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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 4, 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 4, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Edwin Jackson |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 16,830 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Jim Reynolds 3B: Tim Timmons |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Floyd | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Eric Hinske | Right Fielder |
| Reid Brignac | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 4, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jackson
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Jackson
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Jackson's glove, towards Iwamura, who fields it, throws to second, with Brignac covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jackson
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Bannister
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Iwamura reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Bannister
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Iwamura moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Bannister
Upton hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Iwamura tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Bannister
There goes Crawford. The throw from Buck and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Bannister
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crawford scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Bannister
Longoria hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Longoria reaches second base with a double. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Floyd vs. Bannister
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pena tags and scores. Longoria tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Navarro vs. Bannister
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Jackson
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jackson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Jackson
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Bannister
Hinske strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brignac vs. Bannister
Brignac strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Bannister
Iwamura hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Jackson
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Jackson
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Jackson
Aviles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Bannister
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Bannister
Upton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Bannister
There goes Upton. The throw from Buck and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Bannister
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Upton tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Bannister
Longoria hits a line drive into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jackson
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Jackson
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jackson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Jackson covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Bannister
Floyd 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, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Bannister
Navarro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Bannister
Hinske hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Jackson
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jackson
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Jackson
Teahen hits a line drive towards first. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brignac vs. Bannister
Brignac strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Bannister
Iwamura hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Bannister
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Bannister
The umpire calls a balk on Bannister Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Bannister
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Bannister
Pena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Bannister
Longoria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Bannister
Floyd strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Jackson
Gload hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Jackson
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Jackson
Aviles hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Gobble
Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Navarro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hinske vs. Gobble
Hinske hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brignac vs. Gobble
Brignac hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Gobble
Iwamura is hit by the pitch. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Gobble
Crawford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Jackson
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Jackson
Grudzielanek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jackson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Jackson
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Gobble
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Gobble
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Gobble
Longoria hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Gobble
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Cliff Floyd.
Aybar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Jackson
Butler hits a line drive into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Jackson
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Jackson
Gload hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Jackson
The ball gets by Navarro for a passed ball. Teahen scores. Gload moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Jackson
Buck hits a popup towards short. Brignac settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Jackson
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Gobble
Navarro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gomes vs. Gobble
Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Eric Hinske.
Gomes takes first base on ball four. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Brignac vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Navarro moves to third. Gomes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Brignac vs. Tejeda
Brignac takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Iwamura vs. Tejeda
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iwamura for the out. Navarro scores. Gomes moves to third. Brignac moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Tejeda
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gomes scores. Brignac scores. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Tejeda
Upton hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Tejeda
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tejeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Tejeda. Crawford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Tejeda
Longoria hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Rays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Hammel
Jonny Gomes now playing right field. Jason Hammel now pitching.
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Hammel
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hammel
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/2008 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf 3 0 1 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 1 1 1
Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 1 1 1 Crawford C, lf 5 3 3 2
Gordon A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Upton B, cf 3 2 1 1
Guillen J, lf 3 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 4 2 2 5
Butler B, dh 3 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 5 0 3 0
Teahen M, rf 3 1 1 0 Floyd C, dh 2 0 0 1
Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Aybar W, ph 1 0 0 0
Buck J, c 3 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 4 1 2 0
Aviles M, ss 3 0 0 0 Hinske E, rf 3 0 0 0
Gomes J, ph-rf 0 1 0 0
Brignac R, ss 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 1 34 11 12 10
Kansas City 000 000 110 -- 2
Tampa Bay 301 030 04x -- 11
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B (L) 5.0 8 7 6 1 6
Gobble J* 2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Tejeda R 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson E (W) 8.0 4 2 1 1 2
Hammel J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Buck J 2, Tejeda R
DP -- Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Kansas City 1, Tampa Bay 6
2B -- Iwamura A, Longoria E
HR -- Pena C, Grudzielanek M
SB -- Crawford C, Upton B
SF -- Upton B, Floyd C, Pena C
HBP -- by Gobble J (Iwamura A)
WP -- Tejeda R
Balk -- Bannister B
PB -- Navarro D
T -- 2:50
A -- 16830
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