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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
August 22, 2012
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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 August 22, 2012 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 22, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Mendoza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | James Shields |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 11,892 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scott Barry 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Paul Emmel |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Johnny Giavotella | Second Baseman |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings | Left Fielder |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Matt Joyce | Right Fielder |
| Evan Longoria | DH |
| Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
| Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Ryan Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Jose Lobaton | Catcher |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
August 22, 2012
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Shields
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Shields
Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shields
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Mendoza
Jennings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Mendoza
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Mendoza
Joyce hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Mendoza
There goes Upton. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Upton steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Mendoza
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Shields
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Shields
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Moustakas vs. Shields
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Francoeur vs. Shields
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Shields
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Mendoza
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Mendoza
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Mendoza
Pena takes first base on ball four. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Mendoza
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lobaton vs. Mendoza
Lobaton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Shields
Giavotella hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Shields
Cain hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Shields
Escobar hits a popup beyond first. Pena can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Shields
There goes Escobar. The throw from Lobaton and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Shields
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Mendoza
Jennings bunts towards the mound. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Mendoza
Upton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Mendoza
Joyce hits a fly ball into center field. Cain picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cain. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Longoria vs. Mendoza
Longoria is hit by the pitch. Joyce moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Mendoza
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Upton tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Keppinger vs. Mendoza
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Joyce scores. Longoria moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Mendoza
Pena hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Shields
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Shields
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Shields
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mendoza
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lobaton vs. Mendoza
Lobaton hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Mendoza
The umpire calls a balk on Mendoza Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Mendoza
Jennings hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Mendoza
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Shields
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Shields
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Shields
Giavotella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Mendoza
Joyce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Mendoza
Longoria hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Mendoza
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Joyce moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Keppinger vs. Coleman
Louis Coleman now pitching.
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Shields
Cain hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Shields
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shields
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Coleman
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Coleman
Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cain. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Pena goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lobaton vs. Coleman
Lobaton bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Jennings vs. Coleman
Jennings is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Coleman
Upton bunts, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Joyce vs. Collins
Tim Collins now pitching.
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Shields
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Butler for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Shields
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Shields
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Shields
Francoeur strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Herrera
Kelvin Herrera now pitching.
Longoria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Herrera
Sam Fuld pinch runs for Evan Longoria.
Zobrist hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Francoeur chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Escobar. Escobar fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Escobar. Fuld goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Keppinger vs. Herrera
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Herrera covering, for the out. Zobrist moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Herrera
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Herrera
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Shields
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Shields
Giavotella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Shields
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Shields
Escobar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton who is chasing the ball. Escobar reaches third base with a triple. Giavotella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. McGee
Jake McGee now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Escobar scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farnsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. Crow
Aaron Crow now pitching.
Lobaton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Crow
Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Crow
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Crow
Joyce hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Rodney
Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Rodney
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/2012 -- Kansas City at Tampa Bay (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Cain L, cf 4 0 0 0 Jennings D, lf 4 0 0 0
Escobar A, ss 4 1 2 1 Upton M, cf 5 1 2 0
Gordon A, lf 4 0 1 1 Joyce M, rf 4 1 1 0
Butler B, dh 4 0 0 0 Longoria E, dh 3 0 1 0
Perez S, c 4 1 1 0 Fuld S, pr-dh 0 1 0 0
Moustakas M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zobrist B, ss 2 0 1 1
Francoeur J, rf 4 0 1 1 Keppinger J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Hosmer E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 2 1 0 0
Giavotella J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Roberts R, 2b 3 0 1 1
Lobaton J, c 3 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 30 5 9 4
Kansas City 010 000 020 -- 3
Tampa Bay 002 001 11x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza L (L) 4.1 5 2 2 4 0
Coleman L 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
Collins T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Herrera K 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Crow A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Shields J (W) 7.2 5 3 3 1 7
McGee J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Farnsworth K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Cain L, Escobar A
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 10
2B -- Perez S, Roberts R, Zobrist B
3B -- Escobar A
HR -- Lobaton J
SB -- Upton M, Escobar A
SH -- Lobaton J
SF -- Zobrist B
HBP -- by Mendoza L (Longoria E)
Balk -- Mendoza L
T -- 2:54
A -- 11892
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