MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
07/23/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 2072 - MONDAY, JULY 23RD , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-47) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (53-46) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 4 0
Royals Drop 5-2 Decision to Devil Rays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays got a good effort from starter Jonathan Hall in defeating the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. The final score was 5-2. Juan Rivera sewed up the save, his 27th. The Devil Rays now have a record of 53-46 with the win over Kansas City.

The Devil Rays got a big at-bat from second baseman Kalmaria Grife. For the game, Grife was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 27th double of the season gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Hall.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Contreras CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 11 44
J. Atkins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 6 23
S. Skahill DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 14 46
D. Barraza RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .223 20 43
N. Hill 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 9 39
E. Escobedo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .234 5 29
C. Valdez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .247 4 16
D. Vasquez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .272 11 38
T. Herrera SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .172 4 22
Totals 31 2 6 1 3 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Vasquez (18, 3rd Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Barraza (13, 4th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Barraza (20, 6th Inning off C. Hegan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Contreras , D. Barraza 7 , N. Hill , D. Vasquez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Atkins , C. Valdez , D. Vasquez
GIDP: N. Hill , D. Vasquez
Hit by Pitch: N. Hill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hill (34)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pinet 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .225 11 46
K. Grife 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .281 0 30
W. Franco 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .292 13 52
   b-J. Rivas LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 2 5
A. Belding DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .300 20 71
I. Clegg RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 25 67
J. Rocha LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 22 50
   a-A. Mendoza 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 2 6
A. McClennon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 3 43
J. Galban SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 8 32
E. Morales C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .190 1 7
Totals 28 5 4 5 3 7 5      
a - A. Mendoza substituted for J. Rocha in the 9th
b - J. Rivas substituted for W. Franco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pinet (17, 3rd Inning off T. Sharer, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Grife (27, 3rd Inning off T. Sharer, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Franco (13, 5th Inning off K. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pinet 2 , K. Grife 2 , W. Franco 4 , A. Belding
2-out RBI: W. Franco , A. Belding
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Belding
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grife-Galban-Franco, Grife-Galban-Mendoza)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sharer L (8-8) 4.2 3 4 4 3 5 0 92 3.81   
K. Reynolds 3.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 40 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sharer 44
Batters Faced: T. Sharer 20, K. Reynolds 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sharer 4-5, K. Reynolds 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sharer 92-58, K. Reynolds 40-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Reynolds 1-1
WP: T. Sharer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall W (9-4) 5.1 2 1 1 2 7 0 98 3.24   
C. Hegan 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.74   
T. Adams H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.15   
J. Rivera SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 65
Batters Faced: J. Hall 21, C. Hegan 7, T. Adams 4, J. Rivera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 7-2, C. Hegan 0-2, T. Adams 2-1, J. Rivera 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 98-59, C. Hegan 26-19, T. Adams 16-10, J. Rivera 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Adams 1-0
WP: J. Hall
Hit Batsmen: J. Hall
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Hall
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 27926
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