MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/30/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3321 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (32-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Kansas City Royals (27-29) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 0
Sharp, Kansas City Top Rays, 2-1
The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, at Kauffman Stadium. Starting pitcher Al Sharp was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Scotty Hale was called on to finish, recording his 15th save. The Royals are now 27-29, while the Rays fall to 32-24.

Sharp, the Kansas City left-hander, went 8 innings, allowing no runs on 3 hits. He collected 8 strikeouts.

"There was no wiggle room in this one," said Sharp.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Poat CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259 1 10
N. Snyder SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .317 0 1
R. Ruíz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 6 25
L. Willard LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 9 31
W. Watkins 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 9 34
N. Foxx 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 0 14
S. Haggar RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 7 27
J. Jenkins C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 1 12
   c-N. Burt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 7 27
C. Gordon 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 9 22
   a-T. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 4 12
   b-R. Cooper 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 8 15      
a - T. Phillips pinch hit for C. Gordon in the 7th
b - R. Cooper substituted for T. Phillips in the 7th
c - N. Burt pinch hit for J. Jenkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Poat (5, 6th Inning off A. Sharp, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Watkins (9, 9th Inning off S. Hale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Poat 2 , W. Watkins 4 , N. Foxx , S. Haggar , J. Jenkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruíz , L. Willard , T. Phillips
Hit by Pitch: W. Watkins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Foxx-Snyder-Gordon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 19
M. Fernández 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 4 15
C. Marrero 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .305 7 27
M. Rodríguez RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .198 10 24
L. Hernández C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 2 14
M. González DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 0 2
W. Mays CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .210 1 12
S. González 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 0 5
J. Ashley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 3 15
Totals 27 2 4 2 2 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Hernández (12, 4th Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (10, 1st Inning off D. Young, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rodríguez 4 , L. Hernández 2 , M. González , S. González
2-out RBI: M. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mays , J. Ashley
GIDP: J. Ashley
Hit by Pitch: C. Marrero
Team LOB: 4
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Young L (6-5) 6.1 4 2 2 2 5 1 96 4.74   
C. Childs 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Young 60
Batters Faced: D. Young 25, C. Childs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Young 7-6, C. Childs 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Young 96-61, C. Childs 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Childs 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sharp W (5-5) 8.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 120 2.35   
S. Hale SV (15) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sharp 82
Batters Faced: A. Sharp 30, S. Hale 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sharp 7-9, S. Hale 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sharp 120-75, S. Hale 16-10
Hit Batsmen: A. Sharp
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Sharp
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 20363
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