MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/27/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1287 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (54-63) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (54-66) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 X 6 10 0
Rays Handle Royals, 6-2
Tampa Bay turned a good performance from starting pitcher Wilson Alvarez into a 6-2 triumph over the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. Alvarez picked up the win for Tampa Bay, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 9-8. The last-place Rays lifted their record to 54-66.

Kevin Kiermaier, who is tied for 8th in the AL in triples with 6, came through for Tampa Bay with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. The center fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI.

"Anytime we get it going, it puts a smile on my face," said Kiermaier.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Patek SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 0 8
G. Brett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 15 50
B. Mackey DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 13 50
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 16 64
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .218 3 24
C. Beltran CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .211 14 37
J. Dye RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .195 8 39
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .206 7 35
J. Damon LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 2 13
   a-B. Witt Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 9 47
   b-W. Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 27
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 7 13      
a - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for J. Damon in the 8th
b - W. Wilson substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (3, 5th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Beltran (14, 5th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Patek , G. Brett , S. Perez , M. Sweeney 4 , C. Beltran 4 , J. Dye 2 , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Perez , J. Dye
GIDP: B. Mackey , F. White
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .310 10 38
K. Kiermaier CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .240 13 48
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .308 7 49
B. Lowe 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .219 14 60
C. Torriente DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .281 15 52
J. Canseco RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .204 9 41
C. Crawford LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .212 6 37
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .204 10 37
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .211 4 33
Totals 34 6 10 6 5 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (15, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lloyd 2 (25, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Farr, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Navarro (16, 6th Inning off G. Holland, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (13, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Torriente (15, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 4 , K. Kiermaier 6 , B. Lowe , C. Torriente 5 , C. Crawford 2 , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , E. Longoria
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Longoria-Lowe-Díaz, Lloyd-Lowe-Díaz)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke L (6-7) 5.1 6 4 4 1 7 2 94 4.13   
G. Holland 0.2 1 2 2 3 1 0 26 4.30   
J. Soria 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.88   
S. Farr 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 46
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 23, G. Holland 6, J. Soria 6, S. Farr 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 7-2, G. Holland 1-0, J. Soria 0-1, S. Farr 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 94-62, G. Holland 26-10, J. Soria 30-21, S. Farr 17-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez W (9-8) 7.0 7 2 2 0 4 2 89 4.06   
J. Howell 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.54   
J. McGee 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.30   
G. Balfour SV (26) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 59
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 26, J. Howell 6, J. McGee 1, G. Balfour 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 7-8, J. Howell 2-1, J. McGee 0-0, G. Balfour 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 89-57, J. Howell 26-17, J. McGee 6-2, G. Balfour 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-0 , J. McGee 1-0 , G. Balfour 2-0
WP: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilson Alvarez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 18738
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