MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/25/2038
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2689 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2038 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (69-83) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Tampa Bay Rays (80-72) 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 12 0
Rays Lasso 5-2 Victory
Starting pitcher Nate Porter had a solid game. He was a big reason the Tampa Bay Rays throttled the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. The third-place Rays lifted their record to 80-72.

Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Tropicana Field seemed to enjoy watching the American League action.

"Nate executed his pitches at a high level," said Tampa Bay manager Tampa Manager.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benavides LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 1 33
F. Tatis Jr. DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .215 25 79
C. Groff CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 35 103
C. Mendez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .233 28 73
D. Samuell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 13 37
C. Horne C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 7 38
D. Duncan 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .223 16 39
J. Ennis SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 8 66
D. Nagle 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 5 31
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 7 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Mendez (28, 4th Inning off N. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benavides , F. Tatis Jr. , C. Mendez 4 , C. Horne , D. Nagle
2-out RBI: A. Benavides
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis Jr. , C. Mendez , J. Ennis
GIDP: A. Benavides
Sac Bunt: J. Ennis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tatis Jr. (36) , C. Horne (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mendez (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harnack 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .246 8 33
K. Steele SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .302 5 32
M. Peterson LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .285 43 121
S. Utzinger DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 26 65
M. Esquivel C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .250 32 79
F. Vivar 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .304 24 96
J. Towler RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .260 18 59
M. Kadow CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 7 38
C. Bridgeman 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
   a-K. Renaud PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 4 16
   b-A. Castro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 26 68
Totals 36 5 12 5 2 6 19      
a - K. Renaud pinch hit for C. Bridgeman in the 8th
b - A. Castro substituted for K. Renaud in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Peterson 2 (40, 1st Inning off K. Salvant, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Salvant, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Towler (24, 3rd Inning off K. Salvant, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Utzinger (15, 4th Inning off K. Salvant, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Renaud (10, 8th Inning off N. Shumaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harnack 3 , M. Peterson 5 , S. Utzinger 2 , F. Vivar 2 , J. Towler 2 , M. Kadow , K. Renaud 2
2-out RBI: B. Harnack , S. Utzinger , F. Vivar , J. Towler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Steele 2 , M. Peterson , M. Esquivel , F. Vivar , M. Kadow , C. Bridgeman
Sac Bunt: K. Steele
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Peterson (45) , F. Vivar (32) , M. Kadow (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steele-Harnack-Vivar)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Salvant L (4-7) 3.2 10 5 5 0 3 0 74 5.26   
M. Contreras 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 42 4.74   
N. Shumaker 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Salvant 22
Batters Faced: K. Salvant 22, M. Contreras 10, N. Shumaker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Salvant 6-2, M. Contreras 2-2, N. Shumaker 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Salvant 74-54, M. Contreras 42-25, N. Shumaker 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Contreras 1-0
WP: M. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Porter W (14-6) 6.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 82 2.61   
M. Patterson H (17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.96   
J. Zelensky H (15) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.80   
M. Bautista SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Porter 58
Batters Faced: N. Porter 24, M. Patterson 2, J. Zelensky 3, M. Bautista 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Porter 11-6, M. Patterson 0-0, J. Zelensky 1-0, M. Bautista 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Porter 82-53, M. Patterson 9-7, J. Zelensky 17-10, M. Bautista 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Patterson 1-0 , M. Bautista 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Porter
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 31192
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