 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.24

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 23-11; J De La Rosa 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
S Kazmir 1-1; J De La Rosa 2-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 5; J De La Rosa 9.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.298, 0-FOR-1)
B HARRIS (.313, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D YOUNG (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
T Wigginton dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Gomes rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
D Navarro c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .178
D Mohr lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143

Totals 6 1 1 1 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - J Gomes (9, J De La Rosa). SF - D Navarro. RBI - D Navarro (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mohr 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. GIDP - A Gordon.
Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.20

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 5.26

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 32-15; J De La Rosa 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
S Kazmir 3-2; J De La Rosa 2-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 8; J De La Rosa 9.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.275, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.284, 0-FOR-1)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.274, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312
D Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
T Wigginton dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
J Gomes rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
D Navarro c 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .178
D Mohr lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143

Totals 10 1 2 1 2 5 6

BATTING: 2B - J Gomes (9, J De La Rosa). SF - D Navarro. RBI - D Navarro (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Mohr 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. GIDP - A Gordon.
Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.20

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 3 2 1 1 2 5 0 5.21

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 32-15; J De La Rosa 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls:
S Kazmir 3-2; J De La Rosa 3-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 8; J De La Rosa 13.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.274, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.284, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A GORDON (.232, 0-FOR-1)
J LARUE (.192, 0-FOR-1)</div>