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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2018-05-15 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21500 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 2:53
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 1st — C.J. Cron homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Denard Span scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Joey Wendle singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Johnny Field scores. Jesus Sucre to 2nd — worth 35% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Jonny Venters L: Kelvin Herrera SV: Alex Colome
Umpires — HP: Sean Barber · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 C. J. Cron | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Joey Wendle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Adeiny Hechavarria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mallex Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jesus Sucre | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Daniel Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jon Jay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Abraham Almonte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Goins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthony Banda | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Alvarado | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Sergio Romo | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonny Venters | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Denard Span: S8/L4MD+
- C. J. Cron: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Joey Wendle: 7/F7D
- Matt Duffy: D7/F78D
- Brad Miller: W
- Adeiny Hechavarria: S7/L56D+.2-H;1-2
- Mallex Smith: K
- Carlos Gomez: W.2-3;1-2
- Jesus Sucre: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 6/F56D
- Jon Jay: S6/G6-
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 2
- Denard Span: 9/F89M
- C. J. Cron: S5/G56S-
- Joey Wendle: K
- Matt Duffy: 9/F34D
Bot 2
- Mike Moustakas: D7/L7LD+
- Alcides Escobar: S39/L3S.2-3
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3S.3-H;1-2
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Abraham Almonte: 6/L56
Top 3
- Brad Miller: D9/L9M
- Adeiny Hechavarria: 9/F9LM.2-3
- Mallex Smith: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
- Carlos Gomez: K
Bot 3
- Ryan Goins: 7/F7LSF
- Whit Merrifield: 3/F15-
- Jon Jay: 43/G4
Top 4
- Jesus Sucre: 43/G4-
- Denard Span: 7/F78M
- C. J. Cron: K
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 63/L56
- Mike Moustakas: 9/L9M
- Alcides Escobar: K
Top 5
- Joey Wendle: 3/F23-
- Matt Duffy: 7/F7D+
- Brad Miller: W
- Adeiny Hechavarria: 53/G56S-
Bot 5
- Alex Gordon: S7/G56+
- Hunter Dozier: S8/L8RM.1-2
- Abraham Almonte: 53/SH/BG25+.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Goins: 63/G6+.3-H;2-3
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L7S+.3-H;BX2(74)
Top 6
- Mallex Smith: D9/L9S+
- Carlos Gomez: 13/SH/BG15S.2-3
- Jesus Sucre: 34/SH/BG13S+.3-H
- Denard Span: K
Bot 6
- Jon Jay: 43/G4
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5+
- Mike Moustakas: S9/G34
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
Top 7
- C. J. Cron: K
- Joey Wendle: 7/F7M
- Daniel Robertson: K
Bot 7
- Alex Gordon: W
- Hunter Dozier: D8/F8LXD+.1-3
- Abraham Almonte: 3/G34S
- Ryan Goins: K
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L4D.3-H;2-H
- Jon Jay: 3/G3S
Top 8
- Brad Miller: 63/G6MS-
- Adeiny Hechavarria: 43/G4
- Mallex Smith: K
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: 9/F34D-
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G4
- Alcides Escobar: S8/L89S
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 9
- Johnny Field: S8/L8RS
- Jesus Sucre: S9/L34.1-2
- Denard Span: 8/L8RM
- C. J. Cron: 9/F89S
- Joey Wendle: S7/L6D.2-H;1-2
- Daniel Robertson: 4/L4+
Bot 9
- Hunter Dozier: 7/F7S
- Abraham Almonte: K23
- Ryan Goins: S7/G56
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9S
Notes & reviews
- Matt Duffy left with an injured leg
- Carlos Gomez left with an injured groin