MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 709 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (12-13) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Tampa Bay Rays (12-15) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 0
Royals Handed 5-2 Loss by Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. Tampa Bay pitcher and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, native Michael Fulmer led the way. Fulmer went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. His record improves to 1-4. The victory makes Tampa Bay 12-15.

In the bottom of the third, Rafael Devers hit a 2-run home run. The 7th home run of the season for the Tampa Bay third baseman put the Rays on top, 2-1.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Devers.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .235 1 6
J. Profar DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .290 2 11
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .319 6 15
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .213 5 10
T. Grisham CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 6 19
A. Aquino RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 3 5
N. Goodrum SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 1 3
S. Murphy C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .161 0 1
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263 1 7
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 8 15      
BATTING
Total Bases: A. Aquino , J. Winker 2 , N. Goodrum , J. Profar , N. Arenado , A. Rizzo , S. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: J. Winker , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , T. Grisham
GIDP: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lopez (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-Lopez-Rizzo, Arenado-Lopez-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .118 2 3
X. Bogaerts SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .240 5 9
R. Devers 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .298 7 20
N. Cruz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .177 5 16
M. Ozuna LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .188 3 9
D. Vogelbach 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .303 9 21
K. Kiermaier RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .179 3 7
B. Posey C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .276 3 6
J. Berti 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .167 1 6
Totals 31 5 8 5 4 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Berti (2, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Posey (2, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Devers (7, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ozuna (3, 6th Inning off R. Lovelady, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 4 , J. Berti 2 , X. Bogaerts , K. Kiermaier , M. Ozuna 4 , B. Posey 3 , N. Cruz
2-out RBI: R. Devers , J. Berti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Hicks 2
GIDP: M. Ozuna , B. Posey
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Vogelbach)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola L (5-1) 5.0 6 4 4 2 5 1 88 55 2.62   
R. Lovelady 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 23 15 2.53   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 2.61   
S. Bracho 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 42
Batters Faced: A. Nola 22, R. Lovelady 6, C. Edwards Jr. 4, S. Bracho 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 3-6, R. Lovelady 0-0, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1, S. Bracho 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 88-55, R. Lovelady 23-15, C. Edwards Jr. 14-7, S. Bracho 14-7
WP: R. Lovelady
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fulmer W (1-4) 5.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 88 56 5.59   
A. Mills H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 11 5.50   
S. Doolittle H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 12 5.56   
C. Martin H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 9 0.00   
K. Giles SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fulmer 51
Batters Faced: M. Fulmer 22, A. Mills 5, S. Doolittle 4, C. Martin 3, K. Giles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fulmer 6-6, A. Mills 1-1, S. Doolittle 0-0, C. Martin 0-1, K. Giles 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fulmer 88-56, A. Mills 20-11, S. Doolittle 20-12, C. Martin 11-9, K. Giles 9-4
WP: A. Mills
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Fulmer
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 26618
Special Notes: RP Chris Martin was injured while pitching.
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