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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

2016-05-30 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 32018 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph R to L · 3:03

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 6–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Cheslor Cuthbert grounds out, second baseman Steve Pearce to first baseman Logan Morrison. Kendrys Morales scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Steven Souza Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Steve Pearce scores — worth 23% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5
KCA	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4		6	10

W: Kelvin Herrera L: Erasmo Ramirez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Bob Davidson · 2B: Lance Barrett · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brandon Guyer	5	0	0	0	0	1
Taylor Motter	4	0	1	0	0	1
Evan Longoria	3	0	1	0	1	2
Steve Pearce	2	1	1	0	2	1
Logan Morrison	3	1	1	0	1	0
Steven Souza	4	0	1	1	0	2
Corey Dickerson	4	0	0	1	0	2
Desmond Jennings	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Conger	3	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	1
Whit Merrifield	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	1	1	0	0
Eric Hosmer	4	1	2	3	0	0
Kendrys Morales	3	1	1	0	1	0
Paulo Orlando	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	3	1	1	0	0	1
Drew Butera	2	0	1	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Andriese	7.0	5	2	3
Erasmo Ramirez	0.1	4	0	0
Ryan Garton	0.2	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Kennedy	6.0	3	5	6
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	1
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	0	2
Chien-Ming Wang	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brandon Guyer: 7/F7M
Taylor Motter: S7/G56+
Evan Longoria: K
Steve Pearce: W.1-2
Logan Morrison: W.2-3;1-2
Steven Souza: K

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: K
Whit Merrifield: K
Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Corey Dickerson: 7/F78S
Desmond Jennings: 63/G56
Hank Conger: 9/F9LD+

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: 53/G56
Kendrys Morales: W
Paulo Orlando: D8/L6D+.1-3
Cheslor Cuthbert: 43/G4S.3-H
Jarrod Dyson: K

Top 3

Brandon Guyer: 9/F89M
Taylor Motter: 63/G6S-
Evan Longoria: S8/L89S+
Steve Pearce: K

Bot 3

Drew Butera: S7/L6D-
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-.1-2
Whit Merrifield: 43/G6MS-.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6

Top 4

Logan Morrison: S9/L9LD+
Steven Souza: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Steven Souza: K
Corey Dickerson: 43/G4S-.3-H(UR)
Desmond Jennings: 53/G

Bot 4

Eric Hosmer: 43/G34+
Kendrys Morales: 63/G4
Paulo Orlando: 4/F34D-

Top 5

Hank Conger: W
Brandon Guyer: 8/F78D
Taylor Motter: K
Evan Longoria: W.1-2
Steve Pearce: W.2-3;1-2
Logan Morrison: 6/P

Bot 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G
Jarrod Dyson: S8/L8LS.B-2(E8)
Drew Butera: W+SB3.2-H(UR)(E2/TH)
Alcides Escobar: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S

Top 6

Steven Souza: 23/BP2L
Corey Dickerson: K
Desmond Jennings: 6/P

Bot 6

Whit Merrifield: 8/F8RD+
Lorenzo Cain: 8/L8RD+
Eric Hosmer: S8/L6MD+
Kendrys Morales: BK.1-2
Kendrys Morales: 63/G4S-

Top 7

Hank Conger: 31/G34
Brandon Guyer: K
Taylor Motter: 53/G5

Bot 7

Paulo Orlando: S8/L8LS-
Cheslor Cuthbert: BK.1-2
Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/DP/MREV.2X3(36)
Jarrod Dyson: 7/F7LM

Top 8

Evan Longoria: K
Steve Pearce: S7/G56+
Logan Morrison: 13/G13+.1-2
Steven Souza: S6/G56.2-H
Corey Dickerson: K

Bot 8

Drew Butera: 53/G5-
Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M
Whit Merrifield: S8/UREV/G4.1-3
Lorenzo Cain: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
Eric Hosmer: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Kendrys Morales: S7/L5D-
Paulo Orlando: E6/FO/G6M.1-2
Cheslor Cuthbert: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Desmond Jennings: K
Hank Conger: 8/F8RXD+
Brandon Guyer: 53/G5S-

Notes & reviews

replay,7,cuthc001,KCA,scotd901,KAN06,,Y,M,TBA,A $when Paulo Orlando was called safe at 3B, Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,8,merrw001,KCA,scotd901,KAN06,,N,U,,Q $when Whit Merrifield's single bounced past runner Alcides Escobar, the umpires discussed whether the play was reviewable; a ball striking a runner was deemed not reviewable by replay after a rules check with the command center

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