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Devil Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 16, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on May 16, 2001 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Suppan |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,378 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Angel Hernandez 2B: Lance Barksdale 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Williams | Center Fielder |
| Damian Rolls | Second Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Greg Vaughn | DH |
| Aubrey Huff | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Hal McRae | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Dee Brown | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | DH |
| Hector Ortiz | Catcher |
| Luis Ordaz | Second Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 16, 2001
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Suppan
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rolls vs. Suppan
Rolls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Suppan
There goes Rolls. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Rolls steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Suppan
Grieve hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Suppan
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Rekar
Beltran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Beltran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Rekar
Sanchez hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Rekar
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Rekar
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rolls scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Suppan
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Suppan
Huff hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Suppan
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Suppan
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Rekar
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rekar
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Rekar
Alicea is called out on strikes. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Rekar
There goes Brown. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Rekar
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Ortiz vs. Rekar
Ortiz hits a popup towards the mound. Rekar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Suppan
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Suppan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rolls vs. Suppan
Rolls hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Suppan
There goes Rolls. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Rolls steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Suppan
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Rekar
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rekar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Rekar
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rolls scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Rekar
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Rekar
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Suppan
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Suppan
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Huff vs. Suppan
Huff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sweeney. McGriff moves to third. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Suppan
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Vaughn scores. Huff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Suppan
Difelice bunts towards the mound. Suppan fields it and throws to first for the out. Huff moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Suppan
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Suppan
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Ordaz who tags Williams, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Huff scores. Guillen scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Rekar
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Rekar
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rekar
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Rekar
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rolls scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolls vs. Suppan
Rolls bunts towards the mound. Suppan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Suppan
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Suppan
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Suppan
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Huff vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Huff hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Henry
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Rekar
Ortiz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rolls reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Rekar
Ordaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Rekar
Beltran hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Rekar
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Henry
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Henry
Martinez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ortiz scoops up the ball and tags Martinez for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Henry
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rekar
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Rekar
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Rekar
Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Rekar
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Brown reaches second base with a double. Dye scores. Randa moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Alicea vs. Rekar
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
McCarty vs. Rekar
Dave McCarty pinch hits for Hector Ortiz.
McCarty hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randa tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ordaz vs. Rekar
Ordaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Martinez who tags Ordaz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brown scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rolls vs. Suzuki
A.J. Hinch now catching. Mac Suzuki now pitching.
Rolls hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Suzuki
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Suzuki
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Suzuki
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Meacham
Rusty Meacham now pitching.
Beltran hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Meacham
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martinez. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Meacham
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Meacham
There goes Sanchez. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Sanchez steals third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dye vs. Meacham
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Suzuki
Huff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Suzuki covering, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Suzuki
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Suzuki
Difelice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Suzuki
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Meacham
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Meacham
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Meacham
Alicea hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Alicea reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hinch vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rolls vs. Hernandez
Rolls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Hernandez
Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Hernandez
Randy Winn pinch runs for Ben Grieve.
There goes Winn. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Yan
Randy Winn now playing left field.
Ordaz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Yan
Beltran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ordaz moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Yan
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ordaz scores. Beltran moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Yan
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huff fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Yan
Dye is walked intentionally. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randa vs. Yan
Randa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/2001 -- Tampa Bay at Kansas City (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Williams G, cf 5 0 1 2 Beltran C, cf 5 1 2 0
Rolls D, 2b 5 0 2 0 Sanchez R, ss 5 1 2 1
Grieve B, lf 5 0 2 0 Sweeney M, 1b 5 1 1 0
Winn R, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 2 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 3 1 2 0 Randa J, 3b 5 2 2 5
Vaughn G, dh 3 2 2 1 Brown D, lf 4 1 3 1
Huff A, 3b 4 1 0 0 Alicea L, dh 4 0 1 0
Guillen J, rf 4 1 1 2 Ortiz H, c 2 0 0 0
Difelice M, c 3 0 1 0 McCarty D, ph 0 0 0 1
Martinez F, ss 4 0 0 0 Hinch A, c 1 0 0 0
Ordaz L, 2b 3 1 2 1
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36 5 11 5 38 9 13 9
Tampa Bay 010 400 000 -- 5
Kansas City 000 004 005 -- 9
1 out when winning run was scored.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B 6.0 9 4 1 0 4
Meacham R 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Yan E (L) 0.2 3 5 5 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan J 4.1 8 5 2 2 4
Henry D 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Suzuki M 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Hernandez R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Sweeney M, Martinez F 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 7
2B -- Beltran C, Brown D
3B -- Alicea L
HR -- Vaughn G, Randa J
SB -- Rolls D 2, Brown D, Sanchez R
CS -- Winn R
SH -- Difelice M
SF -- McCarty D
HBP -- by Yan E (Ordaz L)
WP -- Rekar B
T -- 3:07
A -- 12378
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