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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2007-07-07 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20458 · 90°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph · 3:12
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–7. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 8th. Octavio Dotel earned the win. Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
W: Octavio Dotel L: Shawn Camp SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: James Hoye · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brendan Harris | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Ty Wigginton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Norton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jonny Gomes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Esteban German | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Ross Gload | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 John Buck | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Gathright | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Emil Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Sonnanstine | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Jay Witasick | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Casey Fossum | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Shawn Camp | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Zack Greinke | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: 9/F9LMF
- Brendan Harris: S8/G6M+
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 31/G
- Esteban German: W
- Mark Teahen: K+CS2(26)/DP
Top 2
- Ty Wigginton: 8/F8LM
- Greg Norton: 31/G3
- Delmon Young: K
Bot 2
- Ross Gload: K
- Alex Gordon: 3/G
- Billy Butler: 8/F8RXD+
Top 3
- Jonny Gomes: 9/F89M
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Akinori Iwamura: 63/G6
Bot 3
- John Buck: D9/F8RXD+
- Joey Gathright: 14/SH.2-3
- Tony Pena: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
- David DeJesus: 7/F7S
Top 4
- Carl Crawford: W
- Brendan Harris: 63/G6MS.1-2
- Carlos Pena: W
- Ty Wigginton: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ty Wigginton: W
- Greg Norton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Delmon Young: S7/L6D+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jonny Gomes: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
- Dioner Navarro: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Esteban German: T8/F7D+
- Mark Teahen: PO3(E2/TH).3-H(NR)
- Mark Teahen: 7/F7M
- Ross Gload: K
- Alex Gordon: 8/F78XD+
Top 5
- Akinori Iwamura: T9/G3+
- Carl Crawford: 3/G3
- Brendan Harris: 2/P2LF
- Carlos Pena: HR/F89XD+.3-H
- Ty Wigginton: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 5
- Billy Butler: HR/F8LXD+
- John Buck: K
- Joey Gathright: S4/BG4S
- Tony Pena: 3/P3F
- David DeJesus: CS2(2E6).1-2
- David DeJesus: S7/G56+.2-H(UR)
- Esteban German: S8/L8LM+.1-3
- Mark Teahen: 53/G56
Top 6
- Greg Norton: 5/P5S
- Delmon Young: 9/F89D+
- Jonny Gomes: HR/L7D+
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Ross Gload: 7/F7M
- Alex Gordon: 9/F89XD+
- Billy Butler: K
Top 7
- Akinori Iwamura: S8/G4M+
- Carl Crawford: K
- Brendan Harris: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Carlos Pena: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Ty Wigginton: 53/G56
Bot 7
- John Buck: 31/G3
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6S
- Tony Pena: 4/P4D
Top 8
- Greg Norton: K
- Delmon Young: K
- Jonny Gomes: K
Bot 8
- David DeJesus: W
- Esteban German: W.1-2
- Mark Teahen: W.2-3;1-2
- Emil Brown: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Alex Gordon: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: S9/L89S+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- John Buck: 52(3)3/GDP/G5.2-3;1-2
- Joey Gathright: 43/G4S
Top 9
- Dioner Navarro: K23
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: C/E2.B-1
- Brendan Harris: SB2
- Brendan Harris: S9/L9S+.2-H(UR);B-2(E9)
- Carlos Pena: IW
- Ty Wigginton: 3/P3D
Bot 9
- Tony Pena: S7/G56+
- David DeJesus: 34/SH/BG34S-.1-2
- Esteban German: 53.2-3
- Mark Teahen: IW
- Mark Grudzielanek: DI.1-2
- Mark Grudzielanek: S9/L89S-.3-H;2-3