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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2016-08-04 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 13120 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:42
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Alex Gordon homers (8) on a line drive to right center field. Eric Hosmer scores. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 8th — Brad Miller homers (19) on a line drive to right field. Logan Forsythe scores. Kevin Kiermaier scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Brad Miller homers (19) on a line drive to right field. Logan Forsythe scores. Kevin Kiermaier scores — worth 59% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
W: Brad Boxberger L: Joakim Soria SV: Alex Colome
Umpires — HP: Sam Holbrook · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Carlos Torres · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kendrys Morales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Burns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Christian Colon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Logan Forsythe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brad Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Steven Souza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Corey Dickerson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Franklin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Richie Shaffer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Curt Casali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drew Smyly | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
 Brad Boxberger | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: 3/F3F-
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Eric Hosmer: D7/F7LM
- Kendrys Morales: K
Bot 1
- Logan Forsythe: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RM
- Alex Gordon: K
- Paulo Orlando: S9/L34D
- Billy Burns: 9/F9LS
Bot 2
- Brad Miller: W
- Steven Souza: CS2(24)
- Steven Souza: K
- Corey Dickerson: 3/G3
Top 3
- Christian Colon: K
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Bot 3
- Nick Franklin: 43/G34-
- Richie Shaffer: K
- Curt Casali: W
- Logan Forsythe: 53/G
Top 4
- Eric Hosmer: S4/G4
- Kendrys Morales: 7/F78M
- Salvador Perez: 3/F23-
- Alex Gordon: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Paulo Orlando: S7/L78M
- Billy Burns: 9/F3D-
Bot 4
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
- Evan Longoria: D7/G5+
- Brad Miller: W
- Steven Souza: K
- Corey Dickerson: 31/G34
Top 5
- Christian Colon: K
- Alcides Escobar: 13/G
- Cheslor Cuthbert: W
- Eric Hosmer: 8/L8LXD+
Bot 5
- Nick Franklin: 8/F8LXD+
- Richie Shaffer: K
- Curt Casali: 6/P
Top 6
- Kendrys Morales: 7/F78D+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 6
- Logan Forsythe: W
- Kevin Kiermaier: WP.1-2
- Kevin Kiermaier: 6/F78S-
- Evan Longoria: 9/L9LM+
- Brad Miller: K
Top 7
- Paulo Orlando: 9/F89M
- Billy Burns: K23
- Christian Colon: 9/L89S
Bot 7
- Steven Souza: E5/G56
- Corey Dickerson: K
- Nick Franklin: W.1-2
- Richie Shaffer: 9/F9M
- Curt Casali: K
Top 8
- Alcides Escobar: S8/L8LM
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S7.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: IW
- Salvador Perez: K
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 8
- Logan Forsythe: S8/G6M+
- Kevin Kiermaier: W.1-2
- Evan Longoria: K
- Brad Miller: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
- Steven Souza: 7/F78D
- Corey Dickerson: D8/F89XD+
- Nick Franklin: 3/G3
Top 9
- Paulo Orlando: S8/G6M+
- Billy Burns: K
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 13/G25-.2-3;1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K