MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 4042 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (78-67) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 7 10 0
Kansas City Royals (75-70) 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 X 9 13 0
Royals Sink Rays, 9-7
The Kansas City Royals knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-7, at Kauffman Stadium. Manny Fernández produced 2 singles and 1 double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 1. Earning his 18th save of the year was Vic Carter. Kansas City's record now stands at 75-70, placing them third in the American League Southern Division.

Kansas City took the lead on Fernández's 27th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which came against Chet Lane in the bottom of the eighth, made the score 8-7, Kansas City.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Kansas City manager .
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Haggar RF, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .251 14 61
B. Poat CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .243 14 50
N. Burt LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .233 22 67
   a-R. Cooper PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 1 8
C. Gordon 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .247 19 69
   c-R. Ruíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 11 39
W. Watkins 3B 4 1 1 3 0 3 3 .269 29 84
A. Clay Jr. DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .258 3 12
N. Snyder 2B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .228 5 23
J. Jenkins C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .234 6 33
T. Phillips SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 6 27
   b-N. Foxx PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 1 26
Totals 35 7 10 6 4 9 20      
a - R. Cooper pinch hit for N. Burt in the 7th
b - N. Foxx pinch hit for T. Phillips in the 8th
c - R. Ruíz pinch hit for C. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Haggar (34, 1st Inning off J. Hogan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Clay Jr. (7, 8th Inning off D. Zosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Watkins (29, 8th Inning off D. Zosa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Haggar 3 , B. Poat , C. Gordon , W. Watkins 4 , A. Clay Jr. 3 , N. Snyder , J. Jenkins , T. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Poat , R. Cooper , J. Jenkins
GIDP: N. Burt
Sac Fly: W. Watkins
Hit by Pitch: B. Poat
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Haggar (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Snyder-Phillips-Gordon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 15 57
M. Fernández 2B 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .285 20 65
J. King 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .266 22 87
T. Walker RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .322 16 83
C. Marrero 1B 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .292 17 64
M. Rodríguez DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 7 .219 26 84
O. Martínez C 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .229 8 20
J. Ashley SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .241 11 46
W. Mays CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .203 5 39
Totals 35 9 13 9 7 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Walker (42, 7th Inning off B. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , J. King (43, 8th Inning off E. Newman, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Fernández (27, 8th Inning off C. Lane, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Fernández 4 , J. King 4 , T. Walker 3 , M. Rodríguez , O. Martínez 2 , J. Ashley , W. Mays
2-out RBI: M. Rodríguez , O. Martínez 2 , J. Ashley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Rodríguez 2 , J. Ashley , W. Mays
GIDP: J. King
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. King (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernández-Ashley-Marrero)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Craig 5.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 84 4.00   
C. Childs H (7) 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 0 27 4.11   
B. Miller BS (4) 1.0 4 3 3 2 2 0 32 3.48   
C. Lane L (2-4) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 2.25   
E. Newman 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Craig 62
Batters Faced: G. Craig 18, C. Childs 6, B. Miller 9, C. Lane 5, E. Newman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Craig 7-3, C. Childs 0-1, B. Miller 1-0, C. Lane 1-0, E. Newman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Craig 84-54, C. Childs 27-12, B. Miller 32-17, C. Lane 24-18, E. Newman 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 2-2 , C. Lane 2-1 , E. Newman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hogan 5.1 3 3 3 3 4 0 90 4.23   
S. Lafave 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 2.72   
D. Zosa BS (4) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 1 29 3.19   
T. Funk, Jr. W (1-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.57   
V. Carter SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hogan 51
Batters Faced: J. Hogan 22, S. Lafave 8, D. Zosa 7, T. Funk, Jr. 1, V. Carter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hogan 4-7, S. Lafave 1-2, D. Zosa 1-1, T. Funk, Jr. 0-0, V. Carter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hogan 90-52, S. Lafave 31-17, D. Zosa 29-15, T. Funk, Jr. 5-3, V. Carter 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lafave 1-0 , T. Funk, Jr. 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hogan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Fernández
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 33534
Special Notes: Cristo Marrero ties the AL regular season game record for bases on balls with 5.
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