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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/13/2070
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2797 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-63) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Tampa Bay Rays (61-78) 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 1
Johnston Slugs Rays to 5-3 Win
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the Kansas City Royals by a score of 5-3. Leading the way was left fielder Josh Johnston. Johnston went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Rays. Fernando Gutiérrez earned the save for Tampa Bay, his 16th. At 61-78, the Rays find themselves in last place in the American League Southern Division.

Johnston contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Tampa Bay in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 3-1, Johnston took a fastball from Kevin Ford and stroked the home run to right-center. His 9th home run of the season allowed the Rays to leap in front, 4-3.

"Credit where credit is due," said Johnston, "this was a team win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Heller 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .290 3 38
N. Martin CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .242 9 60
   a-J. Gilbert PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 20
E. Pérez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .407 2 4
T. Maeda 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .260 41 111
B. Acheson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 18 71
T. Thompson DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 4 6
M. Downs LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .203 1 24
D. Harris C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 8 14
K. Omori SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .284 10 50
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 10 7      
a - J. Gilbert pinch hit for N. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Maeda (41, 1st Inning off C. Maldonado, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Heller , N. Martin 2 , E. Pérez , T. Maeda 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Acheson
GIDP: T. Thompson
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Potter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 5 44
C. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 4 30
T. Pike CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 18 73
J. Baca 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .256 41 99
B. Huffman DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 38 100
C. Keeling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 35 76
J. Johnston LF 3 2 2 4 0 1 0 .215 9 30
   a-J. Nelson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 12
C. Cruz C 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .269 18 56
P. Yega SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 0 13
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 6 12      
a - J. Nelson substituted for J. Johnston in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cruz (22, 3rd Inning off K. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Johnston 2 (9, 3rd Inning off K. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off K. Ford, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Baca (41, 6th Inning off P. Gossa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pike , J. Baca 4 , B. Huffman , J. Johnston 8 , C. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: J. Johnston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. García 2
Sac Bunt: P. Yega
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: P. Yega (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Potter-Yega-Baca)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ford L (4-4) 5.0 5 4 4 1 4 2 80 2.73   
P. Gossa 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 24 2.74   
T. Cardenas 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ford 44
Batters Faced: K. Ford 21, P. Gossa 7, T. Cardenas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ford 4-7, P. Gossa 2-2, T. Cardenas 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ford 80-48, P. Gossa 24-15, T. Cardenas 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cardenas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Maldonado W (11-6) 5.1 6 3 3 0 8 1 80 3.99   
E. Love H (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.16   
F. Gutiérrez SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Maldonado 52
Batters Faced: C. Maldonado 22, E. Love 8, F. Gutiérrez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Maldonado 3-5, E. Love 5-2, F. Gutiérrez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Maldonado 80-54, E. Love 28-21, F. Gutiérrez 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Johnston
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 16624
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