MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 959 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Kansas City Royals (14-10) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 0
Tampa Bay Rays (11-16) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Royals Down Rays, 6-4
The Kansas City Royals downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4, at Tropicana Field. The Royals were led by Jorge Soler. He was 3-5 with a triple, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Tampa Bay drops to 11-16.

The game was all tied up in the top of the 14th, until Soler delivered big-time for Kansas City, stroking a dramatic 2-run single off Diego Castillo. The game-changing hit put the Royals on top, 6-4.

"Exciting game to play in," said Soler. "Getting the win makes it even better."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 7 3 4 0 0 2 0 .382 2 15
A. Dean LF 7 0 2 0 0 3 5 .250 2 4
J. Soler DH 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 .273 4 14
H. Dozier 3B 6 0 1 2 0 1 5 .286 2 14
R. O'Hearn 1B 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 .308 6 14
A. Mondesi SS 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 .320 3 12
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 .233 2 7
   a-M. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
   b-A. Gordon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 15
S. Perez C 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 .205 4 12
N. Lopez 2B 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 .292 1 14
Totals 50 6 12 5 6 16 22      
a - M. Franco pinch hit for B. Phillips in the 13th
b - A. Gordon substituted for M. Franco in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (10, 14th Inning off D. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs) R. O'Hearn 2 (6, 4th Inning off T. Glasnow, 0 on, 0 outs; 13th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Soler (1, 8th Inning off A. Kittredge, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Dozier , A. Dean 2 , J. Soler 5 , W. Merrifield 5 , R. O'Hearn 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dozier , R. O'Hearn
GIDP: H. Dozier , S. Perez
Sac Fly: H. Dozier
Hit by Pitch: J. Soler
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Lopez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn, Hill-Lopez-O'Hearn)
OF assists: 1 (Phillips (Tsutsugo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239 2 9
J. Wendle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 4
   a-A. Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 3 19
   b-Y. Diaz 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 0 7
J. Martinez DH 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 .197 3 9
H. Renfroe RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .187 4 11
J. Choi 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 5 .157 2 10
Y. Tsutsugo LF 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 .258 2 3
B. Lowe 2B 6 1 1 2 0 2 2 .224 3 10
W. Adames SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .337 1 5
M. Zunino C 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 5 14
Totals 49 4 10 4 3 10 18      
a - A. Meadows pinch hit for J. Wendle in the 10th
b - Y. Diaz substituted for A. Meadows in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Tsutsugo (1, 4th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Margot (3, 3rd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (3, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs) Y. Tsutsugo (2, 6th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 4 , Y. Tsutsugo 7 , W. Adames , M. Margot 2 , H. Renfroe , J. Wendle , J. Choi , Y. Diaz
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Choi 2
GIDP: J. Wendle , J. Choi
Hit by Pitch: J. Martinez , H. Renfroe
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Diaz (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Adames-Lowe-Choi, Adames-Lowe-Choi)
OF assists: 1 (Margot (Dean at home))
PB: M. Zunino
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Montgomery 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 2 84 56 5.06   
T. Hill 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 14 5.79   
T. Rosenthal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.79   
R. Lovelady 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 7.24   
S. Barlow 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 16 3.00   
T. Zuber 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 14 2.70   
J. Staumont W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 0.00   
B. Singer SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 43
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 27, T. Hill 6, T. Rosenthal 1, R. Lovelady 3, S. Barlow 5, T. Zuber 7, J. Staumont 3, B. Singer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 7-8, T. Hill 2-1, T. Rosenthal 1-0, R. Lovelady 3-0, S. Barlow 1-0, T. Zuber 2-2, J. Staumont 0-0, B. Singer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 84-56, T. Hill 21-14, T. Rosenthal 2-1, R. Lovelady 14-9, S. Barlow 22-16, T. Zuber 15-14, J. Staumont 17-10, B. Singer 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rosenthal 1-0 , J. Staumont 1-0 , B. Singer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Montgomery 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Glasnow 6.0 5 2 1 1 5 0 94 58 3.74   
O. Drake H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 7 6.23   
A. Kittredge BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 16 10 7.50   
C. Roe 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 7.20   
N. Anderson 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 11 4.76   
P. Fairbanks 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 10 3.18   
J. Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 1.32   
C. Poche L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 22 11 1.32   
D. Castillo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 11 10.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glasnow 60
Batters Faced: T. Glasnow 24, O. Drake 3, A. Kittredge 4, C. Roe 3, N. Anderson 5, P. Fairbanks 4, J. Alvarado 4, C. Poche 7, D. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glasnow 8-5, O. Drake 1-0, A. Kittredge 0-1, C. Roe 1-1, N. Anderson 1-0, P. Fairbanks 1-0, J. Alvarado 1-0, C. Poche 1-0, D. Castillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glasnow 94-58, O. Drake 16-7, A. Kittredge 16-10, C. Roe 16-7, N. Anderson 18-11, P. Fairbanks 21-10, J. Alvarado 18-12, C. Poche 22-11, D. Castillo 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Anderson 1-0 , P. Fairbanks 1-0 , J. Alvarado 1-0 , C. Poche 1-0 , D. Castillo 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Poche
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Soler
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 5:09
Attendance: 29086
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