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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 31, 2009
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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 31, 2009 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sidney Ponson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Price |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 26,596 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Dan Iassogna |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Willie Bloomquist | Center Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | DH |
| Brayan Pena | Catcher |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Pat Burrell | DH |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
July 31, 2009
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Price
DeJesus hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Price
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Price
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Price
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Ponson
Upton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Ponson
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Ponson
Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Ponson
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Ponson
Pena hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Ponson
Burrell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Price
Callaspo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Price
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Price
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callaspo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Price
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist fields it and throws to second for the out. Callaspo scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Price
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ponson
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Ponson
Navarro hits a line drive into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Ponson
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Price
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Price
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Price
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Ponson
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ponson
Crawford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Longoria vs. Ponson
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Ponson
Zobrist hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Price
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Price
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Price
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Olivo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Price
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Price
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Price covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ponson
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Ponson
Burrell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus who is chasing the ball. Burrell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Ponson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Navarro vs. Ponson
Navarro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bartlett vs. Ponson
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. Burrell scores. Navarro moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Upton vs. Ponson
Upton hits a fly ball into center field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Price
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Price
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Price
Bloomquist hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Price
Price fires to first and has DeJesus trapped. There's the throw to Zobrist who tags DeJesus for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ponson
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Ponson
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Ponson
Zobrist hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen who is chasing the ball. Zobrist reaches third base with a triple. Longoria goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Ponson
Pena is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Burrell vs. Ponson
Burrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zobrist scores. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Tejeda
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pena scores. Burrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. Tejeda
Navarro hits a line drive towards first. Butler catches it and throws to second to double up Burrell. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Price
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Price
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Price
Callaspo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Price
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Tejeda
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Tejeda
Upton hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Tejeda
Crawford strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Price
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Price
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Price
Betancourt hits a line drive towards third. Longoria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Cruz
Juan Cruz now pitching.
Longoria hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Cruz
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Cruz
Pena takes first base on ball four. Zobrist moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Burrell vs. Cruz
Burrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Cruz
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Cormier
Lance Cormier now pitching.
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Cormier
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Longoria. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Cormier
Mitch Maier pinch runs for Willie Bloomquist.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Cormier
Teahen hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Colon
Mitch Maier now playing center field. Roman Colon now pitching.
Navarro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Colon
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Colon
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Colon
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Colon
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Nelson
Joe Nelson now pitching.
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Nelson. Callaspo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Jacobs vs. Nelson
Mike Jacobs pinch hits for Miguel Olivo.
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Nelson
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callaspo tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Nelson
Gordon hits a fly ball 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 7/31/2009 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, lf 4 0 1 0 Upton M, cf 5 1 1 0
Bloomquist W, cf 4 0 0 0 Crawford C, lf 5 1 3 0
Maier M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Butler B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Zobrist B, 2b 4 1 2 1
Teahen M, rf 4 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 2 2 1 3
Callaspo A, 2b 4 2 1 0 Burrell P, dh 4 1 2 1
Olivo M, dh 3 0 1 0 Gross G, rf 4 0 1 1
Jacobs M, ph 1 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 3 1 1 1
Pena B, c 2 0 1 1 Bartlett J, ss 4 0 1 1
Gordon A, 3b 4 0 0 1
Betancourt Y, ss 3 0 0 0
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32 2 5 2 34 8 12 8
Kansas City 010 000 001 -- 2
Tampa Bay 300 130 01x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson S (L) 4.1 8 7 7 3 2
Tejeda R 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Cruz J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Colon R 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Price D (W) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3
Cormier L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Nelson J 1.0 0 1 0 0 1
E -- Longoria E, Nelson J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 7
2B -- Olivo M, Bartlett J
3B -- Crawford C, Burrell P, Zobrist B
HR -- Pena C, Navarro D
CS -- DeJesus D
SF -- Pena B
HBP -- by Ponson S (Pena C)
WP -- Tejeda R
T -- 2:54
A -- 26596
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