MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/15/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1357 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (46-44) 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 9 11 2
Tampa Bay Rays (44-49) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Victory Takes Royals to 46-44
Kansas City starter Bret Saberhagen kept the Tampa Bay hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 9-1. Saberhagen, now 6-8, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. The Royals saw their record improve to 46-44.

The Royals got a big hit from shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.. Facing Tampa Bay pitcher Esteban Yan in the top of the seventh, Witt Jr. pounded a 3-run home run to right. His 15th home run of the season put the Royals ahead, 8-1.

Said losing manager : "At the end of the day, we've got to play better."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .240 0 20
G. Brett 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .273 11 44
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .346 15 52
M. Sweeney 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .276 9 37
C. Beltran CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .218 9 30
A. Otis DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .216 2 11
J. Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .193 12 42
F. White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 4 22
B. Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 2
Totals 39 9 11 9 3 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney 2 (19, 1st Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Beltran (12, 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. White (22, 8th Inning off D. Baez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (9, 6th Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (15, 7th Inning off E. Yan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , G. Brett 2 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , M. Sweeney 4 , C. Beltran 6 , A. Otis 2 , F. White 2
2-out RBI: C. Beltran , A. Otis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , A. Otis , J. Dye 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Beltran (19) , A. Otis (10)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Brett (13) , F. White (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 8 32
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 6 31
B. Lowe DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237 19 57
C. Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .176 5 10
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 12 44
D. Martinez RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 6 30
   a-M. Joyce PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 0 1
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .224 6 28
J. Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .218 1 26
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 9 22
Totals 34 1 6 1 2 7 15      
a - M. Joyce pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Lowe (19, 4th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 4 , E. Longoria , D. Martinez , B. Zobrist , J. Lugo , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pena , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Martinez (15)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Zobrist (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (6-8) 8.0 4 1 1 2 6 1 116 3.51   
D. Quisenberry 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 74
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 31, D. Quisenberry 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 6-12, D. Quisenberry 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 116-75, D. Quisenberry 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 1-0
WP: B. Saberhagen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir L (5-6) 5.0 7 5 5 0 3 1 75 5.21   
E. Yan 1.2 3 4 4 2 1 1 33 3.23   
D. Baez 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 6.00   
D. Wheeler 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 36
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 23, E. Yan 10, D. Baez 6, D. Wheeler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 7-5, E. Yan 2-2, D. Baez 1-0, D. Wheeler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 75-48, E. Yan 33-20, D. Baez 23-15, D. Wheeler 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Baez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 11688
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