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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

2000-09-01 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 18460 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind L to R · 2:50

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–5. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 4th. Brian Meadows earned the win. Jermaine Dye went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	1	9	15
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	8

W: Brian Meadows L: Ryan Rupe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Randy Marsh · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	1	1	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	1	2	0	1	0
Mike Sweeney	5	3	2	2	0	1
Jermaine Dye	5	1	4	5	0	0
Mark Quinn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Randa	5	0	1	0	0	1
Todd Dunwoody	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gregg Zaun	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wilson Delgado	4	2	2	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gerald Williams	3	0	1	3	0	0
Steve Cox	4	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	3	1	1	0	1	2
Bob Smith	3	0	0	0	1	0
Aubrey Huff	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	4	1	1	0	0	2
John Flaherty	4	2	2	1	0	0
Felix Martinez	2	0	1	0	0	1
Russ Johnson	2	0	1	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Meadows	6.2	8	1	4
Scott Mullen	1.1	0	1	1
Ricky Bottalico	1.0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rupe	4.2	8	1	2
Cory Lidle	2.2	5	0	0
Doug Creek	1.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
Rey Sanchez: 13/G
Mike Sweeney: K

Bot 1

Gerald Williams: 53/G5
Steve Cox: 43/G4
Greg Vaughn: 7/F7LD+

Top 2

Jermaine Dye: S8/G6M
Mark Quinn: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6+
Joe Randa: 3/FL/P3F-

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: K
Bob Smith: 9/F9D
Aubrey Huff: K

Top 3

Todd Dunwoody: 8/F8LD
Gregg Zaun: 9/F9D
Wilson Delgado: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Jose Guillen: 63/G6S-
John Flaherty: 7/F78D
Felix Martinez: K

Top 4

Johnny Damon: S9/G34+
Rey Sanchez: S9/L34D-.1-2
Mike Sweeney: S/G6.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Dye: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Mark Quinn: 63/G6
Joe Randa: S7/G6.B-2(E7)
Todd Dunwoody: K
Gregg Zaun: 63/G6

Bot 4

Gerald Williams: 8/F8LD
Steve Cox: 63/G6
Greg Vaughn: 53/G5

Top 5

Wilson Delgado: S7
Johnny Damon: 9/F89XD+
Rey Sanchez: SB2
Rey Sanchez: W
Mike Sweeney: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-H(E4/TH1);B-2
Jermaine Dye: D9/L9LM+.2-H(UR)
Mark Quinn: 13/G6MS-

Bot 5

Fred McGriff: W
Bob Smith: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Aubrey Huff: 8/F8RD

Top 6

Joe Randa: 7/F7M
Todd Dunwoody: 163/G15
Gregg Zaun: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Jose Guillen: K
John Flaherty: S7/L7M+
Felix Martinez: D9/F9LD+.1-3
Gerald Williams: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H;2-3
Steve Cox: 43/G4

Top 7

Wilson Delgado: S9/G34
Johnny Damon: 43/G34-.1-2
Rey Sanchez: S/G56S-.2-3
Mike Sweeney: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
Jermaine Dye: S7/G56+.1-2
Mark Quinn: 6/P5D

Bot 7

Greg Vaughn: 63/G6
Fred McGriff: S8/L8RS
Bob Smith: 6/P6
Aubrey Huff: S9/G34+.1-2
Jose Guillen: S/G34S-.2-3;1-2
John Flaherty: S/G5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Russ Johnson: S/G5-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gerald Williams: D/L78S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Steve Cox: 4/P4D

Top 8

Joe Randa: 43/G4
Todd Dunwoody: D7/L7LS-
Gregg Zaun: S7/L78S.2-H
Wilson Delgado: SB2
Wilson Delgado: K/C
Johnny Damon: 4/P4D-

Bot 8

Greg Vaughn: 8/F8RD
Fred McGriff: K
Bob Smith: W
Aubrey Huff: 13/G13-

Top 9

Rey Sanchez: 63/G6
Mike Sweeney: HR/F78XD+
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LD
Mark Quinn: S4/G4MD.B-2(E4/TH1)
Joe Randa: K/C

Bot 9

Jose Guillen: K
John Flaherty: 4/P89S
Russ Johnson: 6/P6MD