Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 3
Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:10 PM
Location -
Kauffman Stadium
Temperature -
79°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Todd Tichenor,
First Base -
Joe West,
Second Base -
Ed Rapuano,
Third Base -
Paul Schrieber,
Attendance -
18934
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Tampa Bay
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4
|
10 |
0 |
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3
|
11 |
1 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
-
With this
loss, the
Kansas City Royals have a
22-27 record at home this season.
The
Tampa Bay Rays
have a
21-26
record on the road.
-
Kansas City
has a streak of
6
straight up
losses.
The
Royals
have won
2
of their last 10 games.
-
Tampa Bay
has a streak of
3
straight up
wins.
The
Rays
have won
7
of their last 10 games.
-
Grant Balfour
pitched
1.1
innings for the win and now has an ERA of
4.57.
J.P. Howell
closed out the game to get the save and has
9
save
s
for the season.
Jamey Wright
took the loss for
Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Kansas City |
|
Matt Garza
|
Player |
Luke Hochevar
|
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
5.0 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
|
6 |
Hits |
7 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
2.84 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.278 |
21 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
11 |
0 |
12 |
.297 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Kansas City
will play their next game at home against LA Angels.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.474
after a win and
.358
after a loss.
-
Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox.
The
Rays
have a W/L % of
.608
after a win and
.488
after a loss.