Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals
July 26, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 1 1 0
Upton cf 4 1 1 0
Crawford lf 4 0 2 2
Longoria 3b 4 1 1 0
Pena 1b 3 2 2 1
Aybar dh 4 0 0 1
Navarro c 4 0 1 0
Hinske rf 2 0 0 1
  Gomes ph 1 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0
Kazmir p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Aviles ss 5 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 0
Guillen rf 4 0 1 1
Butler dh 4 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
Buck c 2 0 0 0
Gload 1b 4 1 2 1
German lf 4 0 2 1
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez H. p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Tampa Bay 010 100 021580
Kansas City 000 110 0013100
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir   5.0 7 2 2 0 5
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Reyes  W(2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percival  SV(22) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar   5.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Ramirez H.  L(1-1) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Ramirez R.   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Peralta   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
1
0

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, Kansas City 1. Aviles-Gload.  2B–Tampa Bay Longoria (25,off Hochevar); Upton (23,off H. Ramirez), Kansas City Grudzielanek 3 (24,off Kazmir 3).  3B–Tampa Bay Crawford 2 (7,off Hochevar,off H. Ramirez), Kansas City Gload (1,off Percival).  HR–Tampa Bay Pena (17,9th inning off Peralta 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Gordon (1,off Kazmir).  HBP–Buck (4,by Kazmir).  Team–9.  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:09.  A–24,322.
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