MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/14/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1342 - MONDAY, JULY 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (45-44) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 7 11 2
Tampa Bay Rays (44-48) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 10 1
Díaz Steals Spotlight, But Last Laugh Belongs to Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals weathered an outstanding game by Tampa Bay first baseman Yandy Díaz to topple the Rays, 7-6. Díaz was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Kansas City is now 45-44, Tampa Bay 44-48.

Kansas City needed the clutch hitting of Bobby Witt Jr. to notch the win. The shortstop hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Royals on top, 7-6. For the game, Witt Jr. had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"They played a better game than we did," said Tampa Bay skipper .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .239 0 20
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .348 14 48
   d-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 2
G. Brett 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .271 11 44
S. Perez C 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262 12 46
J. Damon DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .223 5 27
   a-K. Seitzer DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 3 12
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .274 9 36
C. Beltran CF 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .215 8 28
F. White 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 4 22
   b-J. Mayberry Sr PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 0 0
   c-J. Offerman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
J. Dye RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .196 12 42
Totals 39 7 11 6 2 2 19      
a - K. Seitzer inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Mayberry Sr pinch hit for F. White in the 8th
c - J. Offerman substituted for J. Mayberry Sr in the 8th
d - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Seitzer (3, 8th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (8, 4th Inning off J. Shields, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Damon (5, 6th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (14, 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , B. Witt Jr. 6 , J. Damon 5 , K. Seitzer 2 , C. Beltran 4 , F. White , J. Dye 2
2-out RBI: C. Beltran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Brett , S. Perez 2 , J. Dye
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Brett (12) , M. Sweeney (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .258 8 32
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 6 31
Y. Díaz 1B 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .332 11 44
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .237 18 56
D. Martinez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .195 6 30
R. Winn DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .277 3 13
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .218 1 26
A. Iwamura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .212 0 0
D. Navarro C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .240 9 22
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Winn (5, 1st Inning off M. Gubicza, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Díaz (21, 3rd Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (11, 1st Inning off M. Gubicza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , Y. Díaz 8 , B. Lowe 2 , R. Winn 2 , A. Iwamura , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: R. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Winn , J. Lugo , A. Iwamura
Sac Fly: J. Lugo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (30)
CS: B. Lowe (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lugo (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza 6.1 8 6 5 2 5 1 110 3.85   
J. Soria W (4-0), BS (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.60   
J. Montgomery SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 38
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 29, J. Soria 7, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 8-5, J. Soria 2-1, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 110-69, J. Soria 17-13, J. Montgomery 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields 6.0 6 5 3 1 1 2 61 3.26   
J. Howell 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.10   
R. Hernandez H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.44   
G. Balfour L (2-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 20 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 44
Batters Faced: J. Shields 26, J. Howell 8, R. Hernandez 2, G. Balfour 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 12-5, J. Howell 4-0, R. Hernandez 1-0, G. Balfour 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 61-44, J. Howell 25-15, R. Hernandez 8-3, G. Balfour 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
WP: J. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yandy Díaz
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 15219
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