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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 5, 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 5, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 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 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Sonnanstine |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 30,418 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Jim Reynolds 2B: Tim Timmons 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| 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 |
| Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 5, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Sonnanstine
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Sonnanstine covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Sonnanstine
Grudzielanek hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sonnanstine
Gordon hits a popup, foul, 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Greinke
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Greinke
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Greinke
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Greinke
The ball gets by Olivo for a passed ball. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Greinke
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Sonnanstine
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sonnanstine
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Sonnanstine
Gload hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Sonnanstine
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gload moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Aviles vs. Sonnanstine
Aviles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Greinke
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Greinke
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hinske vs. Greinke
Hinske strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Greinke
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Iwamura vs. Greinke
Iwamura hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Iwamura reaches second base with a double. Floyd scores. Navarro goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Greinke
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Sonnanstine
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Sonnanstine
DeJesus hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Sonnanstine
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sonnanstine
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Greinke
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Greinke
Longoria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Sonnanstine
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Sonnanstine
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Sonnanstine
Gload takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Sonnanstine
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Greinke
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Greinke
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Greinke
Hinske hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Sonnanstine
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Sonnanstine
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Sonnanstine
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sonnanstine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Greinke
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright who is chasing the ball. Zobrist reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Iwamura vs. Greinke
Iwamura 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Greinke
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Upton vs. Greinke
Upton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Sonnanstine
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sonnanstine
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Crawford. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Sonnanstine
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Sonnanstine
Butler hits a line drive into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Greinke
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Greinke
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Greinke
Floyd hits a line drive beyond short. Aviles can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Greinke
Navarro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hinske vs. Greinke
Hinske hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Sonnanstine
Gload 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Sonnanstine
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Sonnanstine
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Ramirez
Horacio Ramirez now pitching.
Zobrist hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Ramirez
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ramirez
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Ramirez
Upton hits a line drive towards first. Gload catches it and steps on first to double up Crawford. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Howell
Gabe Gross now playing right field. J.P. Howell now pitching.
Gathright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Howell
There's a wild pitch. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Howell
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Howell
There goes Gathright. The throw from Navarro and he is safe. Gathright steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Howell
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Howell
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ramirez
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Ramirez
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomes vs. Ramirez
Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Cliff Floyd.
Gomes hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Ramirez
There goes Longoria. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Longoria steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Navarro vs. Ramirez
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Longoria moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Ramirez
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Balfour
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Balfour
Gload hits a line drive into center field. Upton 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 7/5/2008 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, lf 4 0 0 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 0 1 2
Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Crawford C, lf 4 0 2 0
Gordon A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Upton B, cf 4 0 0 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Butler B, dh 4 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Floyd C, dh 3 1 2 0
Olivo M, c 3 0 1 0 Gomes J, ph 1 0 0 0
Aviles M, ss 3 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 4 1 2 0
Gathright J, cf 2 0 1 0 Hinske E, rf 3 0 0 0
Gross G, rf 1 0 0 0
Zobrist B, ss 3 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 34 3 10 3
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Tampa Bay 020 000 10x -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (L) 6.0 7 2 2 1 7
Ramirez H 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine A (W) 7.0 5 0 0 1 2
Howell J 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Balfour G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Crawford C, Gordon A
DP -- Kansas City 1, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 8
2B -- Iwamura A
3B -- Zobrist B
HR -- Zobrist B
SB -- Gathright J, Longoria E
WP -- Howell J
PB -- Olivo M
T -- 2:41
A -- 30418
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