THESHOW
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/26/2041
 
THESHOW
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 5483 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (63-92) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 1
Kansas City Royals (85-70) 2 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 X 12 12 1
Díaz 4-4 to Power Royals Offense
Kansas City designated hitter Luis Díaz contributed to his team's 12-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Díaz, who is tied for 7th in the AL in runs scored with 88, went 4 for 4 with 3 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Royals. Kansas City is now 85-70, while Tampa Bay is 63-92.

Díaz made an early impact for Kansas City when he stroked his 21st double of the season. The run-scoring double, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Royals on top, 3-1.

In his postgame comments, Royals manager Tyler Masters heaped praise on Díaz. "For a young player, he's done a lot of good things for us."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Longoria LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .270 8 60
S. Huerta CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .257 19 60
A. Rodríguez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .176 11 46
L. López RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .222 14 48
R. Cochran 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .269 8 38
J. Adams DH 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .255 9 43
J. Thompson C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .259 10 45
S. Rodríguez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .291 2 32
K. Piper 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 9 30
Totals 35 6 11 5 3 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: L. López 2 (17, 2nd Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off B. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thompson (25, 4th Inning off B. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Longoria (34, 9th Inning off C. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Longoria 3 , S. Huerta 2 , L. López 4 , R. Cochran , J. Adams 2 , J. Thompson 2 , S. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: J. Longoria , J. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rodríguez 2 , S. Rodríguez
GIDP: L. López , K. Piper
Sac Fly: J. Adams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. López (18)
CS: S. Huerta (14)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodríguez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Cochran-Rodríguez-Rodríguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .300 17 40
J. Tornatore SS 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 .246 16 64
L. Díaz DH 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .251 42 89
J. Jacobson RF 4 2 2 5 0 1 3 .251 28 85
   a-F. López RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 4 11
A. Guerra 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .228 7 16
T. Rodríguez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244 21 54
J. Hodge CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236 14 59
S. Anderson 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .214 4 30
H. Benizi C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .177 10 31
Totals 36 12 12 12 4 6 12      
a - F. López substituted for J. Jacobson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Díaz 2 (21, 3rd Inning off J. Ortíz, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Cervantes, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Tornatore 2 (29, 4th Inning off J. Ortíz, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Cervantes, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Anderson (16, 5th Inning off J. Cervantes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jacobson 2 (28, 1st Inning off J. Ortíz, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Cervantes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 2 , J. Tornatore 4 , L. Díaz 6 , J. Jacobson 8 , A. Guerra , S. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: J. Tornatore , L. Díaz , J. Jacobson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobson , S. Anderson , H. Benizi
GIDP: F. López
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Díaz (17) , S. Anderson (8)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Rodríguez (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Tornatore-Rodríguez, Anderson-Tornatore-Rodríguez)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ortíz L (7-10) 3.0 6 8 7 4 1 1 68 4.50   
J. Cervantes 4.1 6 4 4 0 5 1 78 5.31   
S. Howe 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ortíz 12
Batters Faced: J. Ortíz 20, J. Cervantes 19, S. Howe 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ortíz 5-3, J. Cervantes 6-2, S. Howe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ortíz 68-40, J. Cervantes 78-49, S. Howe 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cervantes 2-2 , S. Howe 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Brown W (8-9) 8.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 103 4.39   
C. Myers 1.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 24 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Brown 53
Batters Faced: B. Brown 32, C. Myers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Brown 12-7, C. Myers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Brown 103-68, C. Myers 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Myers 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Díaz
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 36578
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