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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2018-08-21 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 9402 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:03
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Kansas City Royals 4–1. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 2nd — Willy Adames homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Joey Wendle triples (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Rosell Herrera. Michael Perez scores. Tommy Pham scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
W: Blake Snell L: Glenn Sparkman SV: Sergio Romo
Umpires — HP: Carlos Torres · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: John Libka · 3B: Scott Barry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rosell Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lucas Duda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mallex Smith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Pham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joey Wendle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 C. J. Cron | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jake Bauers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Adames | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Michael Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glenn Sparkman | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
 Burch Smith | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blake Snell | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
 Adam Kolarek | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chaz Roe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sergio Romo | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: D7/F7LD+
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
- Salvador Perez: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 1
- Mallex Smith: 43/G4
- Tommy Pham: S8/L4MD+
- Joey Wendle: W.1-2
- C. J. Cron: K
- Jake Bauers: K
Top 2
- Rosell Herrera: 9/F9LSF
- Lucas Duda: K
- Alcides Escobar: K
Bot 2
- Kevin Kiermaier: 8/F8RD
- Willy Adames: HR/F7D+
- Brandon Lowe: K
- Michael Perez: S7/G5
- Mallex Smith: S7/L78S.1-2
- Tommy Pham: 13/G15+
Top 3
- Ryan O'Hearn: 5/F5F-
- Adalberto Mondesi: 9/F3D
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Alex Gordon: CS2(26)
Bot 3
- Joey Wendle: K
- C. J. Cron: S7/L78S
- Jake Bauers: W.1-2
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
- Willy Adames: 3/F3D-
Top 4
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6+
- Hunter Dozier: S5/G5+
- Rosell Herrera: K
Bot 4
- Brandon Lowe: 31/G34
- Michael Perez: S6/G6
- Mallex Smith: 43/G4S-.1-2
- Tommy Pham: W
- Joey Wendle: T9/G3+.2-H;1-H
- C. J. Cron: 6/L56
Top 5
- Lucas Duda: K
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F78XD+
- Adalberto Mondesi: 3/G34S+
Bot 5
- Jake Bauers: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: 23/G2L-
- Willy Adames: S4/G4
- Brandon Lowe: K
Top 6
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: S8/G6M
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 6
- Michael Perez: 3/G3-
- Mallex Smith: D9/L89XD+
- Tommy Pham: DGR8/F8RXD+.2-H
- Joey Wendle: 43/G4.2-3
- C. J. Cron: K
Top 7
- Rosell Herrera: 9/F89D
- Lucas Duda: D96/F89M-
- Alcides Escobar: S7/G56+.2-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Jake Bauers: 43/G34
- Kevin Kiermaier: S7/G56+
- Willy Adames: S7/L6D+.1-2
- Brandon Lowe: K
- Michael Perez: 6/F56D-
Top 8
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D
- Alex Gordon: S7/L78S+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 8
- Mallex Smith: K
- Tommy Pham: S7/G6+
- Joey Wendle: 9/F89M
- C. J. Cron: D9/F9LD+.1XH(942)
Top 9
- Rosell Herrera: 2/F2L-
- Lucas Duda: W
- Alcides Escobar: D9/F8RXD+.1-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Notes & reviews
- Mound Visit
- Mound Visit
- Mound Visit
- Injury Delay
- Rays challenged call that Gomez was out at home; call was upheld - out at home