THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/15/2041
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THESHOW
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1649 - SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (36-32) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 1
Tampa Bay Rays (25-43) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Royals Slap 3-2 Loss on Rays
The Kansas City Royals got a good effort from starter Héctor Ayala in defeating the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The final score was 3-2. In 6.1 innings, Ayala surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The third-place Royals are 36-32.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jerry Hodge? The Kansas City center fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-2. For the game, Hodge had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Hodge said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .331 8 12
J. Tornatore 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .244 4 18
L. Díaz DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269 20 42
J. Jacobson RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .246 9 37
T. Rodríguez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .242 13 28
J. Hodge CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .249 6 27
L. Donovan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .214 2 29
C. Watts SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 1
W. Sorensen C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 1
   a-J. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 3 8
   b-H. Benizi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 4 10
Totals 39 3 13 3 0 10 17      
a - J. Cardenas pinch hit for W. Sorensen in the 9th
b - H. Benizi substituted for J. Cardenas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hodge (20, 5th Inning off J. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Tornatore (11, 9th Inning off A. Soto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown , J. Tornatore 5 , L. Díaz 2 , J. Jacobson , T. Rodríguez 2 , J. Hodge 3 , W. Sorensen
2-out RBI: J. Jacobson , T. Rodríguez , J. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Díaz , J. Jacobson , L. Donovan , W. Sorensen
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Brown (6) , L. Díaz 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ayala (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Díaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .152 9 24
L. López LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .202 2 9
S. Rodríguez SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 0 14
A. Rodríguez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .185 1 6
R. Cochran 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 3 12
   a-J. Longoria PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 3 27
   b-B. McCall 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 17
J. Adams DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .307 2 19
S. Huerta RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 8 29
J. Luján 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .278 1 9
J. Fernández C 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 0 8
Totals 33 2 7 1 1 10 16      
a - J. Longoria pinch hit for R. Cochran in the 8th
b - B. McCall substituted for J. Longoria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Huerta (9, 2nd Inning off H. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Luján (5, 7th Inning off H. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. López , A. Rodríguez , R. Cochran , J. Adams , S. Huerta 2 , J. Luján 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Díaz , L. López , R. Cochran , J. Fernández
Sac Bunt: J. Fernández
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Huerta(Brown at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ayala W (5-3) 6.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 102 3.00   
C. Jordan H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 2.15   
A. McClendon SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ayala 55
Batters Faced: H. Ayala 27, C. Jordan 5, A. McClendon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ayala 4-10, C. Jordan 2-0, A. McClendon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ayala 102-66, C. Jordan 16-14, A. McClendon 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jordan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez L (2-3) 6.0 12 3 3 0 6 0 109 2.96   
A. Castaneda 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8.61   
A. Soto 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 42
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 29, A. Castaneda 3, A. Soto 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 7-4, A. Castaneda 0-3, A. Soto 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 109-72, A. Castaneda 10-6, A. Soto 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Héctor Ayala
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 25516
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