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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2021-05-25 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 4946 · 72°F, dome · 2:29
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 2–1. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 3rd — Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brett Phillips scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Meadows. Cam Gallagher scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Francisco Mejia grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez to first baseman Carlos Santana. Randy Arozarena out at 2nd. Francisco Mejia out at 1st — worth 21% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Brad Keller L: Rich Hill SV: Kyle Zimmer
Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Chris Segal · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: James Hoye · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cam Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ji-Man Choi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Austin Meadows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yandy Diaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brandon Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Wendle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Taylor Walls | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Francisco Mejia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Phillips | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Manuel Margot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Arozarena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
 Jake Brentz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Hill | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
 Pete Fairbanks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Carlos Santana: 8/L8D+
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 1
- Ji-Man Choi: K
- Austin Meadows: 7/F7D
- Yandy Diaz: W
- Brandon Lowe: 13/G34S
Top 2
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78XD
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G6D+
- Jorge Soler: 53/G5
Bot 2
- Joey Wendle: K.BX1(23)
- Taylor Walls: S6/G6+
- Francisco Mejia: 45(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Kevin Kiermaier: 6(1)/FO/G4MD.B-1
Top 3
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Michael Taylor: K
- Cam Gallagher: K
Bot 3
- Brett Phillips: S1/G1
- Ji-Man Choi: K
- Austin Meadows: SB2
- Austin Meadows: 43/G34D.2-3
- Yandy Diaz: S8/G4M.3-H
- Brandon Lowe: 8/L8XD
Top 4
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
- Carlos Santana: HR/L78XD
- Salvador Perez: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8
Bot 4
- Joey Wendle: W
- Taylor Walls: CS2(26)
- Taylor Walls: W
- Francisco Mejia: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: 46(1)/FO/G4D.B-1
Top 5
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G6D+
- Jorge Soler: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: D8/L89XD+
- Michael Taylor: K
Bot 5
- Brett Phillips: K.BX1(23)
- Ji-Man Choi: 4/L9S+
- Austin Meadows: K
Top 6
- Cam Gallagher: S9/F9S
- Whit Merrifield: S9/G4.1-2
- Carlos Santana: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7L.2-H;1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: BK.2-3;1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Kelvin Gutierrez: K
Bot 6
- Yandy Diaz: 63/G6
- Brandon Lowe: 43/G34D+
- Joey Wendle: S4/G4M
- Taylor Walls: K
Top 7
- Jorge Soler: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Michael Taylor: S9/L89
- Cam Gallagher: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 7
- Francisco Mejia: 5/P5F/FL
- Kevin Kiermaier: 13/G4MS
- Brett Phillips: W
- Ji-Man Choi: 4/L34D+
Top 8
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F8XD
- Carlos Santana: 53/G56
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78XD+
Bot 8
- Manuel Margot: 53/G56+
- Yandy Diaz: K
- Brandon Lowe: K
Top 9
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 9/F9S
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4D
- Adalberto Mondesi: D9/L9LD
- Michael Taylor: K
Bot 9
- Joey Wendle: 43/G4D
- Randy Arozarena: W
- Francisco Mejia: 65(1)3/GDP/G4