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Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 26, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on July 26, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay 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 | July 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Kazmir |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,322 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Willy Aybar | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Eric Hinske | Right Fielder |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Esteban German | Left Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 26, 2008
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Hochevar
Upton hits a popup towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Hochevar
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Longoria vs. Hochevar
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Kazmir
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Kazmir covering, for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Kazmir
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Kazmir
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hinske. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Kazmir
Guillen hits a popup in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hochevar
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Hochevar
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Navarro vs. Hochevar
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hinske vs. Hochevar
Hinske hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pena scores. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Hochevar
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kazmir
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Kazmir
Buck is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Kazmir
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Hochevar
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Hochevar
Crawford 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
Bottom 3
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Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Kazmir
German hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Kazmir
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Kazmir
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Kazmir
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hinske. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. German moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Kazmir
Guillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Hochevar
Longoria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of German. Longoria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Hochevar
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Longoria moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Aybar vs. Hochevar
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it and throws to second for the out. Longoria scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Hochevar
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kazmir
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Kazmir fields it and throws to first for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Kazmir
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gload vs. Kazmir
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
German vs. Kazmir
German strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Hochevar
Hinske hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Hochevar
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Hochevar
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iwamura for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Kazmir
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Kazmir
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Kazmir
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Hinske. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Kazmir
Guillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Ramirez
Horacio Ramirez now pitching.
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ramirez
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Ramirez
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Miller
Buck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Miller
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
German vs. Miller
German strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ramirez
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Ramirez
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Ramirez
Navarro hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Miller
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Reyes
Alberto Reyes now pitching.
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Reyes
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Reyes
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Ramirez
Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Eric Hinske.
Gomes hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Ramirez
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Ramirez
Iwamura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Ramirez
Upton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Upton reaches second base with a double. Iwamura moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Ramirez
Crawford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. Iwamura scores. Upton scores. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Longoria vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Wheeler
Gabe Gross now playing right field. Dan Wheeler now pitching.
Butler hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wheeler
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Wheeler covering, for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Wheeler
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Pena hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Peralta
Aybar hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Peralta
Navarro 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 -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Peralta
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Peralta
Bartlett hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Percival
Troy Percival now pitching.
Gload hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Gload reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
German vs. Percival
German hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gload scores. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Percival
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Percival
Aviles hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Percival
Grudzielanek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/2008 -- Tampa Bay at Kansas City (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Iwamura A, 2b 4 1 1 0 DeJesus D, cf 4 0 0 0
Upton B, cf 4 1 1 0 Aviles M, ss 5 0 1 0
Crawford C, lf 4 0 2 2 Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 1 3 0
Longoria E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 1
Pena C, 1b 3 2 2 1 Butler B, dh 4 1 1 0
Aybar W, dh 4 0 0 1 Gordon A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Navarro D, c 4 0 1 0 Buck J, c 2 0 0 0
Hinske E, rf 2 0 0 1 Gload R, 1b 4 1 2 1
Gomes J, ph 1 0 0 0 German E, lf 4 0 2 1
Gross G, rf 0 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 35 3 10 3
Tampa Bay 010 100 021 -- 5
Kansas City 000 110 001 -- 3
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir S 5.0 7 2 2 0 5
Miller T* 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Reyes A (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Wheeler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Percival T (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L 5.0 4 2 2 1 0
Ramirez H (L) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
Ramirez R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Peralta J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
DP -- Tampa Bay 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 9
2B -- Grudzielanek M 3, Longoria E, Upton B
3B -- Crawford C 2, Gload R
HR -- Pena C
SH -- Gordon A
HBP -- by Kazmir S (Buck J)
T -- 3:09
A -- 24322
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