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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/25/2023
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1737 - SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (31-46) 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 2 2 12 17 0
Tampa Bay Rays (44-37) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Wieters Helps Kansas City Cruise to 12-2 Win
Matt Wieters made an impact in the 12-2 Kansas City win over Tampa Bay. Wieters, who is a two-time All-Star, went 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Kris Bubic picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-7. He struck out 5 in 6 innings. The victory puts Kansas City at 31-46.

Gustavo López, who led the AL in hits with 207 in 2021, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring triple in the top of the third. For the game, the second baseman went 4-4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Kansas City manager David Eckstein.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard DH 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 .276 5 17
G. López 2B 4 1 4 2 2 0 0 .300 1 32
M. Baker LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .270 15 55
   a-G. Nelson PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 3 12
J. Skole RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 9 .253 2 11
D. Cameron CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .340 0 5
N. De Sedas 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .262 2 34
A. Rizzo 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .209 4 21
J. Iglesias SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .167 0 2
M. Wieters C 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .250 1 5
Totals 44 12 17 11 5 10 27      
a - G. Nelson pinch hit for M. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. López (14, 5th Inning off T. Oswalt, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. De Sedas (16, 6th Inning off T. Oswalt, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Baker (17, 6th Inning off A. Ashby, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Wieters (2, 9th Inning off K. Clancy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. López (4, 3rd Inning off T. Oswalt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wieters (1, 5th Inning off T. Oswalt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. López 7 , M. Baker 3 , G. Nelson , J. Skole , D. Cameron 2 , N. De Sedas 2 , J. Iglesias 2 , M. Wieters 8
2-out RBI: G. López , M. Baker , D. Cameron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Baker , J. Skole 2 , D. Cameron , N. De Sedas , J. Iglesias
Hit by Pitch: D. Cameron
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. López (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (López-Iglesias-Rizzo, De Sedas-López-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jenkins RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .343 15 44
T. Davis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 1 9
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 7 31
N. Plummer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 4 33
W. Macoy DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .263 2 4
W. Gray 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .235 0 11
D. Mesoraco C 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .241 13 44
W. Anderson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .253 1 10
B. McConnell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 1 13
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Cruz (11, 1st Inning off K. Bubic, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Jenkins (20, 8th Inning off M. Diemer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jenkins 2 , O. Cruz 2 , W. Macoy 2 , W. Gray , D. Mesoraco 2 , W. Anderson
2-out RBI: D. Mesoraco , W. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz , N. Plummer , W. Anderson
GIDP: D. Mesoraco , W. Anderson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Macoy (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Bubic W (6-7) 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 84 54 4.46
M. Diemer 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 38 22 2.97
D. Garcia 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 2.16
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bubic 64
Batters Faced: K. Bubic 21, M. Diemer 10, D. Garcia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bubic 10-1, M. Diemer 1-4, D. Garcia 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bubic 84-54, M. Diemer 38-22, D. Garcia 18-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Oswalt L (5-5) 5.0 9 6 6 0 5 1 90 57 3.99
A. Ashby 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 44 24 4.05
C. Williams 1.0 4 4 4 2 1 0 37 20 2.16
K. Clancy 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 17 6.59
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oswalt 30
Batters Faced: T. Oswalt 24, A. Ashby 10, C. Williams 10, K. Clancy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oswalt 4-6, A. Ashby 4-0, C. Williams 0-2, K. Clancy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oswalt 90-57, A. Ashby 44-24, C. Williams 37-20, K. Clancy 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashby 2-2 , K. Clancy 2-2
WP: A. Ashby
Hit Batsmen: C. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Wieters
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 33962
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