Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-1 (as of 8/2)
| Game 1: Friday, July 31 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 1 | ||
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| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 2 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, August 3 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | |
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1:38 PM ET, August 2, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| B Upton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| M Jacobs fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Callaspo flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| P Burrell singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| G Gross doubled to deep right, P Burrell to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bartlett popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| A Gordon popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| B Upton grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| W Bloomquist popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| B Zobrist grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| P Burrell struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| A Callaspo grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| G Gross grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Navarro grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| M Maier walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt struck out bunting foul. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Maier out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria singled to center, B Upton thrown out at home, B Upton to third advancing on play. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| W Bloomquist popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Jacobs walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Callaspo struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| C Pena grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Burrell struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| G Gross grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| J Buck singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Freel ran for J Buck. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, R Freel safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Navarro. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier singled to center, R Freel scored, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teahen hit for Y Betancourt. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teahen popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gordon stole home. | 2 | 0 |
| M Maier safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Bartlett. | 2 | 0 |
| D DeJesus walked. | 2 | 0 |
| D Wheeler relieved J Shields. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| J Bartlett popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | KC | TB |
| M Hernandez catching. | 2 | 0 |
| B Zobrist in center field. | 2 | 0 |
| W Aybar at second base. | 2 | 0 |
| G Balfour relieved D Wheeler. | 2 | 0 |
| M Jacobs singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Callaspo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| R Freel reached on infield single to pitcher, M Jacobs to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Choate relieved G Balfour. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded out to first, M Jacobs to third, R Freel to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Maier singled to center, R Freel scored. | 3 | 0 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | KC | TB |
| E Longoria flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| B Zobrist homered to right. | 4 | 1 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| P Burrell popped out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||