MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/10/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 644 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (50-42) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 7 0
Kansas City Royals (51-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 2
Devil Rays Win, 5-1, at Kansas City
Byron Buxton impressed in the 5-1 Tampa Bay win over Kansas City. Buxton, the 15th overall pick in the 2014 draft, went 2-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Shelby Miller, who went 6.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with no runs on 6 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 9-7. The win lifted the Tampa Bay record to 50-42.

Tampa Bay took a 4-0 lead on Buxton's 1st triple of the season. The bases-clearing triple, which he hit off Dan Straily in the top of the seventh, propelled Tampa Bay to the win.

Buxton called the win "a team effort."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .261 7 29
M. Young 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 4 31
A. Huff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 10 33
B. Roberts 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 4 28
N. Swisher LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .217 11 48
A. Ramirez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .235 7 22
N. Reimold RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .229 6 15
C. Joseph C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .185 1 4
B. Buxton CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .176 1 4
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Joseph (2, 3rd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Abreu (20, 7th Inning off D. Straily, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Buxton (1, 7th Inning off D. Straily, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Buxton (1, 6th Inning off J. Rauch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 3 , M. Young , B. Roberts , C. Joseph 2 , B. Buxton 7
2-out RBI: B. Abreu , B. Buxton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Young 2 , N. Reimold
GIDP: M. Young
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Huff)
OF assists: 1 (Buxton(Kinsler at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 2 9
D. LeMahieu 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .323 4 37
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .354 20 76
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .254 8 24
A. Lind 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .263 11 41
J. Smoak DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 14 56
W. Myers LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 11 31
C. Pennington SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .229 2 17
Y. Gomes C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 4 27
Totals 33 1 8 1 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Pennington (14, 5th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Kinsler (14, 6th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lind (11, 9th Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera , I. Kinsler 3 , A. Lind 5 , J. Smoak , C. Pennington 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Young , A. Lind 2 , J. Smoak , Y. Gomes
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pennington (6) , Y. Gomes (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Pennington-Kinsler-Lind)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Miller W (9-7) 6.2 6 0 0 2 4 0 90 2.83   
J. Spence 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.10   
T. Ross 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Miller 64
Batters Faced: S. Miller 26, J. Spence 5, T. Ross 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Miller 8-6, J. Spence 2-2, T. Ross 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Miller 90-58, J. Spence 18-11, T. Ross 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spence 1-0
WP: J. Spence
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Darvish 4.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 62 3.73   
J. Rauch L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 4.50   
K. Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.26   
S. Elbert 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 0 17 5.96   
D. Straily 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 23 4.02   
D. Leone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 63
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 14, J. Rauch 4, K. Jepsen 3, S. Elbert 5, D. Straily 8, D. Leone 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 4-3, J. Rauch 0-1, K. Jepsen 2-0, S. Elbert 0-2, D. Straily 1-1, D. Leone 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 62-44, J. Rauch 17-11, K. Jepsen 13-9, S. Elbert 17-8, D. Straily 23-16, D. Leone 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Straily 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Byron Buxton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 31875
Special Notes: SP Yu Darvish was injured while pitching.
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