Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 2010 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 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Zobrist 2b 6 0 0 0
Upton cf 5 0 0 0
Crawford lf 5 1 1 0
Johnson 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Joyce rf 5 1 2 0
Pena 1b 3 0 1 2
  Jennings pr 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0
Hawpe dh 4 0 1 0
  Baldelli ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Brignac ss 4 0 0 0
Navarro c 2 0 0 0
  Aybar ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoppach c 2 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Soriano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 4 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 1 0
Aviles 2b 5 0 1 0
Butler dh 5 0 0 0
Ka'aihue 1b 3 1 0 0
Betemit 3b 5 0 0 0
Gordon lf 5 1 1 2
Betancourt ss 5 0 1 0
Pena c 5 0 0 0
Maier rf 4 0 2 0
O'Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
  Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 6 2
Tampa Bay 000 000 002 001372
Kansas City 000 200 000 000261
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Davis   7.0 3 2 2 2 6
  Choate   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Cormier   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Benoit   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Niemann  W(12-8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Soriano  SV(45) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
6
2
2
4
15
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
O'Sullivan   6.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Tejeda   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Meche   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Soria   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hughes  L(1-3) 1.2 1 1 0 0 4
  Holland   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
7
3
2
3
13

  E–Johnson (2), Joyce (3), Betemit (10).  DP–Kansas City 1. Ka'aihue.  2B–Tampa Bay Pena (18,off Soria), Kansas City Blanco (8,off Soriano).  HR–Kansas City Gordon (8,4th inning off Davis 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Dyson (2,off Davis).  Team–9.  SB–Baldelli (1,2nd base off Hughes/Pena); Dyson (9,2nd base off Davis/Navarro); Maier (3,2nd base off Davis/Navarro); Aviles (14,2nd base off Wheeler/Shoppach).  CS–Betancourt (3,2nd base by Davis/Navarro).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–James Hoye, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:39.  A–20,936.
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