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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

1999-08-13 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 23835 · 68°F, overcast · Wind 16 mph L to R · 2:51

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2–1. Scott Service earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
KCA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10

W: Scott Service L: Esteban Yan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Miguel Cairo	3	1	0	0	0
Dave Martinez	4	2	0	0	0
Terrell Lowery	3	0	0	1	2
Fred McGriff	3	1	0	1	0
Jose Guillen	4	0	0	0	3
Paul Sorrento	4	1	0	0	2
Tony Graffanino	3	1	1	0	1
Bob Smith	2	0	0	0	1
Mike Difelice	4	0	0	0	0
Wade Boggs	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	0	0	2
Mike Sweeney	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jermaine Dye	2	0	1	0	2	0
Joe Randa	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jeremy Giambi	3	0	2	1	0	0
Tim Spehr	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Febles	3	0	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilson Alvarez	8.0	7	1	4
Esteban Yan	0.1	3	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blake Stein	7.0	3	2	7
Scott Service	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Miguel Cairo: 4/P4
Dave Martinez: S5/BG25
Terrell Lowery: 7/F7M
Fred McGriff: E4/G34.1-3
Jose Guillen: K

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: 63/G6S
Rey Sanchez: 13/G15
Carlos Beltran: K

Top 2

Paul Sorrento: K
Tony Graffanino: 63/G6
Bob Smith: 9/F89S

Bot 2

Mike Sweeney: S8/G4M
Jermaine Dye: S9/G34.1-2
Joe Randa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Jeremy Giambi: S8/L6MD.3-H
Tim Spehr: K

Top 3

Mike Difelice: 53/G5
Miguel Cairo: HP
Dave Martinez: S9/L89S.1XH(962)
Terrell Lowery: K

Bot 3

Carlos Febles: S4/BG13S
Johnny Damon: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Rey Sanchez: S5/G56
Carlos Beltran: K

Top 4

Fred McGriff: W
Jose Guillen: 8/F8LXD
Paul Sorrento: K
Tony Graffanino: K

Bot 4

Mike Sweeney: 9/L89M
Jermaine Dye: 43/G4M
Joe Randa: K

Top 5

Bob Smith: K
Mike Difelice: 8/F8RM
Miguel Cairo: S9/L3
Dave Martinez: 6/P56D

Bot 5

Jeremy Giambi: S9/L89M
Tim Spehr: 46(1)/FO/BG4S
Carlos Febles: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 6

Terrell Lowery: W
Fred McGriff: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jose Guillen: K

Bot 6

Johnny Damon: 43/G34
Rey Sanchez: 9/L9M
Carlos Beltran: 7/L7LD

Top 7

Paul Sorrento: 7/L78D
Tony Graffanino: HP
Bob Smith: 53/SH/BG56S.1-2
Mike Difelice: 9/L9LM

Bot 7

Mike Sweeney: 9/F9D
Jermaine Dye: W
Joe Randa: S9/P4D.1-2
Jeremy Giambi: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Top 8

Miguel Cairo: 3/P3
Dave Martinez: 9/F89D
Terrell Lowery: K

Bot 8

Tim Spehr: 53/G5
Carlos Febles: 53/G56
Johnny Damon: 43/G4M

Top 9

Fred McGriff: S9/L89S
Jose Guillen: K
Paul Sorrento: D8/L8RD.1-3
Tony Graffanino: S3/G34S.3-H;2-3
Wade Boggs: 6/L6M
Mike Difelice: 9/F9M

Bot 9

Rey Sanchez: 63/G6S
Carlos Beltran: S9/G34
Mike Sweeney: S7/G56.1-3;B-2
Jermaine Dye: IW
Joe Randa: S7/L6D.3-H;2-3;1-2