MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/03/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 367 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (14-17) 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 14 1
Tampa Bay Rays (14-20) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 1
Rays Drop Contest, 7-3, to Kansas City
Kansas City starter Bret Saberhagen pitched effectively against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 7-3. Saberhagen picked up the win for Kansas City, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 3-3. The loss has the Rays at 14-20.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Bobby Witt Jr.? The Kansas City shortstop had a bases-clearing double in the top of the second inning to put the Royals on top, 4-1. For the game, Witt Jr. had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I like the vibe in the clubhouse after a win," said Saberhagen. "It sure beats the alternative."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .324 1 10
B. Mackey DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .254 2 12
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .247 3 13
S. Perez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300 8 18
G. Brett 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .268 3 13
K. Seitzer 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .333 1 5
C. Beltran CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 7 .212 3 7
F. White 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .129 1 6
J. Dye RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .158 2 8
Totals 40 7 14 5 4 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (5, 2nd Inning off W. Bell, 3 on, 1 out) , G. Brett (9, 9th Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (3, 5th Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon , B. Mackey 2 , B. Witt Jr. 3 , S. Perez , G. Brett 3 , K. Seitzer , C. Beltran 5 , F. White , J. Dye 2
2-out RBI: C. Beltran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , B. Mackey , G. Brett , C. Beltran 2 , F. White
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Beltran (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (3)
OF assists: 1 (Damon(Díaz at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .348 4 16
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .179 3 17
Y. Díaz 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .222 0 11
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .228 4 13
C. Torriente DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .232 3 11
J. Canseco RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 6 16
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .141 1 5
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .228 0 6
T. Hall C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lloyd (4, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Longoria (4, 6th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Torriente (3, 8th Inning off S. Mingori, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 3 , K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , C. Torriente 5 , E. Longoria 3 , T. Hall 2
2-out RBI: C. Torriente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , C. Torriente , T. Hall
Sac Fly: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lloyd (5) , K. Kiermaier (3) , B. Lowe (4)
CS: T. Hall (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garza (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kiermaier(Damon at 2nd base))
PB: T. Hall
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (3-3) 5.2 7 2 2 2 4 0 105 4.15   
S. Mingori 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 33 3.72   
D. Quisenberry 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 49
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 26, S. Mingori 9, D. Quisenberry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 7-5, S. Mingori 2-4, D. Quisenberry 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 105-64, S. Mingori 33-18, D. Quisenberry 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Mingori 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bell L (3-3) 4.0 8 5 4 3 1 0 67 6.21   
M. Garza 4.1 6 2 1 0 3 1 58 3.41   
A. Lopez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bell 26
Batters Faced: W. Bell 22, M. Garza 19, A. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bell 2-8, M. Garza 3-6, A. Lopez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bell 67-40, M. Garza 58-40, A. Lopez 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Lopez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 22612
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