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Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 8, 2014
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on April 8, 2014 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Archer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Yordano Ventura |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,905 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Quinn Wolcott 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Brian Knight |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Wil Myers | Right Fielder |
| Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| James Loney | First Baseman |
| Desmond Jennings | Center Fielder |
| Matt Joyce | DH |
| Jose Molina | Catcher |
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nori Aoki | Right Fielder |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Danny Valencia | Second Baseman |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 8, 2014
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Ventura
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Ventura
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Ventura
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Ventura
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Archer
Aoki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Archer
Archer fires to first and picks off Aoki. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Archer
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Archer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Ventura
Loney hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Ventura
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Ventura
Joyce hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Archer
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Archer
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Archer
Valencia strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Valencia out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Ventura
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Ventura
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Ventura
DeJesus hits a popup towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Archer
Moustakas hits a fly ball into center field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Archer
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Archer
Dyson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Escobar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Aoki vs. Archer
Aoki bunts towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Escobar moves to third. Dyson moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hosmer vs. Archer
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Ventura
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Ventura
Zobrist hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Aoki. Zobrist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Ventura
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Loney vs. Ventura
Loney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valencia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Archer
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Archer
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Archer
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Ventura
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Ventura
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valencia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Ventura
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Archer
Valencia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Archer
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moustakas for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Archer
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Archer
There goes Escobar. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Dyson vs. Archer
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Ventura
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Ventura
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Ventura
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Archer
Aoki strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Archer
Hosmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Archer
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Archer
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Archer
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Valencia vs. Archer
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Crow
Aaron Crow now pitching.
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Crow
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Crow
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Crow covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Archer
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Archer
Escobar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Archer
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dyson for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Davis
Joyce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Forsythe vs. Davis
Logan Forsythe pinch hits for Jose Molina.
Forsythe is hit by the pitch. Joyce moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Davis
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Davis
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. McGee
Ryan Hanigan now catching. Jake McGee now pitching.
Aoki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. McGee
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McGee
Perez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Aoki moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. McGee
Butler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hanigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Aoki moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Valencia vs. Peralta
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Holland
Zobrist hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Holland
Longoria hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Loney vs. Holland
There's a wild pitch. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Loney vs. Holland
Loney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Myers scores. Loney moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jennings vs. Holland
There's a wild pitch. Loney moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Jennings vs. Holland
Jennings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Balfour
Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Balfour
Dyson strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aoki vs. Balfour
Aoki strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/2014 -- Tampa Bay at Kansas City (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, lf 4 0 1 0 Aoki N, rf 5 0 3 0
Myers W, rf 4 1 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zobrist B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Perez S, c 3 0 2 0
Longoria E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0
Loney J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gordon A, lf 3 0 0 0
Jennings D, cf 4 0 0 0 Valencia D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Joyce M, dh 2 0 0 0 Moustakas M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Molina J, c 2 0 0 0 Escobar A, ss 4 0 2 0
Forsythe L, ph 0 0 0 0 Dyson J, cf 4 0 0 0
Hanigan R, c 0 0 0 0
Escobar Y, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 34 0 9 0
Tampa Bay 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Archer C 7.0 6 0 0 2 4
McGee J 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Peralta J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Balfour G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ventura Y 6.0 2 0 0 0 6
Crow A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Davis W 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Holland G (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Zobrist B
DP -- Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 10
2B -- Zobrist B
SB -- Escobar A
CS -- Aoki N
HBP -- by Davis W (Forsythe L)
WP -- Holland G 2
T -- 3:13
A -- 13905
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