Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 10, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 2003 at Tropicana Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Guiel rf 4 1 2 0
  Randa ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Berroa ss 5 1 1 0
Ibanez 1b 4 0 2 2
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0
Relaford cf 3 1 1 1
DiFelice c 4 1 1 1
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
Matos 3b,rf 4 1 2 3
Febles 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 4 2 1 0
Baldelli cf 4 1 2 0
Huff rf 4 0 2 3
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Rolls 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson dh 3 0 0 0
Perez 2b 3 0 0 0
Valentin c 3 0 0 0
Lugo ss 2 0 1 0
Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Malaska p 0 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Kansas City 500 200 0007120
Tampa Bay 000 102 000360
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (7-4) 7.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Affeldt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Levine   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sosa  L (4-9) 0.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Gaudin   4.2 5 2 2 0 4
  Malaska   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Backe   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Colome   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Carter   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 2.  2B–Kansas City Difelice (12,off Sosa); Guiel (17,off Gaudin), Tampa Bay Crawford (16,off Hernandez); Huff 2 (41,off Hernandez 2); Baldelli (25,off Hernandez).  HR–Kansas City Matos (2,4th inning off Gaudin 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ibanez (8,off Sosa).  IBB–Brown (1,by Sosa).  CS–Anderson (2,2nd base by Hernandez/Difelice); Lugo (3,2nd base by Hernandez/Difelice).  IBB–Sosa (2,Brown).  U-HP–Mike Fichter, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:39.  A–11,327.
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