Rays 8, 
Royals 7
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Upton CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .241 | .327 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .313 | .370 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .287 | .363 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .225 | .362 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | .300 | .417 |
| P Burrell DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .236 | .342 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .275 | .379 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .343 | .391 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .219 | .250 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 186 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (21, B Bannister) HR: P Burrell (5, 7th inning off J Wright 1 on, 1 Out); E Longoria (18, 8th inning off J Cruz 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Crawford (40), P Burrell 3 (31), E Longoria 3 (69) 2-out RBI: P Burrell, E Longoria 3 Rays RISP: 4-9 (C Pena 0-2, E Longoria 2-3, G Gross 0-1, C Crawford 1-1, P Burrell 1-1, D Navarro 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (45, 2nd base off B Bannister/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Zobrist-J Bartlett-C Pena). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields | 5.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 105-68 | 3.75 |
| R Choate | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 1.84 |
| C Bradford | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 2.25 |
| J Nelson (W, 3-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 4.37 |
| D Wheeler (H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.48 |
| J Howell (S, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 2.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 154-104 | |
| PITCHING R Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 6th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 17/27; R Choate 0/1; C Bradford 2/2; J Nelson 2/5; D Wheeler 2/3; J Howell 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 17-6-23-22; R Choate 1-0-0-1; C Bradford 2-0-0-2; J Nelson 0-2-2-4; D Wheeler 4-1-6-2; J Howell 3-1-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 8-5; R Choate 0-0; C Bradford 1-1; J Nelson 2-1; D Wheeler 1-1; J Howell 1-1 Game Scores: J Shields 20 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .261 | .318 |
| W Bloomquist CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .279 | .328 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .289 | .341 |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .296 | .351 |
| M Jacobs DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .222 | .295 |
a-J Guillen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .314 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .275 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .120 | .267 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .294 | .347 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .254 | .282 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 154 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for M Jacobs in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (19, J Shields); M Olivo (10, J Shields) 3B: Y Betancourt (2, J Shields) HR: M Jacobs (13, 3rd inning off J Shields 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teahen 3 (32), M Jacobs 3 (33), D DeJesus (42) S: W Bloomquist GIDP: D DeJesus Royals RISP: 4-10 (A Gordon 0-2, Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 0-2, M Jacobs 1-1, D DeJesus 1-1, M Teahen 1-2, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (2, pop up) DP: 1 (A Callaspo-B Butler). PB: M Olivo. | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 111-64 | 3.66 |
| R Mahay (H, 4) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-17 | 4.40 |
| J Wright (H, 6) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-7 | 4.57 |
| J Cruz (L, 3-3; B, 3) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-16 | 4.46 |
| J Bale | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 5.17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 186-115 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Cruz First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 15/26; R Mahay 4/6; J Wright 2/3; J Cruz 3/4; J Bale 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 16-5-24-19; R Mahay 4-1-6-6; J Wright 2-2-1-2; J Cruz 3-3-6-4; J Bale 4-2-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 4-7; R Mahay 2-2; J Wright 1-0; J Cruz 1-1; J Bale 1-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, D DeJesus scored, B Butler out at second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | C Crawford singled to right, B Upton scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | P Burrell singled to shallow center, C Crawford scored, B Zobrist to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus and W Bloomquist scored, B Butler to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | M Jacobs homered to right, B Butler and M Teahen scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 4th | E Longoria singled to left center, D Navarro scored, C Crawford to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 4th | C Crawford scored, E Longoria to second on passed ball by M Olivo. | 4 | 6 |
| 6th | D DeJesus singled to center, Y Betancourt scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 7th | P Burrell homered to left, B Zobrist scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | E Longoria homered to left, C Crawford scored. | 8 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 33,568 (87.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Joe West |
MLB Scores
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