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Match Report

Jose Siri drives in 4 runs and Zach Eflin earns his 9th win as Rays beat Royals 11-3

— Jose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday night.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Nick Pratto 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

TB

  • Randy Arozarena LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Harold Ramirez RF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Josh Lowe LF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Isaac Paredes 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 2

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

TB

  1. Manuel MargotRF7
  2. Randy ArozarenaLF56
  3. Josh LoweDH3
  4. Harold Ramirez1B43
  5. Isaac Paredes3B15
  6. Taylor WallsSS6
  7. Christian BethancourtC60
  8. Jose SiriCF28
  9. Vidal Brujan2B2

KC

  1. Nick Pratto1B41
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Salvador PerezC13
  4. MJ MelendezRF1
  5. Maikel GarciaDH11
  6. Nicky Lopez3B33
  7. Samad Taylor2B0
  8. Drew WatersCF8
  9. Dairon BlancoLF97

Substitutes

  1. Nate EatonPH18
  2. Freddy FerminC54
  3. Matt Duffy3B9

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  6. Foul Out 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41184 8th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    41184 8th Inning
  8. Play Result 3-11

    Ramírez singled to center, Arozarena scored, J. Lowe to third.

    41184 8th Inning
  9. Single 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41184 8th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 3-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41184 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-10

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 3-10
    41184 8th Inning
  14. Play Result 3-10

    Arozarena singled to right, Margot scored.

    41184 8th Inning
  15. Single 3-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41184 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
    41184 8th Inning
  18. Play Result 3-9

    Margot doubled to center, Siri scored.

    41184 8th Inning
  19. Double 3-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41184 8th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 3-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41184 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41184 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 3-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42073 5th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
    35432 5th Inning
  32. Play Result 3-8

    Bethancourt doubled to center, Paredes scored, Walls to third.

    35432 5th Inning
  33. Double 3-8

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    35432 5th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 3-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    35432 5th Inning
  35. Ball 3-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35432 5th Inning
  36. Ball 3-7

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35432 5th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 3-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35432 5th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
    35432 5th Inning
  39. Play Result 3-7

    Walls singled to left, J. Lowe scored and Ramírez scored, Paredes to second.

    35432 5th Inning
  40. Single 3-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    35432 5th Inning
  41. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    35432 5th Inning
  42. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35432 5th Inning
  43. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35432 5th Inning
  44. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35432 5th Inning
  45. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    5883 5th Inning
  46. Play Result 3-5

    Ramírez singled to center, Margot scored, J. Lowe to second.

    5883 5th Inning
  47. Single 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    5883 5th Inning
  48. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    5883 5th Inning
  49. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    5883 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  51. Strike Looking 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    5883 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    5883 4th Inning
  58. Play Result 3-4

    Siri singled to center, Bethancourt scored.

    5883 4th Inning
  59. Single 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5883 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 4th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    33499 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-11

    Fermin lined out to center.

    33499 9th Inning
  3. Line Out 3-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33499 9th Inning
  4. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33499 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-11

    Shawn Armstrong pitches to Freddy Fermin

    33499 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    33499 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 3-11

    Eaton reached on infield single to shortstop, Waters to second.

    33499 9th Inning
  9. Single 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33499 9th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33499 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-11

    Shawn Armstrong pitches to Nate Eaton

    33499 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 3-11

    Eaton hit for Witt Jr.

    9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    33499 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 3-11

    Pratto struck out looking.

    33499 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 3-11

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Looking

    33499 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  18. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33499 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33499 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-11

    Shawn Armstrong pitches to Nick Pratto

    33499 9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    33499 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 3-11

    Blanco flied out to center.

    33499 9th Inning
  23. Fly Out 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33499 9th Inning
  24. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33499 9th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-11

    Shawn Armstrong pitches to Dairon Blanco

    33499 9th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    33499 9th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-11

    Waters singled to right.

    33499 9th Inning
  28. Single 3-11

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33499 9th Inning
  29. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    33499 9th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33499 9th Inning
  32. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33499 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-11

    Shawn Armstrong pitches to Drew Waters

    33499 9th Inning
  34. Play Result 3-11

    Armstrong relieved Diekman

    33499 9th Inning
  35. Start Inning 3-11

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  36. End Inning 3-11

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 3-11
    41184 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 3-11

    Paredes fouled out to catcher.

    41184 8th Inning
  39. Foul Out 3-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41184 8th Inning
  40. Ball 3-11

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41184 8th Inning

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