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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

2014-04-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13905 · 59°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph L to R · 3:13

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 1–0. Joel Peralta earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Joel Peralta L: Greg Holland SV: Grant Balfour

Umpires — HP: Quinn Wolcott · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wil Myers	4	1	1	0	0	3
Ben Zobrist	4	0	1	0	0	1
Evan Longoria	4	0	0	0	0	2
James Loney	4	0	1	1	0	0
Desmond Jennings	4	0	0	0	0	3
Matt Joyce	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Molina	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yunel Escobar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Logan Forsythe	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Nori Aoki	5	3	0	2
Eric Hosmer	3	0	1	1
Salvador Perez	3	2	1	0
Billy Butler	4	1	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	1	1
Danny Valencia	4	0	0	2
Mike Moustakas	4	1	0	1
Alcides Escobar	4	2	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Archer	7.0	6	2	4
Jake McGee	0.2	2	0	1
Joel Peralta	0.1	0	1	1
Grant Balfour	1.0	1	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yordano Ventura	6.0	2	0	6
Aaron Crow	1.0	0	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	0	1	3
Greg Holland	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

David DeJesus: S7/L6D+
Wil Myers: K
Ben Zobrist: K
Evan Longoria: 53/G56

Bot 1

Nori Aoki: S7
Eric Hosmer: POCS2(13)
Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
Salvador Perez: 53/G56

Top 2

James Loney: 8/F78D
Desmond Jennings: 53/G56
Matt Joyce: 7/F7LDF

Bot 2

Billy Butler: 43/G4-
Alex Gordon: 7/F7S
Danny Valencia: K23

Top 3

Jose Molina: 9/F9D
Yunel Escobar: 53/G6S-
David DeJesus: 5/F5-

Bot 3

Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LD
Alcides Escobar: S8/L6MD
Jarrod Dyson: FC6/MREV/G6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Nori Aoki: S5/BG25.2-3;1-2
Eric Hosmer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 4

Wil Myers: K
Ben Zobrist: D9/F89D+
Evan Longoria: K
James Loney: 4/F4D-

Bot 4

Salvador Perez: W
Billy Butler: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Alex Gordon: K

Top 5

Desmond Jennings: K
Matt Joyce: 43/G34+
Jose Molina: 63/G6

Bot 5

Danny Valencia: 5/P5F
Mike Moustakas: 3/G34S
Alcides Escobar: S6/G6S-
Jarrod Dyson: SB2
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4-

Top 6

Yunel Escobar: 13/G-
David DeJesus: 63/G6M-
Wil Myers: K

Bot 6

Nori Aoki: K
Eric Hosmer: W
Salvador Perez: S9/L4D.1-2
Billy Butler: S7.2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: 6/IF/P6D
Danny Valencia: 54(1)/FO/G56+

Top 7

Ben Zobrist: 8/F8LD
Evan Longoria: K
James Loney: 31/G3

Bot 7

Mike Moustakas: K
Alcides Escobar: 4/F34D-
Jarrod Dyson: 3/G34S-

Top 8

Desmond Jennings: K
Matt Joyce: W
Logan Forsythe: HP.1-2
Yunel Escobar: K
David DeJesus: K

Bot 8

Nori Aoki: S7/L7S
Eric Hosmer: K
Salvador Perez: S8/F8LM.1-2
Billy Butler: 2/F25F-
Alex Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Danny Valencia: K

Top 9

Wil Myers: S5/G6S-
Ben Zobrist: 8/F8RM
Evan Longoria: 3/P3F
James Loney: WP.1-2
James Loney: S9/G4+.2-H;B-2(THH)
Desmond Jennings: WP.2-3
Desmond Jennings: K

Bot 9

Mike Moustakas: S9/G4
Alcides Escobar: 9/F9D+
Jarrod Dyson: K
Nori Aoki: K

Notes & reviews

replay,3,dysoj001,KCA,davig901,KAN06,,N,M,TBA,C $Ben Zobrist dropped the ball and the runner was ruled safe; Rays manager Joe Maddon challenged the call, which was confirmed by replay

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