Top 1

• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jaso vs. Guthrie
  
  Jaso takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Guthrie
  
  Cabrera strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Guthrie
  
  Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Loney vs. Guthrie
  
  Loney takes first base on ball four. Jaso moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Forsythe vs. Guthrie
  
  Forsythe takes first base on ball four. Jaso moves to third. Loney moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  DeJesus vs. Guthrie
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Archer
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Archer
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Cain vs. Archer
  
  Cain hits a fly ball into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Hosmer vs. Archer
  
  Hosmer strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Guyer vs. Guthrie
  
  Guyer bunts towards the mound. Guthrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kiermaier vs. Guthrie
  
  Kiermaier hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. Guthrie
  
  Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Archer
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Archer
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Infante vs. Archer
  
  Infante strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Rios vs. Archer
  
  Rios hits a fly ball into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jaso vs. Guthrie
  
  Jaso hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Guthrie
  
  Cabrera hits a popup towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Guthrie
  
  The ball gets by Perez for a passed ball. Jaso moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Longoria vs. Guthrie
  
  Longoria strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Loney vs. Guthrie
  
  Loney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rios throws the ball in to Escobar who tags Loney trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jaso scores. That run is unearned. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Archer
  
  Cuthbert hits a line drive into right field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Archer
  
  Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Archer
  
  There goes Escobar. The throw from Rivera and he is out, Cabrera applying the tag. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Archer
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Cain vs. Archer
  
  Cain hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hosmer vs. Archer
  
  Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rays, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Forsythe vs. Guthrie
  
  Forsythe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Cain is chasing the ball. Forsythe rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Guthrie
  
  Jarrod Dyson now playing left field.
  
  DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guyer vs. Guthrie
  
  Guyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Kiermaier vs. Guthrie
  
  Kiermaier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third. Guyer moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Rivera vs. Guthrie
  
  Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeJesus scores. Guyer moves to third. Kiermaier moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Jaso vs. Guthrie
  
  Jaso hits a line drive towards left. Dyson catches it and throws to home to double up Guyer. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Cabrera vs. Guthrie
  
  Cabrera hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Archer
  
  Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Archer
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Archer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Infante vs. Archer
  
  Infante strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Guthrie
  
  Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Loney vs. Guthrie
  
  Loney hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Forsythe vs. Guthrie
  
  Forsythe hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Archer
  
  Rios hits a fly ball into right field. Guyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Archer
  
  Cuthbert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Escobar vs. Archer
  
  Escobar hits a line drive towards the mound. Archer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cuthbert moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Dyson vs. Archer
  
  Dyson strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cain vs. Archer
  
  Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Forsythe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cuthbert scores. Escobar moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Hosmer vs. Archer
  
  Hosmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Escobar scores. Cain moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Morales vs. Archer
  
  Morales hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiermaier. Morales reaches second base with a double. Cain scores. Hosmer goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Archer
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales scores. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Infante vs. Archer
  
  Infante strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Guthrie
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Guyer vs. Guthrie
  
  Guyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kiermaier vs. Guthrie
  
  Kiermaier strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Archer
  
  Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Archer
  
  Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Archer
  
  Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Dyson vs. Archer
  
  Dyson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. DeJesus is chasing the ball. Dyson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cain vs. Archer
  
  Cain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kiermaier. Cain reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Hosmer vs. Archer
  
  Hosmer strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. Guthrie
  
  Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jaso vs. Guthrie
  
  Jaso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cabrera vs. Morales
  
  Franklin Morales now pitching.
  
  Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rivera moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Longoria vs. Morales
  
  Longoria hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Loney vs. Morales
  
  Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Bellatti
  
  Andrew Bellatti now pitching.
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Bellatti
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Infante vs. Bellatti
  
  Infante hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Forsythe vs. Morales
  
  Forsythe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Morales
  
  Joey Butler pinch hits for David DeJesus.
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Guyer vs. Morales
  
  Guyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Rios vs. Bellatti
  
  Joey Butler now playing left field.
  
  Rios hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Bellatti
  
  Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards second. Forsythe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Forsythe. Cuthbert moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Escobar vs. Bellatti
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Forsythe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cuthbert moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Dyson vs. Bellatti
  
  Dyson hits a fly ball into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kiermaier vs. Blanton
  
  Joe Blanton now pitching.
  
  Kiermaier strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. Blanton
  
  Rivera hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jaso vs. Blanton
  
  Jaso hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Blanton
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. Jaso moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Longoria vs. Holland
  
  Greg Holland now pitching.
  
  Longoria hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jaso scores. Cabrera scores. View Play 
• Rays, 7 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Loney vs. Holland
  
  Loney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Longoria moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 7 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Forsythe vs. Holland
  
  Jake Elmore pinch runs for James Loney.
  
  Forsythe hits a line drive into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 7 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Sizemore vs. Holland
  
  Grady Sizemore pinch hits for Joey Butler.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Longoria moves to third. Elmore moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 7 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Sizemore vs. Holland
  
  Sizemore strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/8/2015 -- Tampa Bay at Kansas City (N)

  Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Jaso J, dh            4  2  3  0   Escobar A, ss         5  2  4  0   
Cabrera A, ss         5  1  1  0   Gordon A, lf          1  1  0  0   
Longoria E, 3b        5  0  2  3   Dyson J, lf           3  1  1  2   
Loney J, 1b           4  0  2  1   Cain L, cf            4  2  3  3   
Elmore J, pr          0  0  0  0   Hosmer E, 1b          4  1  1  1   
Forsythe L, 2b        4  1  1  1   Morales K, dh         4  1  2  2   
DeJesus D, lf         2  1  0  0   Perez S, c            4  0  1  1   
Butler J, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   Infante O, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Sizemore G, ph        1  0  0  0   Rios A, rf            4  0  0  0   
Guyer B, rf           4  0  1  0   Cuthbert C, 3b        3  1  1  0   
Kiermaier K, cf       4  0  1  0                                      
Rivera R, c           4  2  3  2                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 14  7                        36  9 13  9

Tampa Bay        001 200 103 --  7
Kansas City      002 052 00x --  9

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Archer C (L)          6.0 12  9  9  2  6
Bellatti A            2.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Guthrie J (W)*        6.0  8  4  3  4  3
Morales F             2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Blanton J             0.1  3  3  3  0  1
Holland G (S)         0.2  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Forsythe L
DP -- Tampa Bay 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Morales K, Cain L, Cabrera A
HR -- Cain L, Forsythe L, Dyson J, Rivera R
CS -- Escobar A
WP -- Archer C, Holland G
PB -- Perez S
T -- 2:52
A -- 28204

    

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