Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Kansas City Royals
May 15, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez rf 5 0 2 0
Lugo ss 5 1 2 2
Crawford dh 4 0 0 0
Huff 1b 4 0 1 1
Hollins cf 4 0 0 0
Cantu 3b 4 0 2 0
Singleton lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 0 1 0 0
Green 2b 3 1 1 0
Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
  McClung p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 4 1 1 1
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Graffanino 1b 4 0 3 0
Brown rf 3 1 0 0
Diaz dh 2 0 0 0
Long lf 3 1 1 0
Castillo c 3 1 1 2
Teahen 3b 3 0 2 0
McEwing 2b 3 0 1 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 3
Tampa Bay 000 001 002390
Kansas City 001 000 30x490
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrickson  L (1-2) 7.0 9 4 4 1 1
  McClung   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke   6.2 8 1 1 1 7
  MacDougal  W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Burgos   0.2 0 2 2 2 2
  Wood  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
10

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Lugo-Green-Huff, Kansas City 1. McEwing-Graffanino.  2B–Kansas City Graffanino (3,off Hendrickson).  3B–Kansas City Castillo (1,off Hendrickson).  HR–Kansas City Berroa (4,3rd inning off Hendrickson 0 on 2 out).  SH–Singleton (1,off Greinke); Diaz (1,off Hendrickson).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  CS–McEwing (2,2nd base by Hendrickson/Johnson).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:29.  A–12,000.
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