MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/11/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2952 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (7-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Tampa Bay Rays (6-5) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
With 5-1 Win, Rays Improve to 6-5
Tampa Bay starter Denton Young put a stranglehold on the Kansas City offense. The right-hander had complete command of his fastball in leading the Rays to a 5-1 win. Young went 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2. His record improves to 1-2. With the win, Tampa Bay goes to 6-5.

Norm Burt helped his team take an early lead with a 2-run single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Rays.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Tampa Bay skipper .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .455 2 2
M. Fernández 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .341 0 2
J. King 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .139 1 7
T. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .400 1 7
C. Marrero 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .361 1 5
M. Rodríguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .268 3 8
L. Hernández C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 1
W. Mays CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 1 7
S. González SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 6 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Marrero (1, 4th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fernández 2 , T. Walker , C. Marrero 5 , L. Hernández 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rodríguez
GIDP: J. King , T. Walker , C. Marrero
Hit by Pitch: M. Fernández
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. González (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cooper CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
S. Haggar RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .347 2 7
R. Ruíz DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .237 2 7
N. Foxx 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .184 0 5
J. Jenkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 0 2
C. Gordon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .278 2 4
N. Burt LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .226 2 7
W. Watkins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .231 1 3
T. Phillips SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .056 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Haggar (5, 7th Inning off A. Sharp, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Ruíz (1, 2nd Inning off A. Sharp, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cooper , S. Haggar 4 , R. Ruíz 4 , C. Gordon , N. Burt
2-out RBI: R. Ruíz , N. Burt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Foxx , J. Jenkins , W. Watkins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Haggar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Foxx-Phillips-Gordon, Foxx-Phillips-Gordon, Phillips-Foxx-Gordon)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sharp L (1-1) 6.1 8 5 4 2 8 0 111 2.11   
T. Funk, Jr. 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sharp 45
Batters Faced: A. Sharp 29, T. Funk, Jr. 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sharp 7-3, T. Funk, Jr. 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sharp 111-72, T. Funk, Jr. 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Funk, Jr. 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Young W (1-2) 7.0 6 1 1 3 2 1 95 6.57   
C. Gutiérrez 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 37 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Young 60
Batters Faced: D. Young 28, C. Gutiérrez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Young 9-7, C. Gutiérrez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Young 95-56, C. Gutiérrez 37-25
Hit Batsmen: D. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denton Young
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 24154
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