Rays 10, 
Royals 4
| W: | S. Kazmir (6-6) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (10-7) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .262 | .325 |
a-B Pena PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .319 | .364 |
| W Bloomquist CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .265 | .309 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .284 | .339 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .287 | .342 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .297 | .345 |
| J Buck DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .228 | .299 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .238 | .271 |
| R Freel RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .217 | .319 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .228 | .253 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 164 | ||
| a-walked for D Dejesus in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (26, S Kazmir); J Buck (6, S Kazmir) HR: Y Betancourt (3, 9th inning off J Howell 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Olivo (38), J Buck (25), B Butler (48), Y Betancourt (24) SF: B Butler 2-out RBI: M Olivo, J Buck GIDP: J Buck, W Bloomquist Royals RISP: 3-8 (A Callaspo 0-1, M Olivo 1-2, W Bloomquist 1-2, D DeJesus 1-1, J Buck 0-1, M Teahen 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Callaspo (15, catch) DP: 1 (Z Greinke-A Callaspo-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 10-7) | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 105-65 | 2.36 |
| R Tejeda | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 5.79 |
| R Mahay | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-5 | 4.29 |
| R Colon | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 5.61 |
| J Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 6.25 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 167-102 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 17/27; R Tejeda 2/3; R Mahay 3/4; R Colon 5/5; J Cruz 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 20-12-18-15; R Tejeda 3-4-5-1; R Mahay 0-2-0-3; R Colon 2-2-2-3; J Cruz 3-4-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 6-0; R Tejeda 1-0; R Mahay 2-0; R Colon 1-1; J Cruz 1-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 29 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .337 | .387 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .317 | .376 |
B Upton CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .318 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .273 | .359 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .298 | .409 |
| C Pena 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .214 | .345 |
| W Aybar DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .282 | .366 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .267 | .381 |
| M Hernandez C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .242 | .287 |
| G Kapler CF-LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .331 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 167 | ||
| BATTING 2B: C Crawford (17, Z Greinke); J Bartlett (22, Z Greinke); G Gross (13, Z Greinke) 3B: M Hernandez (1, R Colon); J Bartlett (5, R Colon) HR: W Aybar 2 (10, 5th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off R Mahay 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Pena 2 (69), C Crawford 3 (50), W Aybar 2 (30), M Hernandez (12), J Bartlett 2 (47) GIDP: G Kapler Rays RISP: 6-17 (C Pena 1-2, B Zobrist 0-2, M Hernandez 1-1, E Longoria 0-4, G Gross 0-1, J Bartlett 2-2, W Aybar 0-1, C Crawford 2-3, G Kapler 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (49, 2nd base off Z Greinke/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Bartlett-B Zobrist-C Pena, E Longoria-B Zobrist-C Pena). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir (W, 6-6) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 114-82 | 6.10 |
| G Balfour | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.62 |
| B Shouse (H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 5.62 |
| J Bennett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| J Howell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25-13 | 1.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 164-114 | |
| PITCHING S Kazmir pitched to 1 batter in the 7th HBP: M Teahen (By S Kazmir) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Kazmir 19/26; G Balfour 3/4; B Shouse 1/1; J Bennett 2/3; J Howell 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Kazmir 16-14-35-17; G Balfour 3-0-3-4; B Shouse 2-1-0-0; J Bennett 1-0-2-3; J Howell 5-1-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 3-10; G Balfour 0-2; B Shouse 0-0; J Bennett 2-1; J Howell 2-0 Game Scores: S Kazmir 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | TAM | |||
 | 1st | C Pena singled to left, J Bartlett and C Crawford scored, B Zobrist to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | M Olivo singled to shallow center, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | C Crawford doubled to deep right, M Hernandez and G Kapler scored, J Bartlett to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | C Crawford singled to center, J Bartlett scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | W Aybar homered to right. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | J Buck doubled to deep center, M Teahen scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 7th | B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, R Freel scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | W Aybar homered to left. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | M Hernandez tripled to deep right, G Gross scored. | 3 | 8 |
| 7th | J Bartlett tripled to deep right, M Hernandez and G Kapler scored. | 3 | 10 |
| 9th | Y Betancourt homered to left. | 4 | 10 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 24,219 (67.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - Mike Estabrook |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 3rd
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Washington | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
| Arizona | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |