Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Kansas City Royals
July 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2007 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 4, Kansas City Royals 12

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 3b 5 0 0 0
Harris ss 3 0 0 0
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Pena 1b 4 1 1 0
Wigginton dh 3 2 1 0
Gomes rf 4 1 4 3
Wilson 2b 4 0 1 0
Navarro c 1 0 0 1
  Crawford ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Mohr lf 3 0 0 0
  Casanova c 1 0 0 0
Kazmir p 0 0 0 0
  Hammel p 0 0 0 0
  Switzer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Fossum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 6 2 2 1
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 1
Butler dh 3 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 1 2 2
Teahen rf 4 1 1 0
German 3b 2 1 0 0
  Gload 1b 1 1 1 2
Gordon 1b,3b 5 2 1 2
LaRue c 3 1 0 0
Pena ss 5 1 3 4
De La Rosa p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 14 12
Tampa Bay 010 001 020481
Kansas City 002 013 06x12140
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir  L (5-6) 5.0 7 5 4 3 4
  Hammel   1.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Switzer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Stokes   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Fossum   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
11
8
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
De La Rosa  W (7-9) 5.2 5 2 2 3 7
  Riske   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Greinke   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
10

  E–Harris (10).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Wilson-Harris-Pena.  PB–Casanova (3).  2B–Tampa Bay Gomes 2 (10,off de la Rosa,off Greinke); Wilson (5,off de la Rosa); Pena (14,off Greinke); Wigginton (18,off Greinke), Kansas City Pena 3 (15,off Kazmir,off Hammel,off Fossum); DeJesus (20,off Kazmir); Grudzielanek (18,off Stokes); Gload (7,off Fossum); Gordon (15,off Fossum).  HR–Tampa Bay Gomes (8,6th inning off de la Rosa 0 on 2 out).  SF–Navarro (1,off de la Rosa).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Butler (1,by Stokes).  Team–10.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–James Hoye.  T–3:21.  A–14,726.
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