MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/22/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1854 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (55-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Kansas City Royals (58-45) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 6 0
Royals Edge Rays, 1-0
Chris Sale pitched a gem to lead Kansas City to victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0. Sale, the winner, moves to 6-10. He threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 10 and giving up 1 walk. Silvino Bracho earned his 1st save in 3 chances.

A decisive at-bat came in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Nolan Arenado, hit a sacrifice fly. It made the score 1-0, Kansas City, and helped them go on to win.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Arenado told the Kansas City Times.

With the win, Kansas City upped its record to 58-45.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 15 38
T. Edman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .249 5 25
N. Cruz LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .210 10 34
A. Hicks RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 12 36
D. Vogelbach 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 25 56
B. Posey C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .259 6 21
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 1 19
I. Diaz 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .294 9 33
A. Hedges DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208 5 20
Totals 31 0 4 0 1 15 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Edman , N. Cruz 2 , I. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Iglesias-Vogelbach, Iglesias-Diaz-Vogelbach)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 7 44
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 10 41
A. Rizzo 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .237 17 54
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .273 18 65
T. Grisham CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 23 62
A. Aquino RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 19 55
J. Profar 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 5 34
D. Swanson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 2 36
C. Casali C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 5 15
Totals 27 1 6 1 3 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar (20, 7th Inning off T. Oaks, 0 on, 1 out) D. Swanson (20, 5th Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick , J. Winker , J. Profar 3 , A. Rizzo , D. Swanson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Casali 2
GIDP: H. Kendrick , T. Grisham
Sac Fly: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 6
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Carrasco L (8-8) 5.1 5 1 1 2 6 0 95 62 3.95   
T. Oaks 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 19 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 58
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 22, T. Oaks 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 6-3, T. Oaks 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 95-62, T. Oaks 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Oaks 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (6-10) 6.1 4 0 0 1 10 0 94 55 3.62   
J. Alvarado H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 2.60   
C. Edwards Jr. H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 11 1.64   
S. Bracho SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 74
Batters Faced: C. Sale 24, J. Alvarado 2, C. Edwards Jr. 3, S. Bracho 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 3-6, J. Alvarado 1-0, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, S. Bracho 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 94-55, J. Alvarado 6-4, C. Edwards Jr. 15-11, S. Bracho 7-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 39891
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