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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-07-05 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 30418 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:41
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0. Tampa Bay Rays put up 2 in the 2nd. Andy Sonnanstine earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save. Ben Zobrist went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| TBA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Andy Sonnanstine L: Zack Greinke SV: Grant Balfour
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ross Gload | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Gathright | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Zobrist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jonny Gomes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
 Horacio Ramirez | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Sonnanstine | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 31/G3
- Mark Grudzielanek: 3/P3S
- Alex Gordon: 5/P5F
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: S7/L7M
- B. J. Upton: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Carlos Pena: PB.1-2
- Carlos Pena: W
- Evan Longoria: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Top 2
- Jose Guillen: 7/F78S
- Billy Butler: 43/G34
- Ross Gload: S7/L78S
- Miguel Olivo: S8/P8LS.1-3
- Mike Aviles: 2/P23F
Bot 2
- Cliff Floyd: S5/G5S-
- Dioner Navarro: S9/G34+.1-2
- Eric Hinske: K
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Akinori Iwamura: D8/L8RM+.2-H;1-H
- Carl Crawford: 3/G3
Top 3
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6
- David DeJesus: 3/P3S
- Mark Grudzielanek: S7/L7LS+
- Alex Gordon: 5/P56
Bot 3
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carlos Pena: K
- Evan Longoria: 4/P34D
Top 4
- Jose Guillen: 9/F9D
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LXD
- Ross Gload: W
- Miguel Olivo: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 4
- Cliff Floyd: 8/F8LD
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6
- Eric Hinske: 31/G3
Top 5
- Mike Aviles: K
- Joey Gathright: S8/G6M
- David DeJesus: 16(1)3/GDP/G13+
Bot 5
- Ben Zobrist: T8/F89XD+
- Akinori Iwamura: 43/G4S
- Carl Crawford: 63/G6MS
- B. J. Upton: K
Top 6
- Mark Grudzielanek: S6/G6M
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78S.1-2(E7/TH)
- Jose Guillen: K
- Billy Butler: 9/L89D+
Bot 6
- Carlos Pena: K
- Evan Longoria: 53/G56
- Cliff Floyd: S68/L6MD+
- Dioner Navarro: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Eric Hinske: 6/P
Top 7
- Ross Gload: 43/G4+
- Miguel Olivo: 53/G5
- Mike Aviles: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Ben Zobrist: HR/L7D+
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: S5/G5
- B. J. Upton: 3/LDP/L3S.1X1(3)
Top 8
- Joey Gathright: W
- David DeJesus: WP.1-2
- David DeJesus: K
- Mark Grudzielanek: SB3
- Mark Grudzielanek: K
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 8
- Carlos Pena: 9/F9LD
- Evan Longoria: S6/G6
- Jonny Gomes: 9/F89D
- Dioner Navarro: SB2
- Dioner Navarro: E5/G5.2-3
- Gabe Gross: K
Top 9
- Jose Guillen: K
- Billy Butler: K
- Ross Gload: 8/L8LD+