MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/24/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1729 - SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (30-46) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Tampa Bay Rays (44-36) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 X 7 9 1
7-1 Win Gets Tampa Bay to 44-36
The Kansas City Royals went down to defeat to Hunter Johnson and his Tampa Bay teammates. The final score was 7-1 in favor of the Rays. With the victory, the Rays upped their record to 44-36.

Devin Mesoraco, who is on pace to hit 26 home runs this season, contributed to the Tampa Bay win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Mesoraco said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .281 5 17
G. López 2B, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .291 1 30
M. Baker LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .268 15 52
J. Skole RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 2 11
D. Cameron CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .333 0 4
N. De Sedas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 2 33
A. Rizzo 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213 4 21
C. Romero C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 2 15
J. Iglesias SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .152 0 1
   a-G. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 11
   b-C. Scott SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 7
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 9 11      
a - G. Nelson pinch hit for J. Iglesias in the 8th
b - C. Scott substituted for G. Nelson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Cameron (4, 7th Inning off H. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. López , D. Cameron 2 , A. Rizzo , C. Romero , J. Iglesias
2-out RBI: G. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Baker , A. Rizzo
GIDP: J. Iglesias
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-López-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jenkins RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .344 15 44
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299 10 41
O. Cruz 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .275 7 31
D. McCormick DH 4 1 1 4 0 1 2 .238 5 30
N. Plummer LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257 4 33
W. Gray 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233 0 11
D. Mesoraco C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .236 13 43
W. Anderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .254 1 9
B. McConnell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 1 13
Totals 31 7 9 7 2 10 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Jenkins (15, 3rd Inning off P. Crosby, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. McCormick (5, 8th Inning off J. Fierro, 3 on, 0 outs) , D. Mesoraco (13, 8th Inning off D. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Jenkins 5 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , O. Cruz , D. McCormick 4 , N. Plummer , D. Mesoraco 5
2-out RBI: E. Jenkins , D. Mesoraco
GIDP: D. Mesoraco
Sac Bunt: W. Gray
Hit by Pitch: N. Plummer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Gray (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-McConnell-Gray)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
P. Crosby L (1-2) 6.1 4 2 2 2 8 1 91 59 3.33
J. Fierro 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 1 24 16 6.49
D. Garcia 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 8 2.19
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Crosby 63
Batters Faced: P. Crosby 25, J. Fierro 6, D. Garcia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Crosby 9-1, J. Fierro 1-0, D. Garcia 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Crosby 91-59, J. Fierro 24-16, D. Garcia 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fierro 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Crosby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Johnson W (5-6) 7.0 4 1 1 0 9 0 95 68 5.27
G. Goodwin SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 15 3.82
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Johnson 74
Batters Faced: H. Johnson 25, G. Goodwin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Johnson 4-7, G. Goodwin 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Johnson 95-68, G. Goodwin 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hunter Johnson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 33155
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