Royals 6, 
Rays 1
| W: | K. Davies (4-2) |
| L: | A. Sonnanstine (10-6) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| W Aybar DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 |
| G Gross RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .224 |
| a-J Gomes PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 |
| b-E Hinske PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| S Riggans C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| a-flied out to left for G Gross in the 6th b-hit by pitch for J Gomes in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Iwamura (19, K Davies); C Pena (12, K Davies); E Longoria (26, K Davies) RBI: C Crawford (51) GIDP: C Crawford, S Riggans Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Gross 1, J Gomes 2, W Aybar 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (31, 2nd base off K Davies/M Olivo) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Sonnanstine (L, 10-6) | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 94-63 | 4.65 |
| A Reyes | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-11 | 4.58 |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.13 |
| J Hammel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.47 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 130-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Reyes IBB: D DeJesus (By A Sonnanstine) Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 30; A Reyes 2; T Miller 2; J Hammel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 6-12; A Reyes 0-0; T Miller 0-1; J Hammel 1-2 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 38 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E German 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| M Maier CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus 2 (18, A Sonnanstine 2); B Butler (14, A Sonnanstine); E German (6, A Sonnanstine) HR: M Aviles (5, 1st inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 1 Out); B Butler (6, 7th inning off A Reyes 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Aviles (26), B Butler 4 (33), D DeJesus (55) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus, B Butler 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, M Olivo 2, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E German (6, 3rd base off A Reyes/S Riggans) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (E German-M Aviles-R Gload, A Gordon-E German-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (W, 4-2) | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 83-47 | 4.34 |
| R Mahay (H, 17) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 1.81 |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-14 | 2.13 |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 1.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 127-78 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Davies HBP: C Pena (By L Nunez); E Hinske (By J Soria) Batters faced: K Davies 22; R Mahay 6; L Nunez 5; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 5-8; R Mahay 0-5; L Nunez 0-2; J Soria 2-1 Game Scores: K Davies 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Aviles homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | B Butler doubled to deep center, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | D DeJesus doubled to right, M Aviles scored, D DeJesus to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | C Crawford singled to right, B Upton scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | B Butler homered to left, E German and D DeJesus scored. | 1 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 13,779 (36.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Jerry Crawford, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 27th 2008
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Colorado | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 12 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 9 |