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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

2000-04-26 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14209 · 62°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:22

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–6. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 1st. Ricky Bottalico earned the win. Jermaine Dye went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6	8
KCA	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	12

W: Ricky Bottalico L: Albie Lopez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gerald Williams	4	0	1	2	1	0
Dave Martinez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Vaughn	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Canseco	4	2	2	0	1	1
Fred McGriff	4	0	0	0	1	0
Vinny Castilla	2	1	1	1	1	0
John Flaherty	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Stocker	4	2	2	3	0	0
Miguel Cairo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bubba Trammell	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Febles	4	1	0	0	0	2
Mike Sweeney	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jermaine Dye	4	3	2	5	1	0
Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Randa	4	0	2	1	1	0
Mark Quinn	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jorge Fabregas	3	0	3	0	1	0
Rey Sanchez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dave McCarty	1	0	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rupe	6.0	8	1	3
Jeff Sparks	1.0	0	2	1
Jim Mecir	1.0	0	1	2
Albie Lopez	0.2	4	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Durbin	6.0	6	3	1
Jerry Spradlin	1.1	0	1	2
Jose Santiago	0.2	2	1	0
Ricky Bottalico	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gerald Williams: 5/FL/P25F-
Dave Martinez: 3/G3+
Greg Vaughn: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: S8/L8LM+
Carlos Febles: SB2
Carlos Febles: HP
Mike Sweeney: HP.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Dye: HR/F8RXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Carlos Beltran: 13/G13-
Joe Randa: 4/P4MD-
Mark Quinn: K/C

Top 2

Jose Canseco: S9/G5+
Fred McGriff: WP.1-2
Fred McGriff: 43/G34-.2-3
Vinny Castilla: S/L8LS+.3-H
John Flaherty: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Bot 2

Jorge Fabregas: D/L78M
Rey Sanchez: 53/SH/BG25-.2-3
Johnny Damon: 3/G34S-
Carlos Febles: 3/G3-

Top 3

Kevin Stocker: E3/BG3S-
Miguel Cairo: 4/P4-
Gerald Williams: 8/F8LXD
Dave Martinez: 7/F7M-

Bot 3

Mike Sweeney: 43/G4
Jermaine Dye: W
Carlos Beltran: PO1(E3).1-2
Carlos Beltran: K/C
Joe Randa: S9/L89S+.2-H(UR)
Mark Quinn: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 4

Greg Vaughn: K
Jose Canseco: S9/L89S+
Fred McGriff: 9/L89S+
Vinny Castilla: WP.1-2
Vinny Castilla: W
John Flaherty: 64(1)/FO/G6+.2-3

Bot 4

Jorge Fabregas: S8/F8RS-
Rey Sanchez: S8/G6M.1-2
Johnny Damon: WP.2-3;1-2
Johnny Damon: 7/F7S-
Carlos Febles: 63/G6S-
Mike Sweeney: 43/G4S

Top 5

Kevin Stocker: 4/P4D-
Miguel Cairo: S/G56
Gerald Williams: SB2
Gerald Williams: 9/P89S-
Dave Martinez: 31/G3-

Bot 5

Jermaine Dye: HR/L7D+
Carlos Beltran: 7/F7LM-
Joe Randa: 9/F89XD
Mark Quinn: 8/L78XD+

Top 6

Greg Vaughn: 6/L6
Jose Canseco: W
Fred McGriff: W.1-2
Vinny Castilla: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3

Bot 6

Jorge Fabregas: S8/L8RS
Rey Sanchez: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Johnny Damon: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Carlos Febles: SB2
Carlos Febles: K/C

Top 7

John Flaherty: S7/G5+
Kevin Stocker: HR/F9D+.1-H
Miguel Cairo: 53/G56
Gerald Williams: W
Dave Martinez: SB2
Dave Martinez: K
Greg Vaughn: K

Bot 7

Mike Sweeney: K
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LXD
Carlos Beltran: W
Joe Randa: SB2
Joe Randa: W
Mark Quinn: 7/L7D+

Top 8

Jose Canseco: E7/L7M+
Fred McGriff: 43/G34.1-2
Vinny Castilla: HP
John Flaherty: 9/F89D.2-3
Kevin Stocker: S9/G34.3-H(UR);1-2
Bubba Trammell: W.2-3;1-2
Gerald Williams: S7/L7S+.3-H(UR);2-H(TUR);1-2
Dave Martinez: 5/P5D-

Bot 8

Jorge Fabregas: W
Rey Sanchez: K+SB2
Johnny Damon: FC1/G15.2X3(15);B-1#
Carlos Febles: SB2
Carlos Febles: K

Top 9

Greg Vaughn: 63/G56-
Jose Canseco: K
Fred McGriff: 53/G56

Bot 9

Dave McCarty: S7/L7S
Jermaine Dye: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M+
Carlos Beltran: S/G6S-
Joe Randa: S7/G56+.1-3
Mark Quinn: S7/L7S+.3-H;1-2