Rays 5, Royals 3
Edwin Jackson throws during the first inning on Friday night. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Mark Dent / MLB.com
Edwin Jackson pitched five-plus innings of two-run ball and Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to put the game away, as the Rays took a one-game lead in the American League East over the Red Sox on Friday night.
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Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 3
Today's Boxes 7/25/08
FLA 3, CHC 2
LAA 6, BAL 5
ATL 8, PHI 2
CWS 6, DET 5
CLE 5, MIN 4
NYY 1, BOS 0
SD 6, PIT 5
TOR 5, SEA 4
COL 7, CIN 2
NYM 7, STL 2
HOU 3, MIL 1
TEX 14, OAK 6
ARI 10, SF 2
LAD 3, WSH 2
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Standings thru 7/25/08 | Recap: TB | KC | Gameday | Rays stats | Royals stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .276
Upton , CF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269
Crawford , LF5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265
Longoria , 3B3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .276
Pena , 1B4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .234
Floyd , DH5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243
Navarro , C4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .316
Hinske , RF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256
Gross , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262
Totals 36 5 9 4 3 4 19
BATTING 2B : Pena (11, Bannister), Upton (22, Bannister), Navarro (18, Bannister).HR : Pena (16, 9th inning off Nunez, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Upton 2; Longoria; Pena 6; Navarro 3; Hinske.RBI : Longoria (61), Upton (46), Pena 2 (52).2-out RBI : Longoria; Pena 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Iwamura; Bartlett; Floyd; Crawford 2.SF : Upton.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING PB : Navarro (5).DP : 2 (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF-CF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .305
Aviles, M , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .305
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
Guillen , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
Gordon , 3B2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .249
Butler , DH4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .253
Gload , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
Buck , C3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .253
Maier , CF1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
a-German , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
Totals 30 3 4 3 5 6 13
BATTING HR : Butler (5, 5th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 2 out), Buck (7, 6th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 0 out), Gload (2, 9th inning off Percival, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Butler 4; Gload 5; Buck 4.RBI : Butler (29), Buck (34), Gload (24).2-out RBI : Butler; Gload.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : German 2.GIDP : Butler; Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Grudzielanek (4, throw), Aviles, M (5, fielding).
WP : Howell.HBP : Hinske (by Bannister), Bartlett (by Bannister).Pitches-strikes : Jackson 74-42, Balfour 30-20, Howell 17-7, Wheeler 16-10, Percival 17-9, Bannister 100-59, Ramirez, R 34-19, Nunez 23-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Jackson 9-5, Balfour 0-2, Howell 1-0, Wheeler 2-0, Percival 0-3, Bannister 10-5, Ramirez, R 0-4, Nunez 1-3.Batters faced : Jackson 18, Balfour 6, Howell 4, Wheeler 3, Percival 4, Bannister 27, Ramirez, R 7, Nunez 8.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 1-0, Howell 1-0, Wheeler 1-0, Ramirez, R 2-1.Umpires : HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 89 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 3:29.Att : 31,535.July 25, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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