Rays 3, 
Royals 2
| W: | J. Shields (5-4) |
| L: | J. Wright (0-2) |
| SV: | J. Howell (2) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .228 | .337 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .298 | .351 |
T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .111 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .288 | .348 |
| M Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .232 | .310 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .255 | .356 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .277 | .346 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .239 | .264 |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .289 |
| W Bloomquist SS-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .286 | .357 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 114 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (10, J Shields); B Butler (16, J Shields) RBI: B Butler 2 (25) 2-out RBI: B Butler 2 GIDP: A Callaspo, J Guillen Royals RISP: 2-7 (A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 1-1, M Jacobs 0-2, C Crisp 0-1, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 110-63 | 4.08 |
| J Bale (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 6.23 |
| J Wright (L, 0-2; B, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-13 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 149-87 | |
| PITCHING G Meche pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: G Meche First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Meche 16/29; J Bale 2/4; J Wright 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Meche 14-9-19-21; J Bale 3-3-4-1; J Wright 3-2-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 6-10; J Bale 0-1; J Wright 2-0 Game Scores: G Meche 53 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .218 | .314 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .327 | .391 |
| W Aybar 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .252 | .369 |
| C Pena 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .226 | .366 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .296 | .410 |
| M Joyce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .240 | .296 |
| J Dillon DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .375 |
| M Hernandez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .314 |
| R Brignac SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .233 | .258 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 149 | ||
| BATTING 3B: R Brignac (1, G Meche) HR: C Crawford (4, 7th inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out); B Upton (3, 8th inning off J Wright 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Crawford (26), B Upton 2 (13) 2-out RBI: B Upton 2 Rays RISP: 0-13 (B Zobrist 0-3, M Joyce 0-3, W Aybar 0-2, R Brignac 0-2, C Crawford 0-1, B Upton 0-2) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (34, 2nd base off G Meche/M Olivo); B Zobrist (6, 2nd base off J Bale/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Shields-M Hernandez-C Pena, W Aybar-C Pena). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields (W, 5-4) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 107-77 | 3.40 |
| J Howell (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 114-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 23/29; J Howell 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 18-20-19-20; J Howell 2-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 9-7; J Howell 1-1 Game Scores: J Shields 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | TAM | |||
 | 3rd | B Butler doubled to deep right center, W Bloomquist and C Crisp scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 7th | C Crawford homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | B Upton homered to left, M Hernandez scored. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 16,103 (44.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 4th
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 11 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Atlanta |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Colorado | 10 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |