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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

2017-05-09 · Night game · Tropicana Field · 12 innings · Att: 9921 · 72°F, dome, dry · 4:24

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 7–6. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 1st — Logan Morrison homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Evan Longoria scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 12th — Mike Moustakas homers (8) on a line drive to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 12th: Mike Moustakas homers (8) on a line drive to right center field — worth 38% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Kevin Cash (M): Balk call.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	12
TBA	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12

W: Jake Junis L: Diego Moreno SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Chad Whitson · 2B: Mike Everitt · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	6	1	2	2	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	1	0	2	1
Eric Hosmer	6	0	3	1	0	1
Salvador Perez	4	2	3	2	2	0
Alex Gordon	5	0	1	1	1	1
Whit Merrifield	5	0	0	0	0	3
Brandon Moss	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jorge Bonifacio	4	2	1	0	1	1
Jorge Soler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Corey Dickerson	5	0	2	0	1	1
Brad Miller	5	1	1	1	1	1
Evan Longoria	6	1	1	0	0	3
Logan Morrison	6	1	1	2	0	2
Rickie Weeks	6	1	2	0	0	2
Colby Rasmus	3	2	1	0	3	2
Tim Beckham	6	0	2	2	0	2
Kevin Kiermaier	3	0	1	1	2	0
Jesus Sucre	4	0	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Young	3.0	7	4	2
Travis Wood	3.0	4	0	2
Peter Moylan	0.1	0	0	0
Mike Minor	2.2	1	0	4
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	2
Jakob Junis	1.0	0	2	2
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	1	2

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Andriese	5.1	5	2	7
Erasmo Ramirez	1.0	1	1	0
Danny Farquhar	0.1	1	1	0
Jumbo Diaz	0.2	2	0	0
Chase Whitley	0.2	0	0	1
Alex Colome	1.0	0	0	0
Jose Alvarado	2.0	1	0	0
Diego Moreno	1.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 13/G13-
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LM
Lorenzo Cain: K+PB.B-1
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 1

Corey Dickerson: 8/F8LXD+
Brad Miller: 3/G3+
Evan Longoria: S4/G6M
Logan Morrison: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Rickie Weeks: D7/L5D+
Colby Rasmus: IW
Tim Beckham: SB3
Tim Beckham: S16.3-H;1-2
Kevin Kiermaier: S5/L56-.2-H;1-3
Jesus Sucre: SB2
Jesus Sucre: K

Top 2

Salvador Perez: W
Alex Gordon: 9/L89D+
Whit Merrifield: K
Brandon Moss: 53/G4+

Bot 2

Corey Dickerson: S8/G6
Brad Miller: CS2(26)
Brad Miller: W
Evan Longoria: 9/F9D
Logan Morrison: K

Top 3

Jorge Bonifacio: S89/L8RM.B-3(E8)
Alcides Escobar: BK.3-H(UR)
Alcides Escobar: 53/G56S
Mike Moustakas: S49/L34D+
Lorenzo Cain: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 3

Rickie Weeks: S9/G4-
Colby Rasmus: W.1-2
Tim Beckham: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.2-3
Kevin Kiermaier: W
Jesus Sucre: 63/G56

Top 4

Eric Hosmer: S8/G4M
Salvador Perez: S7/L7S+.1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Whit Merrifield: K
Brandon Moss: K

Bot 4

Corey Dickerson: S6/G56
Brad Miller: 46(1)/FO/G34
Evan Longoria: K
Logan Morrison: 8/F8LD

Top 5

Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G56
Alcides Escobar: 53/BG5S+
Mike Moustakas: K

Bot 5

Rickie Weeks: 3/F34-
Colby Rasmus: D8/F8RXD+
Tim Beckham: S8/G4M+.2-H
Kevin Kiermaier: 8/F8RD
Jesus Sucre: 3/F3DF-

Top 6

Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7LD
Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD+.1-H
Alex Gordon: 3/G3+
Whit Merrifield: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 6

Corey Dickerson: K
Brad Miller: HR/F9LD+
Evan Longoria: 53/G5
Logan Morrison: 43/G34+

Top 7

Brandon Moss: D9/L9LM+
Jorge Bonifacio: W
Alcides Escobar: 13/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+.3-H;1-2
Salvador Perez: PO1(23)

Bot 7

Rickie Weeks: 43/G4MD
Colby Rasmus: K
Tim Beckham: K

Top 8

Salvador Perez: DGR9/F9LD
Alex Gordon: S8/L4D+.2-H
Whit Merrifield: 13/SH/BG23.1-2
Brandon Moss: 31/G34.2-3
Jorge Bonifacio: K

Bot 8

Kevin Kiermaier: 8/F78D+
Jesus Sucre: S7/L56D+
Corey Dickerson: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM
Mike Moustakas: 3/G3+
Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56

Bot 9

Brad Miller: 63/G56
Evan Longoria: K
Logan Morrison: K

Top 10

Eric Hosmer: S8/L8LS
Salvador Perez: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M+
Alex Gordon: 8/F8LD

Bot 10

Rickie Weeks: K
Colby Rasmus: K
Tim Beckham: 4/F4D-

Top 11

Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
Jorge Soler: 63/G56-
Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F9LD

Bot 11

Kevin Kiermaier: W
Jesus Sucre: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
Corey Dickerson: IW
Brad Miller: K
Evan Longoria: K23

Top 12

Alcides Escobar: 7/F78D
Mike Moustakas: HR/F89D+
Lorenzo Cain: S8/L6D+
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7M
Salvador Perez: SB2/MREV
Salvador Perez: W
Alex Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: K

Bot 12

Logan Morrison: 8/F78XD+
Rickie Weeks: K
Colby Rasmus: W
Tim Beckham: K

Notes & reviews

Rays Manager Kevin Cash ejected by 3B umpire Bill Welke who called the balk
replay,12,peres002,KCA,everm901,STP01,,N,M,TBA,A $when Lorenzo Cain was called safe at 2B, Rays acting manager Tom Foley challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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