MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/03/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1873 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (55-31) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
Kansas City Royals (40-49) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 X 7 10 0
Royals Defeat Rays, 7-3
The Kansas City Royals downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. led the way, going 2-for-4 for Kansas City. The winning pitcher was Michael Pineda. He tossed 101 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Earning the save was Carlos Hernandez. He's now cashed in 5 of 5 save opportunities.

With Kansas City trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Witt Jr. hit a fastball from Shane Baz for a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 2-1.

Witt Jr. said his team "played with focus."

The Royals improve their record to 40-49 with the win over Tampa Bay.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .239 4 15
J. Lowe RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255 15 45
C. Seager SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .333 17 56
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .328 13 54
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .215 15 52
H. Ramirez LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .304 3 22
T. Murphy C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 7 32
V. Bruján 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 7 28
M. Margot DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 4 28
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager 2 (15, 1st Inning off M. Pineda, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Pineda, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Misner (8, 3rd Inning off M. Pineda, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Murphy (12, 8th Inning off D. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Misner 2 , J. Lowe 2 , C. Seager 4 , H. Ramirez 2 , T. Murphy 3 , V. Bruján
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Misner , I. Paredes , H. Ramirez , V. Bruján , M. Margot 2
Sac Bunt: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kittredge (2) , S. Baz (2)
PB: T. Murphy
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 0 17
N. Loftin 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 6 23
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .269 14 58
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .295 7 54
   a-J. Guzman SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 5 17
M. Melendez LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .268 7 33
   b-D. Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 11
N. Velazquez DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .255 7 22
K. Isbel CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .268 3 28
F. Fermin C 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .255 6 27
D. Waters RF 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 .191 5 24
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 7 16      
a - J. Guzman substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 8th
b - D. Blanco substituted for M. Melendez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (12, 1st Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (7, 1st Inning off S. Baz, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Pasquantino (14, 5th Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Waters (5, 8th Inning off A. Kittredge, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 2 , V. Pasquantino 4 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , M. Melendez 2 , N. Velazquez , K. Isbel , F. Fermin , D. Waters 4
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Loftin , F. Fermin , D. Waters
Sac Fly: N. Velazquez
Hit by Pitch: K. Isbel
Team LOB: 9
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baz L (9-2) 5.0 7 4 4 3 5 2 92 3.51   
A. Kittredge 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 28 4.38   
G. Stinson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 39
Batters Faced: S. Baz 27, A. Kittredge 9, G. Stinson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 6-4, A. Kittredge 3-2, G. Stinson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 92-58, A. Kittredge 28-19, G. Stinson 11-6
Hit Batsmen: S. Baz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pineda W (5-2) 5.0 8 3 3 1 5 0 101 3.89   
N. Burdi H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.08   
D. Hall H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 1.84   
C. Hernandez SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pineda 43
Batters Faced: M. Pineda 24, N. Burdi 3, D. Hall 7, C. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pineda 5-5, N. Burdi 2-0, D. Hall 3-0, C. Hernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pineda 101-66, N. Burdi 6-4, D. Hall 30-19, C. Hernandez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hall 1-0 , C. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29213
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