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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

1999-08-14 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20684 · 82°F, night · Wind 7 mph from CF · 2:52

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 11–4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 4 in the 4th. Ryan Rupe earned the win. Bubba Trammell went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	2	1	11	13
KCA	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	4	9

W: Ryan Rupe L: Jeff Suppan SV: (none)

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

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Miguel Cairo	4	1	2	1	0	0
Dave Martinez	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bubba Trammell	5	1	1	2	0	0
Fred McGriff	5	1	0	0	0	1
John Flaherty	5	2	2	1	0	2
Paul Sorrento	3	2	0	0	2	2
Jose Guillen	4	2	2	2	0	0
Bob Smith	4	1	2	2	0	0
Aaron Ledesma	4	1	2	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	0	0	2	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	0	3	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Dye	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Randa	3	2	1	0	1	2
Jeremy Giambi	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tim Spehr	2	1	0	0	0	1
Carlos Febles	4	0	2	0	0	0
Scott Pose	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rupe	6.2	7	1	4
Rick White	1.1	0	0	0
Albie Lopez	1.0	2	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Suppan	5.0	7	1	4
Chris Fussell	2.1	5	1	1
Brad Rigby	1.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Miguel Cairo: 3/G3
Dave Martinez: 8/F8LD
Bubba Trammell: 9/F89D

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: 43/G34
Rey Sanchez: S7/L7M
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LM
Mike Sweeney: 5/L56

Top 2

Fred McGriff: 3/G34
John Flaherty: K
Paul Sorrento: K

Bot 2

Jermaine Dye: D7/L78D
Joe Randa: K
Jeremy Giambi: 7/F7D.2-3
Tim Spehr: 3/G34S

Top 3

Jose Guillen: 63/G6MS
Bob Smith: 9/F89XD
Aaron Ledesma: S9/G34
Miguel Cairo: 43/G4M

Bot 3

Carlos Febles: 7/L78M
Johnny Damon: 63/G6M
Rey Sanchez: S9/G34
Carlos Beltran: 7/L7M

Top 4

Dave Martinez: S9/L9S
Bubba Trammell: 43/G34.1-2
Fred McGriff: FC1/G15.2X2(1656)
John Flaherty: D7/L78D.1-3
Paul Sorrento: IW
Jose Guillen: D7/G5L.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bob Smith: D7/L7D.3-H;2-H
Aaron Ledesma: 13/G13

Bot 4

Mike Sweeney: 63/G6MS
Jermaine Dye: K
Joe Randa: K

Top 5

Miguel Cairo: S8/G6M
Dave Martinez: 63/G6MS.1-2
Bubba Trammell: HR/F78D.2-H
Fred McGriff: K
John Flaherty: K

Bot 5

Jeremy Giambi: 7/L7D
Tim Spehr: HP
Carlos Febles: D8/L8LXD.1-3
Johnny Damon: 13/G13.3-H
Rey Sanchez: S4/L34.2XH(42)

Top 6

Paul Sorrento: W
Jose Guillen: S7/L56.1-2
Bob Smith: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Aaron Ledesma: 64(1)/FO/G6S.3-H
Miguel Cairo: S9/L34D.1-2
Dave Martinez: S8/L8RD.2-H;1-3
Bubba Trammell: 53/G56

Bot 6

Carlos Beltran: 53/G56
Mike Sweeney: 53/G5S
Jermaine Dye: 43/G4

Top 7

Fred McGriff: 7/F7D
John Flaherty: 43/G4M
Paul Sorrento: K

Bot 7

Joe Randa: W
Jeremy Giambi: S9/G34.1-2
Tim Spehr: K
Carlos Febles: S7/L6D.2-3;1-2
Johnny Damon: 4(1)/FO/G4MS.3-H;2-H(E4)(UR)(NR)
Rey Sanchez: 4/L34

Top 8

Jose Guillen: HP
Bob Smith: S7/G6.1-2
Aaron Ledesma: S5/BG25.2-H(E1)(NR);1-3
Miguel Cairo: 7/SF/F7M.3-H(UR)
Dave Martinez: 7/L7S
Bubba Trammell: 53/G56

Bot 8

Carlos Beltran: 8/F8RXD
Mike Sweeney: 9/F89XD
Jermaine Dye: 53/G56

Top 9

Fred McGriff: 43/G4
John Flaherty: HR/F78D
Paul Sorrento: 43/G34
Jose Guillen: 9/L89M

Bot 9

Joe Randa: S7/G56
Jeremy Giambi: D7/F7LD.1-H
Scott Pose: K
Carlos Febles: 8/F8RS
Johnny Damon: 53/G56S