Wade Davis snaps five-game winless streak, leads Royals past Rays
Wade Davis stopped his five-game winless streak, Jeff Francoeur homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Tampa Bay Rays
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Tropicana Field · 27,442 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
J Lobaton homered to right (400 feet).
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
-
Play Result 5-2
A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, A Escobar scored.
-
Advancing On Play 5-2
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
-
Play Result 4-2
A Gordon singled to right, J Francoeur scored, A Escobar to second.
-
Advancing On Force 4-2
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
-
Play Result 3-2
A Escobar singled to left, E Johnson scored, J Francoeur to second.
-
Advancing On Force 3-2
-
Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
-
Play Result 2-2
J Francoeur homered to left (380 feet).
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 9: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
-
End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
B Zobrist struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
B Zobrist batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
M Joyce walked.
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: ball 4
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
-
Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
M Joyce batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
Y Escobar struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
-
Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Y Escobar batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
J Lobaton homered to right (400 feet).
-
Home Run 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
J Lobaton batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
-
Play Result 5-2
K Johnson struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
K Johnson batting
-
Play Result 5-2
G Holland relieved K Herrera.
-
Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
Lineup Change 5-2
Showing the last 40 of 635 events.
Head to Head
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
Matt JoyceRF7
Ben Zobrist2B18
Luke ScottLF30
Evan LongoriaDH3
James Loney1B28
Desmond JenningsCF8
Kelly Johnson3B55
José MolinaC
Yunel EscobarSS0
Substitutes
Jose LobatonC7
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Billy ButlerDH36
David LoughCF3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Elliot Johnson2B
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Alcides EscobarSS3
MLB News
All news
News
Angels, catcher Tyler Heineman avoid arbitration with 1-year contract
Veteran catcher Tyler Heineman and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract for $1,237,500, the same salary he made this year.
News
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander apologizes for sharing anti-Muslim posts
Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander apologized for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts, saying it caused hurt and fell short of his own convictions.
News
Astros manager Brad Ausmus sets goal of winning World Series
New Astros manager Brad Ausmus said he's "not here to talk about glory days" after playing for the franchise and is instead focused on winning the World Series.
ESPN
2026-27 MLB free agency, trade grades: Offseason analysis
We've got you covered with grades and analysis on every winter signing and big offseason trade.