MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
05/26/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 374 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (33-20) 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 15 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (28-25) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
Royals Deal Devil Rays 5-3 Loss
The Kansas City Royals downed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-3. The hitting star was center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Royals. Dan Straily picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-3. He struck out 4 in 5 innings. The Devil Rays, now 28-25, have lost 5 straight.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth when Ellsbury, who finished 2nd in the AL in stolen bases with 62 in 2011, hit a run-scoring single. It propelled the Royals into the lead, 3-2.

Ellsbury said his team "played with determination."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .353 4 24
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .332 2 26
M. Cabrera LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .364 12 57
   a-A. Lind LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 6 20
A. Craig RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .319 3 32
J. Smoak 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .227 7 36
W. Myers DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .195 5 15
C. Pennington SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .210 1 9
R. Pena 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .278 1 7
Y. Gomes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .208 3 15
Totals 41 5 15 5 2 10 25      
a - A. Lind substituted for M. Cabrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Myers (8, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ellsbury (20, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Smoak (12, 5th Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cabrera (12, 5th Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury 4 , D. LeMahieu 2 , M. Cabrera 5 , A. Craig 2 , J. Smoak 2 , W. Myers 3 , C. Pennington 2 , R. Pena
2-out RBI: J. Ellsbury
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. LeMahieu , J. Smoak , C. Pennington , Y. Gomes
GIDP: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. LeMahieu (6)
Double Plays: 2 (LeMahieu-Pennington-Smoak, Pennington-LeMahieu-Smoak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .264 6 19
M. Young 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .250 2 17
A. Huff 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267 6 13
B. Roberts 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .204 1 9
A. Dunn DH 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 .203 6 20
N. Swisher RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .206 7 27
M. Wieters C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .280 1 8
E. Hernández CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .305 3 20
A. Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 1 7
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Huff (5, 3rd Inning off D. Straily, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Swisher (8, 8th Inning off J. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Abreu , A. Huff 3 , B. Roberts , N. Swisher 2 , M. Wieters 2 , E. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , A. Dunn , E. Hernández
GIDP: M. Young , A. Huff
Sac Fly: A. Dunn
Hit by Pitch: B. Abreu , A. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Roberts-Huff)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Straily W (5-3) 5.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 104 3.65   
D. Leone H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.18   
K. Jepsen H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.89   
J. Wilson H (10) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 1.17   
N. Ramirez SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Straily 51
Batters Faced: D. Straily 23, D. Leone 3, K. Jepsen 4, J. Wilson 5, N. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Straily 6-5, D. Leone 1-0, K. Jepsen 1-0, J. Wilson 0-2, N. Ramirez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Straily 104-68, D. Leone 14-9, K. Jepsen 20-12, J. Wilson 22-10, N. Ramirez 9-6
Hit Batsmen: D. Straily , N. Ramirez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ray L (3-4) 4.1 12 5 5 1 2 1 80 3.39   
A. Burnett 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 30 2.20   
F. Salas 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.28   
J. Grimm 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.86   
J. Spence 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 20
Batters Faced: R. Ray 25, A. Burnett 6, F. Salas 4, J. Grimm 4, J. Spence 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 8-2, A. Burnett 1-1, F. Salas 0-1, J. Grimm 0-2, J. Spence 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 80-50, A. Burnett 30-19, F. Salas 14-10, J. Grimm 8-6, J. Spence 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Burnett 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacoby Ellsbury
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 30752
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