Royals 6, Rays 1
Andy Sonnanstine allowed five runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings on Sunday. (AP)
By Mark Dent / MLB.com
When they look back on this one, the Rays will regret the sixth inning. Carl Crawford drove in their only run, but trailing by two later in the frame, the Rays had men on second and third with nobody out. But Tampa Bay could not push across either runner to tie the game.
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Tampa Bay
(61-43)
Lost 1
Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 7/27/08
DET 6, CWS 4
MIN 4, CLE 2
SEA 5, TOR 1
NYM 9, STL 1
COL 11, CIN 0
BAL 5, LAA 2
PHI 12, ATL 10
SD 3, PIT 1
HOU 11, MIL 6
CHC 9, FLA 6
ARI 7, SF 2
OAK 6, TEX 5
LAD 2, WSH 0
BOS 9, NYY 2
Kansas City
(47-59)
Won 1
July 27, 2008
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Standings thru 7/27/08  | Recap: TB | KC  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Royals stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
Upton , CF2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .270
Crawford , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .267
Longoria , 3B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279
Pena , 1B3 0 2 0 0 1 2 .243
Aybar , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .224
Gross , RF2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221
a-Gomes , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194
b-Hinske , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Riggans , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Bartlett , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 32 1 7 1 2 4 18
a-Flied out for Gross in the 6th. b-Hit by pitch for Gomes in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Iwamura (19, Davies), Pena (12, Davies), Longoria (26, Davies).TB : Iwamura 2; Upton; Crawford; Longoria 3; Pena 3.RBI : Crawford (51).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gross; Gomes 2; Aybar.GIDP : Crawford; Riggans.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Upton (31, 2nd base off Davies/Olivo).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 2B5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Aviles, M , SS4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .306
DeJesus , LF3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .305
Butler , DH3 1 2 4 1 0 1 .257
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247
Teahen , RF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248
Gload , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269
Olivo , C4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .246
Maier , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 2 11
BATTING 2B : DeJesus 2 (18, Sonnanstine, Sonnanstine), Butler (14, Sonnanstine), German (6, Sonnanstine).HR : Aviles, M (5, 1st inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 1 out), Butler (6, 7th inning off Reyes, 2 on, 2 out).TB : German 2; Aviles, M 5; DeJesus 4; Butler 6; Gordon; Teahen 2; Gload.RBI : Aviles, M (26), Butler 4 (33), DeJesus (55).2-out RBI : DeJesus; Butler 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Olivo 2; Butler; Gload.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : German (6, 3rd base off Reyes/Riggans). FIELDING DP : 2 (German-Aviles, M-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Davies (W, 4-2)5.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 4.34
Mahay (H, 17)2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.81
Nunez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.13
Soria 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.57
Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Davies pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.WP : Reyes, Davies.IBB : DeJesus (by Sonnanstine).HBP : Pena (by Nunez), Hinske (by Soria).Pitches-strikes : Sonnanstine 94-63, Reyes 15-11, Miller 8-5, Hammel 13-8, Davies 83-47, Mahay 22-14, Nunez 17-14, Soria 5-3.Ground outs-fly outs : Sonnanstine 6-12, Reyes 0-0, Miller 0-1, Hammel 1-2, Davies 5-8, Mahay 0-5, Nunez 0-2, Soria 2-1.Batters faced : Sonnanstine 30, Reyes 2, Miller 2, Hammel 3, Davies 22, Mahay 6, Nunez 5, Soria 3.Inherited runners-scored : Reyes 2-2, Miller 1-0, Mahay 2-0.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 91 degrees, sunny.Wind : 7 mph, R to L.T : 2:37.Att : 13,779.July 27, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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