Rays 5, Royals 3
Billy Butler rounds the bases after his sixth-inning homer. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Three solo shots by Ross Gload, Billy Butler and John Buck weren't enough for the Royals against the Rays, as Kansas City fell on Friday night. Brian Bannister gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings, but it wasn't enough for the right-hander.
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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
July 25, 2008
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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
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