Kansas City 5, Tampa Bay 4
Saturday, July 23, 2011 7:10 PM
Location -
Kauffman Stadium
Temperature -
101°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Ted Barrett,
First Base -
Brian Runge,
Second Base -
Marvin Hudson,
Third Base -
Tim McClelland,
Attendance -
27643
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Tampa Bay
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
|
11 |
2 |
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5
|
10 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap
Eric Hosmer doubled home Mike Aviles in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 5-4 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
Billy Butler led off the 10th with a single off Brandon Gomes (0-1). Aviles ran for Butler and easily scored on Hosmer’s line drive to left-center field - his third hit of the game - as the Royals won their fourth straight.
Joakim Soria (5-3) got out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the top of the 10th. Soria got the first out on a grounder back to the mound, and struck out Sam Fuld and Elliot Johnson looking.
Kansas City's Alex Gordon (three hits) tied the game in the ninth with a two-out, RBI double off Rays’ closer Kyle Farnsworth, who blew his fourth save.
Desmond Jennings, recalled from Triple A Norfolk on Friday, Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist each had two hits and an RBI for the Rays.
Mike Moustakas had two hits and three RBIs, including a sacrifice fly in the sixth that pulled the Royals within 4-3. It was Moustakas' first career multi-RBI game.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Kansas City |
|
Jeff Niemann
|
Player |
Jeff Francis
|
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
7 |
Hits |
9 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
5.40 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
11 |
0 |
19 |
.275 |
25 |
15 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
0 |
14 |
.270 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Kansas City
will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.476
after a win and
.379
after a loss.
-
Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Kansas City.
The
Rays
have a W/L % of
.491
after a win and
.565
after a loss.