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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2009-08-01 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 36973 · 72°F, dome · Wind to RF · 2:43
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Tampa Bay Rays put up 4 in the 8th. Jeff Niemann earned the win. Carl Crawford went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| TBA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
W: Jeff Niemann L: Bruce Chen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Mike Estabrook · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Teahen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brayan Pena | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Maier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ben Zobrist | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Burrell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Willy Aybar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bruce Chen | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Jamey Wright | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 John Bale | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Niemann | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
 Brian Shouse | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Bennett | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 3/G34S
- Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6S-
- Billy Butler: K
Bot 1
- B. J. Upton: 63/G6MS
- Carl Crawford: 3/G3
- Evan Longoria: W
- Ben Zobrist: 9/F89D
Top 2
- Mark Teahen: K
- Alberto Callaspo: K
- Brayan Pena: S8/L4MD+
- Mike Jacobs: K
Bot 2
- Pat Burrell: S4/F8LS-.BX2(46)
- Willy Aybar: W
- Gabe Kapler: 4/L4
- Dioner Navarro: S9/L9S.1-3
- Jason Bartlett: T9/F9LM+.3-H;1-H;B-H(E4/TH)(UR)
- B. J. Upton: K
Top 3
- Alex Gordon: K
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6
- David DeJesus: 5/P5F
Bot 3
- Carl Crawford: W
- Evan Longoria: POCS2(134)
- Evan Longoria: K
- Ben Zobrist: HP
- Pat Burrell: K
Top 4
- Willie Bloomquist: 3/F3F-
- Billy Butler: 43/G4
- Mark Teahen: D7/L7M+
- Alberto Callaspo: K
Bot 4
- Willy Aybar: K
- Gabe Kapler: K
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6
Top 5
- Brayan Pena: D9/G3+
- Mike Jacobs: 7/F78D+.2-3
- Alex Gordon: 7/FDP.3XH(72)
Bot 5
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G5
- B. J. Upton: 9/F9S
- Carl Crawford: 53/G56
Top 6
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 53/G
- David DeJesus: HR/F9LD+
- Willie Bloomquist: 4/F3D-
- Billy Butler: K
Bot 6
- Evan Longoria: 7/F78S
- Ben Zobrist: 13/G6MS
- Pat Burrell: K
Top 7
- Mitch Maier: 3/F3DF-
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4+
- Brayan Pena: 3/G3
Bot 7
- Willy Aybar: 53/G56
- Gabe Kapler: S8/L8LM
- Dioner Navarro: SB2
- Dioner Navarro: D8/F89XD+.2XH(842)
- Jason Bartlett: WP.2-3
- Jason Bartlett: K
Top 8
- Mike Jacobs: 43/G4
- Alex Gordon: 3/L34
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 7/L7M
Bot 8
- B. J. Upton: S5/G5-
- Carl Crawford: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Evan Longoria: S8/G6M
- Ben Zobrist: W.1-2
- Pat Burrell: W.2-3;1-2
- Carlos Pena: E4/TH/FO/G34S.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
- Gabe Kapler: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Dioner Navarro: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 9
- David DeJesus: 63/G6
- Willie Bloomquist: K
- Billy Butler: S8/G6
- Mitch Maier: K