Royals 4, 
Rays 1
| W: | B. Bannister (7-7) |
| L: | J. Shields (6-8) |
| SV: | J. Soria (18) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .259 | .324 |
| W Bloomquist RF-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .266 | .311 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .286 | .342 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .216 | .292 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .298 | .346 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .227 | .301 |
R Freel PR-RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .323 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .183 | .319 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .227 | .304 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .224 | .250 |
a-M Teahen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 | .340 |
M Olivo C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .234 | .267 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 132 | ||
| a-popped out to third for Y Betancourt in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: M Maier 3 (12) 2-out RBI: M Maier 2 GIDP: D DeJesus Royals RISP: 2-6 (A Gordon 0-1, M Maier 2-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Gordon (3, Home off J Shields/D Navarro) | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Maier (B Upton at Home). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 7-7) | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 117-72 | 3.59 |
| J Soria (S, 18) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28-20 | 1.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 145-92 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 17/25; J Soria 6/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 18-12-24-18; J Soria 6-6-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 9-4; J Soria 0-3 Game Scores: B Bannister 74 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .244 | .318 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .268 | |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .314 | .374 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .276 | .361 |
| B Zobrist 2B-CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .301 | .409 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .214 | .346 |
| P Burrell DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .226 | .332 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .267 | .381 |
| D Navarro C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .226 | .255 |
a-W Aybar PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .279 | .365 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .331 | .381 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 145 | ||
| a-singled to left for D Navarro in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Gross (12, B Bannister) HR: B Zobrist (19, 9th inning off J Soria 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Zobrist (56) Rays RISP: 1-3 (J Bartlett 0-1, E Longoria 1-1, D Navarro 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Navarro (5, throw); J Bartlett (11, throw) DP: 1 (J Shields-J Bartlett-C Pena). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields (L, 6-8) | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 107-64 | 3.75 |
| D Wheeler | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.79 |
| G Balfour | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.69 |
| R Choate | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.60 |
| J Bennett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 132-84 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 15/28; D Wheeler 1/2; G Balfour 2/3; R Choate 2/2; J Bennett 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 12-9-26-17; D Wheeler 2-2-3-0; G Balfour 0-2-2-2; R Choate 0-0-1-2; J Bennett 0-1-3-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-10; D Wheeler 0-1; G Balfour 0-0; R Choate 1-0; J Bennett 0-0 Game Scores: J Shields 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | TAM | |||
 | 8th | M Maier singled to center, R Freel scored, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 8th | A Gordon stole home. | 2 | 0 |
| 9th | M Maier singled to center, R Freel scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 9th | B Zobrist homered to right. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 27,930 (77.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 2nd
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| Cleveland | 11 |
| Colorado | 6 | Final |
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| Arizona | 5 | Final |
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| Boston | 18 | Final |
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