MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/29/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 831 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (34-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Kansas City Royals (38-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 6 1
Greinke Top-Notch as Royals Stop Rays, 2-1
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays.

The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Zack Greinke. He played a key role in the triumph. Jeff Montgomery earned the save for Kansas City, his 20th.

Greinke earned the win to move to 4-4. In his 8-inning performance, he scattered 2 hits, striking out 6 and walking 3. The right-hander allowed the Rays few scoring opportunities.

"We found a way to get it done," Greinke said.

The victory gives Kansas City a record of 38-37.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 8 29
J. Canseco RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .199 8 23
   a-G. Carr PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 3 14
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265 3 26
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 10 45
C. Torriente DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 10 30
D. Martinez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 1 5
E. Longoria 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .207 6 28
R. Winn LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 1 4
D. Navarro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 4 24
Totals 27 1 2 1 4 6 9      
a - G. Carr pinch hit for J. Canseco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lowe (11, 7th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 2 , R. Winn
GIDP: Y. Díaz , D. Martinez , D. Navarro
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Offerman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350 1 5
   c-B. Witt Jr. PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 5 34
   d-F. White 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 4 25
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .268 6 24
B. Mackey DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 6 30
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .215 2 16
C. Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .214 7 24
J. Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .199 7 28
J. Damon LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 10
   a-K. Seitzer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 2 6
   b-W. Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 1 15
D. Porter C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 0 8
F. Patek SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .308 0 6
Totals 30 2 6 2 3 5 15      
a - K. Seitzer pinch hit for J. Damon in the 7th
b - W. Wilson substituted for K. Seitzer in the 8th
c - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for J. Offerman in the 8th
d - F. White substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mackey (29, 4th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (14, 8th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Sweeney (12, 8th Inning off J. Howell, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 2 , B. Mackey 2 , M. Sweeney 2 , C. Beltran , K. Seitzer , F. Patek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Offerman , B. Mackey , C. Beltran , J. Dye , D. Porter
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Patek (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Patek-Offerman-Sweeney, Sweeney-Patek-Greinke, Brett-White-Sweeney)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez 7.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 93 3.72   
J. Howell L (2-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 68
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 27, J. Howell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 8-8, J. Howell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 93-61, J. Howell 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke W (4-4) 8.0 2 1 0 3 6 0 84 3.88   
J. Montgomery SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 79
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 28, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 9-7, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 84-49, J. Montgomery 8-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Greinke
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 34754
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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