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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 6, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 6, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 6, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
Home Starting Pitcher | James Shields |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 20,587 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Fieldin Culbreth |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
Jose Guillen | DH |
Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
Ross Gload | First Baseman |
John Buck | Catcher |
Esteban German | Third Baseman |
Tony Pena | Shortstop |
Trey Hillman | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Carlos Pena | DH |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
Willy Aybar | First Baseman |
Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
Shawn Riggans | Catcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 6, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Shields
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Shields
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Shields
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Hochevar
Crawford hits a line drive into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Hochevar
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Shields
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Shields
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Shields
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Shields
Buck hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Buck reaches second base with a double. Gload moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
German vs. Shields
German hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gload scores. Buck scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Shields
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hochevar
Pena bunts towards third. German fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Hochevar
Longoria is hit by the pitch. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Aybar vs. Hochevar
Aybar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. Longoria moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Hochevar
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload fields it and throws to second for the out. Pena scores. Longoria moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Hochevar
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload fields it and tags Gross for the out. He's got Longoria trapped. He throws to Buck, who throws to German, who tags Longoria for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Shields
Gathright strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Shields
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Shields
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Riggans vs. Hochevar
Riggans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Hochevar
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Iwamura moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Upton vs. Hochevar
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out. Iwamura moves to third. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pena vs. Hochevar
Pena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Pena reaches second base with a double. Iwamura scores. Crawford scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Hochevar
Longoria hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Hochevar
Aybar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Aybar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Hochevar
There goes Aybar. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Aybar steals third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Zobrist vs. Hochevar
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Shields
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Shields
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Shields
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aybar fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hochevar
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Riggans vs. Hochevar
Riggans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a line drive into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Hochevar
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riggans moves to third. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Upton vs. Hochevar
Upton hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Upton reaches second base with a double. Riggans scores. Crawford scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Hochevar
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Shields
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Shields
German hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aybar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Shields
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Peralta
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Peralta
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Shields
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aybar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gathright for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Shields
Grudzielanek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aybar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Shields
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Peralta
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Riggans vs. Peralta
Riggans strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Peralta
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Teahen who is chasing the ball. Iwamura reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Peralta
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Iwamura tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Peralta
Upton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Peralta
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Longoria vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Shields
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Shields
Teahen hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Shields
Gload hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Gload reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Shields
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching. Mike Aviles now playing second base.
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Tejeda
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zobrist for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tejeda
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Glover
Reid Brignac now playing shortstop. Jonny Gomes now playing left field. Ben Zobrist now playing second base. Gary Glover now pitching.
German hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Glover
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac misplays the ball. That's an error on Brignac. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Glover
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brignac. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Aviles vs. Glover
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Glover fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Riggans vs. Gobble
Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Riggans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Gobble
Brignac strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomes vs. Gobble
Gomes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Gobble
Upton takes first base on ball four. Riggans moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Gobble
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Miller
Billy Butler pinch hits for Jose Guillen.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Miller
Teahen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Miller
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aybar scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gload for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/2008 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Gathright J, cf 4 0 1 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 2 2 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brignac R, ss 1 0 0 0 Aviles M, 2b 1 0 0 0 Crawford C, lf 3 2 2 1 DeJesus D, lf 4 0 0 0 Gomes J, lf 1 0 0 0 Guillen J, dh 3 0 0 0 Upton B, cf 4 0 2 2 Butler B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pena C, dh 5 2 3 2 Teahen M, rf 3 0 1 0 Longoria E, 3b 3 1 1 2 Gload R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Aybar W, 1b 4 0 2 0 Buck J, c 3 1 1 0 Zobrist B, ss-2b 4 0 0 1 German E, 3b 3 0 1 2 Gross G, rf 4 1 1 1 Pena T, ss 3 0 0 0 Riggans S, c 2 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 35 9 13 9 Kansas City 020 000 000 -- 2 Tampa Bay 014 202 00x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hochevar L (L) 4.0 9 7 7 1 1 Peralta J 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 Ramirez R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Tejeda R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Gobble J 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Shields J (W) 7.0 4 2 2 1 8 Glover G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Miller T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Brignac R 2 DP -- Kansas City 1, Tampa Bay 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 7 2B -- Buck J, Pena C, Aybar W, Upton B, Gload R 3B -- Iwamura A HR -- Longoria E, Gross G SB -- Aybar W SF -- Crawford C HBP -- by Hochevar L (Longoria E) T -- 2:35 A -- 20587
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