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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals

2019-05-01 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · 60°F, overcast · Wind 2 mph L to R · 2:37

Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3–2. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Jake Junis earned the win and Ian Kennedy picked up the save. Adalberto Mondesi went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jake Junis L: Ryne Stanek SV: Ian Kennedy

Umpires — HP: Nic Lentz · 1B: Ryan Additon · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: John Tumpane · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brandon Lowe	4	0	2	0	0	1
Tommy Pham	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ji-Man Choi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yandy Diaz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe	4	0	1	0	0	1
Avisail Garcia	4	1	2	0	0	0
Kevin Kiermaier	2	1	0	0	2	0
Willy Adames	4	0	2	2	0	0
Michael Perez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Zunino	2	0	0	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	1	1	0	0	1
Adalberto Mondesi	4	1	1	2	0	1
Alex Gordon	2	1	0	0	1	0
Hunter Dozier	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jorge Soler	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kelvin Gutierrez	3	0	0	1	0	0
Chris Owings	3	0	0	0	0	2
Martin Maldonado	3	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Hamilton	2	0	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryne Stanek	1.0	3	1	0
Jalen Beeks	6.2	1	2	6
Hunter Wood	0.1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jakob Junis	6.1	6	2	2
Jake Diekman	0.2	0	0	1
Ian Kennedy	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brandon Lowe: K
Tommy Pham: 53/G56S
Ji-Man Choi: 43/G34D

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: D8/L8LS+
Adalberto Mondesi: SB3
Adalberto Mondesi: HR/F89D+.3-H
Alex Gordon: W
Hunter Dozier: D8/F89D+.1-3
Jorge Soler: 63/G6S+
Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G6S.3-H
Chris Owings: SB3
Chris Owings: 63/G6S

Top 2

Yandy Diaz: 8/F8LD
Nathaniel Lowe: 63/G6
Avisail Garcia: D8/L78S+
Kevin Kiermaier: W
Willy Adames: D9/L9LD+.2-H;1-H
Michael Perez: PB.2-3
Michael Perez: 43/G34+

Bot 2

Martin Maldonado: K
Billy Hamilton: 7/F78D
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LSF

Top 3

Brandon Lowe: S9/L9S+
Tommy Pham: 9/F9S
Ji-Man Choi: K
Yandy Diaz: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 3

Adalberto Mondesi: 63/G6S
Alex Gordon: HP
Hunter Dozier: W.1-2
Jorge Soler: K
Kelvin Gutierrez: 8/F8LXD+

Top 4

Nathaniel Lowe: S7/L78S
Avisail Garcia: S7/L78S.1-2
Kevin Kiermaier: 7/DP/AP.1X1(764)
Willy Adames: 9/F9M

Bot 4

Chris Owings: K
Martin Maldonado: 63/G56
Billy Hamilton: 4/F4M-

Top 5

Michael Perez: 5/F6-
Brandon Lowe: S9/L9S+
Tommy Pham: 3/F3F-
Ji-Man Choi: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LXD+
Adalberto Mondesi: K
Alex Gordon: 3/G3

Top 6

Yandy Diaz: 53/G56S-
Nathaniel Lowe: 8/F8LXD+
Avisail Garcia: 63/G6+

Bot 6

Hunter Dozier: 9/F9LD+
Jorge Soler: 7/F78M
Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G56

Top 7

Kevin Kiermaier: W
Willy Adames: SB2
Willy Adames: 9/F9D+.2-3
Mike Zunino: K
Brandon Lowe: 8/F8LS

Bot 7

Chris Owings: K
Martin Maldonado: D7/L5D+
Billy Hamilton: W
Whit Merrifield: POCS3(15)
Whit Merrifield: K

Top 8

Tommy Pham: S8/L4D+
Ji-Man Choi: 8/F8LD
Yandy Diaz: 13.1-2
Nathaniel Lowe: K

Bot 8

Adalberto Mondesi: 53/G56S-
Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Hunter Dozier: K

Top 9

Avisail Garcia: 53/G5
Kevin Kiermaier: 13/G13
Willy Adames: S8/L8RS
Mike Zunino: PO1(E1).1-2
Mike Zunino: K

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Rays challenged call that Garcia was out at 2nd on appeal; play was deep fly and both runners took off; Garcia had had rounded 2nd and did not touch bag on way back to 1st; Royals appealed and Garcia was out; call was upheld - out to complete double play
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