Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals
July 23, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2011 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Jennings lf 3 2 2 1
Damon dh 5 0 1 1
Zobrist rf,2b 5 1 2 1
Longoria 3b 4 0 2 1
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Joyce ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Kotchman 1b 5 0 1 0
Shoppach c 4 0 1 0
  Fuld ph 1 0 0 0
  Chirinos c 0 0 0 0
Johnson ss 5 1 1 0
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gordon lf 5 0 3 1
Cabrera cf 5 0 0 0
Butler dh 5 1 1 0
  Aviles pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Hosmer 1b 5 2 3 1
Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0
Moustakas 3b 3 0 2 3
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Maier ph 1 0 0 0
  Treanor c 0 0 0 0
Getz 2b 3 0 0 0
Escobar ss 4 1 0 0
Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Tampa Bay 110 011 000 04112
Kansas City 000 201 001 15100
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann   6.0 7 3 2 0 4
  Peralta   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Howell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Farnsworth   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Gomes  L(0-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
1
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Francis   5.0 9 3 3 2 6
  Holland   3.0 1 1 1 1 6
  Crow   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Soria  W(5-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
5
15

  E–Jennings (1), Longoria (7).  DP–Kansas City 1. Francis-Getz-Hosmer.  2B–Tampa Bay Jennings (1,off Francis); Zobrist (30,off Francis); Longoria (18,off Francis); Damon (17,off Holland), Kansas City Moustakas (4,off Niemann); Francoeur (25,off Niemann); Gordon (26,off Farnsworth); Hosmer (14,off Gomes).  3B–Tampa Bay Jennings (1,off Francis); E. Johnson (2,off Francis).  IBB–Jennings (1,by Francis).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Moustakas (2,off Niemann).  HBP–Francoeur (7,by Howell).  Team–8.  SB–Jennings (1,2nd base off Francis/Pena); Gordon (9,2nd base off Niemann/Shoppach).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:25.  A–27,643.
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