Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
3
Tampa Bay Rays
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
J Lobaton homered to center (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
A Gordon singled to right center, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Escobar tripled to deep left center, J Giavotella scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-4
B Zobrist doubled to right, S Fuld to third, S Fuld scored on error by shortstop A Escobar.
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Error 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
R Roberts doubled to deep left center, C Pena scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Keppinger singled to center, M Joyce scored, E Longoria to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
B Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, B Upton scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 3-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
J Francoeur grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
M Moustakas flied out to left.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
S Perez grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
S Perez batting
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Play Result 3-5
F Rodney relieved K Farnsworth.
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Start Inning 3-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
M Joyce flied out to right.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
M Joyce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
B Upton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
B Upton batting
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Head to Head
TB wins series 2-1
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Desmond JenningsLF8
B.J. UptonCF0
Matt JoyceRF7
Evan LongoriaDH3
Ben ZobristSS18
Jeff Keppinger3B7
Carlos Pena1B21
Ryan Roberts2B12
Jose LobatonC7
Substitutes
Sam FuldDH23
KC
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Eric Hosmer1B51
Johnny Giavotella2B12
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