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

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Fossum relieved B Stokes.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Teahen (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED BILLY BUTLER AND EMIL BROWN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R GLOAD ON SECOND, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
KANSAS CITY 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.229, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK TEAHEN AND ROSS GLOAD.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
KANSAS CITY 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.190, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ALEX GORDON.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
KANSAS CITY 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.286, 2-FOR-5, 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 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 8 1
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 12 14 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - CASEY FOSSUM
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: R CASANOVA (.275, 4 HR, 8 RBI)
A IWAMURA (.294, 0-FOR-4)
B HARRIS (.310, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS KANSAS CITY (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
B Harris ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310
D Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .279
C Pena 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287
T Wigginton dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .269
J Gomes rf 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .278
J Wilson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267
D Navarro c 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .177
a-C Crawford ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Mohr lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 31 4 8 4 3 9 11

a-flied out to center for D Navarro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Gomes 2 (10, J De La Rosa, Z Greinke); J Wilson (5, J De La
Rosa); C Pena (14, Z Greinke); T Wigginton (18, Z Greinke). HR - J Gomes (8,
6th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 2 Out). SF - D Navarro. RBI - D Navarro (13),
J Gomes 3 (22). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Mohr 3, C Crawford 1, D Navarro 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - B Harris (10, line drive). PB - R Casanova. DP: 1 (J Wilson-B
Harris-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .278
B Butler dh 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .286
E Brown lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .227
M Teahen rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .282
E German 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .279
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .252
A Gordon 1b-3b 5 2 1 2 0 0 4 .232
J LaRue c 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .188
T Pena Jr ss 5 1 3 4 0 0 3 .281

Totals 38 12 14 12 8 5 21

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr 3 (15, S Kazmir, J Hammel, C Fossum); D DeJesus (20, S
Kazmir); M Grudzielanek (18, B Stokes); R Gload (7, C Fossum); A Gordon (15, C
Fossum). RBI - D DeJesus (33), M Grudzielanek (28), E Brown 2 (35), T Pena Jr 4
(27), R Gload 2 (22), A Gordon 2 (28). 2-out RBI - E Brown, T Pena Jr. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 3, B
Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (6, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro), E Brown (8,
2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro).


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TAMPA BAY - 010 001 02 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 002 013 06 -- 12
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 5 7 5 4 3 4 0 4.41
J Hammel 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 1 0 6.48
J Switzer 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
E Jackson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.23
B Stokes 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.69
C Fossum 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 7.52

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 5 2/3 5 2 2 3 7 1 5.16
D Riske 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.21
Z Greinke 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.63

S Kazmir pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - S Kazmir 2, J De La Rosa. IBB - B Butler (by B Stokes). Pitches-strikes:
S Kazmir 105-61; J Hammel 27-11; J Switzer 4-2; E Jackson 11-6; B Stokes 12-4;
C Fossum 15-10; J De La Rosa 97-58; D Riske 13-9; Z Greinke 15-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 8-3; J Hammel 2-1; J Switzer 0-1; E Jackson 1-0; B
Stokes 1-0; C Fossum 1-1; J De La Rosa 4-6; D Riske 1-2; Z Greinke 0-2. Batters
faced: S Kazmir 25; J Hammel 8; J Switzer 1; E Jackson 2; B Stokes 4; C Fossum
6; J De La Rosa 25; D Riske 4; Z Greinke 6.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: OCTAVIO DOTEL (2-1, 3.71) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 12

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: R CASANOVA (.275, 4 HR, 8 RBI)</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 4
KANSAS CITY 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: R Casanova (.275, 4 HR, 8 RBI)</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 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 1
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 x 12 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (6TH), JON SWITZER (7TH), EDWIN
JACKSON (7TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH) AND
DIONER NAVARRO, RAUL CASANOVA (8TH)

KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, DAVID RISKE (6TH), ZACK GREINKE
(8TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND JASON LARUE

HOME RUNS: TAM - JONNY GOMES (8) OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE</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 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 1
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 x 12 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (6TH), JON SWITZER (7TH), EDWIN
JACKSON (7TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH) AND
DIONER NAVARRO, RAUL CASANOVA (8TH)

KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, DAVID RISKE (6TH), ZACK GREINKE
(8TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND JASON LARUE


WP - JORGE DE LA ROSA (7-9)
LP - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - JONNY GOMES (8) OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 3:21 ATT: 14,726

PROBABLES: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (4-8, 5.68)
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-4, 6.27)

PROBABLES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE (4-6, 4.25)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (7-4, 3.82)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (4) VS KANSAS CITY (12) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292
B Harris ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310
D Young cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .278
C Pena 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287
T Wigginton dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .269
J Gomes rf 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 .278
J Wilson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267
D Navarro c 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .177
a-C Crawford ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Mohr lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
R Casanova c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268

Totals 34 4 8 4 4 10 12

a-flied out to center for D Navarro in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Gomes 2 (10, J De La Rosa, Z Greinke); J Wilson (5, J De La
Rosa); C Pena (14, Z Greinke); T Wigginton (18, Z Greinke). HR - J Gomes (8,
6th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 2 Out). SF - D Navarro. RBI - D Navarro (13),
J Gomes 3 (22). 2-out RBI - J Gomes. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Mohr 3, C Crawford 1, D Navarro 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - B Harris (10, line drive). PB - R Casanova. DP: 1 (J Wilson-B
Harris-C Pena).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .278
B Butler dh 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .286
E Brown lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .227
M Teahen rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .282
E German 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .279
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .252
A Gordon 1b-3b 5 2 1 2 0 0 4 .232
J LaRue c 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .188
T Pena Jr ss 5 1 3 4 0 0 3 .281

Totals 38 12 14 12 8 5 21

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr 3 (15, S Kazmir, J Hammel, C Fossum); D DeJesus (20, S
Kazmir); M Grudzielanek (18, B Stokes); R Gload (7, C Fossum); A Gordon (15, C
Fossum). RBI - D DeJesus (33), M Grudzielanek (28), E Brown 2 (35), T Pena Jr 4
(27), R Gload 2 (22), A Gordon 2 (28). 2-out RBI - E Brown, T Pena Jr. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 3, B
Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (6, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro), E Brown (8,
2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro).


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TAMPA BAY - 010 001 020 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 002 013 06x -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir (L, 5-6) 5 7 5 4 3 4 0 4.41
J Hammel 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 1 0 6.48
J Switzer 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
E Jackson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.23
B Stokes 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 6.69
C Fossum 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 7.52

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa (W, 7-9) 5 2/3 5 2 2 3 7 1 5.16
D Riske (H, 9) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.21
Z Greinke 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.63
O Dotel 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.50

S Kazmir pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - S Kazmir 2, J De La Rosa. IBB - B Butler (by B Stokes). Pitches-strikes:
S Kazmir 105-61; J Hammel 27-11; J Switzer 4-2; E Jackson 11-6; B Stokes 12-4;
C Fossum 15-10; J De La Rosa 97-58; D Riske 13-9; Z Greinke 15-12; O Dotel
17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 8-3; J Hammel 2-1; J Switzer 0-1; E
Jackson 1-0; B Stokes 1-0; C Fossum 1-1; J De La Rosa 4-6; D Riske 1-2; Z
Greinke 0-2; O Dotel 2-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 25; J Hammel 8; J Switzer 1;
E Jackson 2; B Stokes 4; C Fossum 6; J De La Rosa 25; D Riske 4; Z Greinke 6; O
Dotel 4.

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

T--3:21. Att--14,726.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 4
KANSAS CITY 12 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (4) AT KANSAS CITY (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton walked. J Gomes doubled to deep right center,
T Wigginton to third. J Wilson struck out swinging. D Navarro hit sacrifice
fly to center, T Wigginton scored, J Gomes to third. D Mohr struck out looking.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr doubled to right. D DeJesus hit a ground rule
double to deep center, T Pena Jr scored. D DeJesus to third on wild pitch by
S Kazmir. M Grudzielanek singled to right, D DeJesus scored. M Grudzielanek
to second on wild pitch by S Kazmir. B Butler struck out swinging. E Brown
grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek to third. M Teahen grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr grounded out to third. D DeJesus reached on
infield single to shortstop. M Grudzielanek flied out to center. B Butler
singled to center, D DeJesus to third. E Brown singled to center, D DeJesus
scored, B Butler to second. M Teahen struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton flied out to right.
J Gomes homered to center. J Wilson doubled to deep left. D Riske relieved
J De La Rosa. D Navarro grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: E German walked. E German stole second. A Gordon safe at
first on error by shortstop B Harris, E German to third. J Hammel relieved
S Kazmir. J LaRue walked, A Gordon to second. T Pena Jr doubled to deep left,
E German, A Gordon and J LaRue scored. D DeJesus grounded out to first,
T Pena Jr to third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. B Butler struck
out swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: R Gload at first base. A Gordon at third base. Z Greinke
relieved D Riske. D Young struck out swinging. C Pena hit a ground rule double
to deep right center. T Wigginton doubled to deep right, C Pena to third.
J Gomes doubled to deep left, C Pena and T Wigginton scored. J Wilson flied
out to right, J Gomes to third. C Crawford hit for D Navarro. C Crawford flied
out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: C Crawford in left field. R Casanova catching. B Stokes
relieved E Jackson. D DeJesus grounded out to first. M Grudzielanek doubled
to left. M Grudzielanek to third on passed ball by R Casanova. B Butler
intentionally walked. E Brown reached on infield single to shortstop,
M Grudzielanek scored, B Butler to second. C Fossum relieved B Stokes.
M Teahen singled to right, B Butler to third, E Brown to second. R Gload
doubled to deep right, B Butler and E Brown scored, M Teahen to third.
A Gordon doubled to deep right, M Teahen and R Gload scored. J LaRue fouled
out to first. T Pena Jr doubled to right, A Gordon scored. D DeJesus grounded
out to second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 12.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (4) AT KANSAS CITY (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Harris SS, D Young CF, C Pena 1B,
T Wigginton DH, J Gomes RF, J Wilson 2B, D Navarro C, D Mohr LF, S Kazmir LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, B Butler DH,
E Brown LF, M Teahen RF, E German 3B, A Gordon 1B, J LaRue C, T Pena Jr SS,
J De La Rosa LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 11 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura grounded out to second. B Harris walked. D Young
struck out swinging. C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus popped out to second. M Grudzielanek singled to
center. B Butler walked, M Grudzielanek to second. E Brown grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second, M Grudzielanek to third.
M Teahen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton walked. J Gomes doubled to deep right center,
T Wigginton to third. J Wilson struck out swinging. D Navarro hit sacrifice
fly to center, T Wigginton scored, J Gomes to third. D Mohr struck out looking.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E German walked. A Gordon grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, E German out at second. J LaRue lined out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura struck out swinging. B Harris struck out
swinging. D Young singled to right. C Pena grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr doubled to right. D DeJesus hit a ground rule
double to deep center, T Pena Jr scored. D DeJesus to third on wild pitch by
S Kazmir. M Grudzielanek singled to right, D DeJesus scored. M Grudzielanek
to second on wild pitch by S Kazmir. B Butler struck out swinging. E Brown
grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek to third. M Teahen grounded out
to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton fouled out to first. J Gomes singled to center.
J Wilson flied out to right. D Navarro walked, J Gomes to second. J Gomes to
third, D Navarro to second on wild pitch by J De La Rosa. D Mohr flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: E German grounded out to second. A Gordon grounded out to
second. J LaRue struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
KANSAS CITY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura lined out to shortstop. B Harris grounded out to
third. D Young struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr grounded out to third. D DeJesus reached on
infield single to shortstop. M Grudzielanek flied out to center. B Butler
singled to center, D DeJesus to third. E Brown singled to center, D DeJesus
scored, B Butler to second. M Teahen struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton flied out to right.
J Gomes homered to center. J Wilson doubled to deep left. D Riske relieved
J De La Rosa. D Navarro grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: E German walked. E German stole second. A Gordon safe at
first on error by shortstop B Harris, E German to third. J Hammel relieved
S Kazmir. J LaRue walked, A Gordon to second. T Pena Jr doubled to deep left,
E German, A Gordon and J LaRue scored. D DeJesus grounded out to first,
T Pena Jr to third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. B Butler struck
out swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Mohr flied out to right. A Iwamura struck out swinging.
B Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2,
KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: E Brown walked. E Brown stole second. M Teahen walked.
E German bunt popped out foul to third. J Switzer relieved J Hammel. A Gordon
flied out to center. E Jackson relieved J Switzer. J LaRue walked, E Brown to
third, M Teahen to second. T Pena Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: R Gload at first base. A Gordon at third base. Z Greinke
relieved D Riske. D Young struck out swinging. C Pena hit a ground rule double
to deep right center. T Wigginton doubled to deep right, C Pena to third.
J Gomes doubled to deep left, C Pena and T Wigginton scored. J Wilson flied
out to right, J Gomes to third. C Crawford hit for D Navarro. C Crawford flied
out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: C Crawford in left field. R Casanova catching. B Stokes
relieved E Jackson. D DeJesus grounded out to first. M Grudzielanek doubled
to left. M Grudzielanek to third on passed ball by R Casanova. B Butler
intentionally walked. E Brown reached on infield single to shortstop,
M Grudzielanek scored, B Butler to second. C Fossum relieved B Stokes.
M Teahen singled to right, B Butler to third, E Brown to second. R Gload
doubled to deep right, B Butler and E Brown scored, M Teahen to third.
A Gordon doubled to deep right, M Teahen and R Gload scored. J LaRue fouled
out to first. T Pena Jr doubled to right, A Gordon scored. D DeJesus grounded
out to second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 12.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: O Dotel relieved Z Greinke. R Casanova struck out swinging.
A Iwamura grounded out to second. B Harris walked. D Young grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, KANSAS CITY 12.</div>

 

Pena, Royals crown Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 12, TAMPA BAY 4</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Tony Pena's career-high threedoubles, including one with the bases loaded in the sixthinning, and a six-run eighth inning powered the Kansas CityRoyals to a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays onSunday.

It was the Royals' second straight victory against the DevilRays after three consecutive defeats.

Pena, who had a career-high four RBI, had a bases-clearingdouble off Devil Rays' reliever Jason Hammel into the left fieldcorner in the sixth. Mark Grudzielanek also collected threehits for the Royals.

The run support benefited Royals starter Jorge De LaRosa (7-9), who allowed two runs on five hits and had acareer-high seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. De La Rosa alsoupped his record in day games to 4-0 with an AmericanLeague-leading 1.78 ERA in those contests.

David Riske came on in relief of De La Rosa in the sixth andworked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before giving way toZack Greinke in the eighth. Octavio Dotel worked the ninth.

The Royals put away the game in the bottom of the eighth byscoring six times, highlighted by back-to-back two-run doublesby Alex Gordon and Ross Gload.

Kansas City overcame a one-run deficit in the third withback-to-back doubles by Pena and David DeJesus and a singleto right field by Grudzielanek.

The Royals plated another run in the fifth inning on EmilBrown's two-out single to center field.

The Devil Rays sliced the deficit to one on Jonny Gomes' two-outsolo home run to center field, his eighth of the season. ForGomes, who had four hits on Sunday, it was his ninth home run in13 career games against Kansas City.

Dioner Navarro's sacrifice fly to center field in thesecond inning gave the Rays a 1-0 advantage.

Devil Rays starter Scott Kazmir (5-6), who gave up five runs onseven hits in five-plus innings, lost his third straightdecision.

Kansas City has won four of its last six games, while Tampa Baydropped its 13th in its last 14 games.

 

Pena, Royals crown Devil Rays

<h3>KANSAS CITY 12, TAMPA BAY 4</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Tony Pena's career-high threedoubles, including one with the bases loaded in the sixthinning, and a six-run eighth inning powered the Kansas CityRoyals to a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays onSunday.


It was the Royals' second straight victory against the DevilRays after three consecutive defeats.


Pena, who had a career-high four RBI, had a bases-clearingdouble off Devil Rays' reliever Jason Hammel into the left fieldcorner in the sixth. Mark Grudzielanek also collected threehits for the Royals.


"We did a real good job offensively today," Royals manager BuddyBell said.


"It's a great feeling," Pena said. "Our offense came throughand got some hits in key moments."


The run support benefited Royals starter Jorge De La Rosa (7-9),who allowed two runs on five hits and had a career-high sevenstrikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. De La Rosa also upped his recordin day games to 4-0 with an American League-leading 1.78 ERA inthose contests.


"I thought he was pretty good," Bell said. "He kept us in thegame and pitched us into the sixth."


David Riske came on in relief of De La Rosa in the sixth andworked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief before giving way toZack Greinke in the eighth. Octavio Dotel worked the ninth.

The Royals put away the game in the bottom of the eighth byscoring six times, highlighted by back-to-back two-run doublesby Alex Gordon and Ross Gload.


"It's good to see, especially against this team because they'vegot a lot of guys who can hit the ball out of the ballpark,"Bell said. "You're up four, and then all of a sudden, you're uptwo. It makes the games that much more interesting for them,anyway. We had all of the momentum and now we're trying to holdon. It was nice to see that six-run spot in the eighth."

"We just can't pitch like that and expect to compete on anightly basis," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That'sjust not going to happen. We walked too many and the battingaverage against us is very high. We have to stop walking peopleand start making some pitches and we're just not doing it."

Kansas City overcame a one-run deficit in the third withback-to-back doubles by Pena and David DeJesus and a single toright field by Grudzielanek.


The Royals plated another run in the fifth inning on EmilBrown's two-out single to center field.


The Devil Rays sliced the deficit to one on Jonny Gomes' two-outsolo home run to center field, his eighth of the season. ForGomes, who had four hits on Sunday, it was his ninth home run in13 career games against Kansas City.


"I think it's just one of those funny things statistically,"Gomes said. "I just happen to hit them well."


"Gomes had a nice series," Maddon said. "I really respect howhe's going about things and he's going about them like a pro.When he was sent down, he came back with a vengeance; he'splayed well and he's played hard every night."


Dioner Navarro's sacrifice fly to center field in the secondinning gave the Rays a 1-0 advantage.


Devil Rays starter Scott Kazmir (5-6), who gave up five runs onseven hits in five-plus innings, lost his third straightdecision.


"Kaz just struggled again command-wise," Maddon said. "We tookhim as deeply as we could."


Kansas City has won four of its last six games, while Tampa Baydropped its 13th in its last 14 games.