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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

2001-04-24 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 8915 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to LF · 2:33

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. Albie Lopez earned the win and Esteban Yan picked up the save. Gerald Williams went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Albie Lopez L: Brian Meadows SV: Esteban Yan

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Alicea	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Quinn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jermaine Dye	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Sweeney	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Brown	2	1	0	0	2	2
Joe Randa	4	0	2	1	0	1
Hector Ortiz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Sanchez	3	0	2	0	0	0
Raul Ibanez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave McCarty	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gerald Williams	4	2	3	2	0	0
Russ Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	4	1	1	2	0	0
Fred McGriff	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Grieve	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jose Guillen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vinny Castilla	4	0	1	0	0	1
John Flaherty	3	0	0	0	0	0
Felix Martinez	3	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Meadows	4.2	6	1	1
Tony Cogan	0.1	1	0	0
Kris Wilson	2.0	1	0	1
Jose Santiago	1.0	1	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Albie Lopez	7.0	7	3	4
Rusty Meacham	1.0	0	0	1
Esteban Yan	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Alicea: S7/L56+
Carlos Beltran: S9/G34+.1-3
Mark Quinn: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H
Jermaine Dye: K/C

Bot 1

Gerald Williams: 63/G6MS
Russ Johnson: 9/F89D
Greg Vaughn: 5/L5

Top 2

Mike Sweeney: 7/F7M+
Dee Brown: W
Joe Randa: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Joe Randa: S8/G6M+.3-H
Hector Ortiz: 8/F8RM
Rey Sanchez: S7/G6+.1-2
Luis Alicea: 7/F7D

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: 7/P7LS
Ben Grieve: 63/G6M
Jose Guillen: K/C

Top 3

Carlos Beltran: 31/G3
Mark Quinn: S8/G6+
Jermaine Dye: SB2
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LD.2-3
Mike Sweeney: W
Dee Brown: W.1-2
Joe Randa: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 3

Vinny Castilla: 63/G6
John Flaherty: 9/F9D
Felix Martinez: S3/BG34S-
Gerald Williams: HR/F7D+.1-H
Russ Johnson: S9/L9S
Greg Vaughn: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Hector Ortiz: 8/F8LM
Rey Sanchez: 53/G56
Luis Alicea: S7/L7S+
Carlos Beltran: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Carlos Beltran: 43/G4

Bot 4

Fred McGriff: 31/G3
Ben Grieve: W
Jose Guillen: 9/F9D
Vinny Castilla: S/L6MD+.1-3
John Flaherty: 8/F8RS

Top 5

Mark Quinn: 7/F7D+
Raul Ibanez: K
Mike Sweeney: 43/G4S

Bot 5

Felix Martinez: 43/G4S-
Gerald Williams: S/G56
Russ Johnson: 9/F9M+
Greg Vaughn: HR/F78D+.1-H
Fred McGriff: S/G4+
Ben Grieve: 63/G6

Top 6

Dee Brown: K
Joe Randa: K/C
Hector Ortiz: 7/F8LXD+

Bot 6

Jose Guillen: 43/G4
Vinny Castilla: K/C
John Flaherty: 63/G6

Top 7

Rey Sanchez: S8/G4M+
Luis Alicea: 9/F89D
Carlos Beltran: 4/P34D
Mark Quinn: 53/G56S-

Bot 7

Felix Martinez: 43/G4
Gerald Williams: S7/F78S
Russ Johnson: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Greg Vaughn: 53/G5

Top 8

Raul Ibanez: 13/G13-
Mike Sweeney: 7/F7M
Dee Brown: K

Bot 8

Fred McGriff: 43/G34
Ben Grieve: K/C
Jose Guillen: S/G6MD
Vinny Castilla: 53/G

Top 9

Joe Randa: S
Hector Ortiz: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4
Dave McCarty: K/C

Notes & reviews

Dye left with contusion to left knee

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