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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2009-08-02 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 27930 · 72°F, dome · Wind to RF · 2:48
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4–1. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 8th. Brian Bannister earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Ben Zobrist went 1-for-4 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 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
W: Brian Bannister L: James Shields SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Mike Estabrook · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Sam Holbrook · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Jacobs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Buck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Yuniesky Betancourt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Teahen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Freel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pat Burrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Aybar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bannister | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
 Joakim Soria | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 7.1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Dan Wheeler | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Grant Balfour | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Choate | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Bennett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: K
- Willie Bloomquist: 4/F4MD-
- Billy Butler: 53/G56
Bot 1
- B. J. Upton: 13/G15-
- Carl Crawford: 31/G34S-
- Evan Longoria: S5/G56
- Ben Zobrist: K
Top 2
- Mike Jacobs: 7/F7LMF
- Alberto Callaspo: 7/F7S
- John Buck: K
Bot 2
- Carlos Pena: K
- Pat Burrell: S8/L8RS
- Gabe Gross: D9/L9LD+.1-3
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Jason Bartlett: 4/F4-
Top 3
- Alex Gordon: 5/F5D
- Mitch Maier: 43/G4
- Yuniesky Betancourt: W
- David DeJesus: 4/L4+
Bot 3
- B. J. Upton: 13/G15-
- Carl Crawford: 7/F7D
- Evan Longoria: 53/G56
Top 4
- Willie Bloomquist: 3/F34-
- Billy Butler: 9/L9M+
- Mike Jacobs: K23
Bot 4
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G4
- Carlos Pena: 9/L9D+
- Pat Burrell: K
Top 5
- Alberto Callaspo: 3/G34S
- John Buck: 53/G56S-
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 5
- Gabe Gross: 3/G3
- Dioner Navarro: 3/G3
- Jason Bartlett: K
Top 6
- Mitch Maier: W
- Yuniesky Betancourt: K/BF
- David DeJesus: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
Bot 6
- B. J. Upton: S6/G6+
- Carl Crawford: K
- Evan Longoria: SB2
- Evan Longoria: S8/L6MD+.2XH(82)
- Ben Zobrist: 7/F78S
Top 7
- Willie Bloomquist: 6/F7LS
- Billy Butler: 8/F8RD
- Mike Jacobs: W
- Alberto Callaspo: K
Bot 7
- Carlos Pena: 43/G34+
- Pat Burrell: K
- Gabe Gross: 43/G34
Top 8
- John Buck: S9/L89M
- Alex Gordon: E2/TH2/FO/BG2L-.1-3
- Mitch Maier: S68/G6MS.3-H(UR);1-3
- Mark Teahen: 5/F5-
- David DeJesus: SBH.1-2(E6/TH)
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: 3/F3F-
- Billy Butler: K23
Bot 8
- Willy Aybar: S7/L7LS
- Jason Bartlett: 6/F6-
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carl Crawford: K
Top 9
- Mike Jacobs: S8/L4MD
- Alberto Callaspo: K
- Ryan Freel: S1.1-2
- Alex Gordon: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
- Mitch Maier: S8/L4D-.3-H;2-H
- Miguel Olivo: K
Bot 9
- Evan Longoria: 7/F7LMF+
- Ben Zobrist: HR/F9D+
- Carlos Pena: K
- Pat Burrell: 5/P5F