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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2015-07-09 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 32308 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph from RF · 2:57
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 8–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Eric Hosmer doubles (16) on a soft line drive to right fielder Grady Sizemore. Alcides Escobar scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Salvador Perez homers (14) on a line drive to left field. Lorenzo Cain scores — worth 12% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Lorenzo Cain (P): Balls and strikes.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| KCA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
W: Yordano Ventura L: Nathan Karns SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chris Segal · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Jaso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 James Loney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Logan Forsythe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 David DeJesus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rene Rivera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Joey Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Rios | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nate Karns | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
 Steve Geltz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
 Brandon Finnegan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan Madson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Hochevar | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- John Jaso: S9/G34+
- Grady Sizemore: 7(B)63(1)/DP
- Evan Longoria: K
Bot 1
- Alcides Escobar: S7/G56
- Eric Hosmer: D9/L9LS.1-H
- Lorenzo Cain: HR/F78D+.2-H
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F8RM
- Salvador Perez: 8/L8RM
- Omar Infante: K/BINT
Top 2
- James Loney: 43/G4
- Logan Forsythe: K
- David DeJesus: 143/G15+
Bot 2
- Alex Rios: S7/G56+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: T9/L9LM.1-H
- Jarrod Dyson: 4/F4-
- Alcides Escobar: 4/F4-
- Eric Hosmer: 63/G6
Top 3
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 9/F9D+
- Kevin Kiermaier: 143/G13-
- Rene Rivera: K
Bot 3
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Kendrys Morales: D9/G3+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Omar Infante: 63/G6
Top 4
- John Jaso: 23/G2L-
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G34D
- Evan Longoria: S9/F34D-
- James Loney: WP.1-2
- James Loney: W
- Logan Forsythe: K
Bot 4
- Alex Rios: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K23
- Jarrod Dyson: 6/F6M-
Top 5
- David DeJesus: S7/L56D
- Asdrubal Cabrera: D9/F9LD+.1-3
- Kevin Kiermaier: W
- Rene Rivera: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- John Jaso: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
- Grady Sizemore: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H
- Evan Longoria: E5/G56.1-2
- James Loney: 8/F78D
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
- Eric Hosmer: S8/G6M+
- Lorenzo Cain: HP.1-2
- Kendrys Morales: WP.2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H
- Salvador Perez: SB3
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D+.3-H
- Omar Infante: 9/F89S
Top 6
- Logan Forsythe: 9/F9S
- Joey Butler: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: D9/G34+.1-3
- Rene Rivera: K
Bot 6
- Alex Rios: 3/F34-
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F9S
- Jarrod Dyson: S7/G6+
- Alcides Escobar: SB2
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
Top 7
- John Jaso: 3/G3
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G4
- Evan Longoria: S9/G4+
- James Loney: 1/L13S
Bot 7
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9S
- Kendrys Morales: 7/F7D+
Top 8
- Logan Forsythe: 7/F78M
- Joey Butler: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LM
- Kevin Kiermaier: 5/F5DF-
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6S-
- Omar Infante: S9/L4D
- Alex Rios: S8/L6M+.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S7/G56.2-H;1X3(726)
- Jarrod Dyson: S4/G4-.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 9
- Rene Rivera: 63/G56
- John Jaso: 8/F8RXD+
- Grady Sizemore: 8/F8RXD+
Notes & reviews
- Cain ejected by HP umpire Segal after his fly out for arguing balls and strikes