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Royals
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
August 23, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 23, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 33,123 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Craft 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Doug Eddings |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | DH |
| Larry Sutton | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | DH |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | Left Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
August 23, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Rekar
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Rekar
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Rekar
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rekar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Rapp
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Rapp
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Rapp
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Rapp
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Rapp
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rekar
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rekar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rekar
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Rekar
Sutton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Rapp
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Rapp
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Rapp
Difelice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Difelice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cairo vs. Rapp
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Rekar
Dye hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Rekar
Fasano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Rekar
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Rekar
Damon hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Rekar
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Rapp
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Rapp
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Rapp
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Rapp
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Rekar
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rekar
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rekar
Conine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Rapp
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Rapp
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Rapp
Ledesma hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Rapp
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Rekar
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo misplays the ball. That's an error on Cairo. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Rekar
Dye hits a line drive into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Rekar
Fasano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sutton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Rekar
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sutton scores. Fasano moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Rekar
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fasano moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Morris vs. Rekar
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fasano tags and scores. Rivera tags and moves to third. Damon tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Rekar
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Palmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. Damon scores. Offerman moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Conine vs. White
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Rapp
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Rapp
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Rapp
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. White
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. White
There's a wild pitch. Sutton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. White
Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sutton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Fasano vs. White
Fasano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sutton scores. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. White
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dye scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Tatis
Morris takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Tatis
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to third. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Springer
Dennis Springer now pitching.
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rapp
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields the ball and throws to Rapp covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Rapp
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Rapp
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Rapp
Sorrento hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Rapp
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera misplays the ball. That's an error on Rivera. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Rapp
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cairo vs. Rapp
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCracken vs. Rapp
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Sorrento scores. Ledesma moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Rapp
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Springer
Conine hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Springer
Sutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Springer
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Springer
Fasano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Fasano reaches second base with a double. Sutton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Springer
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fasano scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Springer
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ledesma. Rivera scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Springer
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Evans
Bart Evans now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Evans
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Evans
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Springer
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Springer
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Springer
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Evans
Sorrento hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Evans
Ledesma hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Evans
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Ledesma moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cairo vs. Evans
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Evans
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Springer
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Springer
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Springer
Fasano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Springer
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching. Shane Halter now playing second base.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Santiago
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Santiago
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Santiago
Trammell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1998 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 5 1 3 1 McCracken Q, cf 5 0 1 1
Morris H, 1b 3 0 0 1 Boggs W, dh 5 0 2 0
Offerman J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Halter S, 2b 0 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 5 0 1 2 Trammell B, lf 5 1 1 3
Conine J, dh 5 0 0 0 Sorrento P, rf 4 2 2 1
Sutton L, lf 4 3 1 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 2 0
Dye J, rf 5 2 2 1 Difelice M, c 4 0 1 0
Fasano S, c 4 3 4 3 Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivera L, ss 5 2 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 13 10 39 5 11 5
Kansas City 002 042 300 -- 11
Tampa Bay 000 004 010 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (W) 6.0 8 4 3 2 7
Evans B 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Santiago J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B (L) 4.2 5 6 2 1 4
White R 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Tatis R* 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Springer D 3.1 3 3 2 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Cairo M, Rivera L, Ledesma A
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 9
2B -- Difelice M, Boggs W, Palmer D, Fasano S
HR -- Dye J, Fasano S, Trammell B, Sorrento P
SF -- Morris H
HBP -- by Springer D (Fasano S)
WP -- White R
T -- 2:57
A -- 33123
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