KC 3, TB 4 | Aug 23, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 23, 2018•Tropicana Field•72°F, Dome

Royals

Rays

Final

WIN

Sergio Romo

LOSS

Brian Flynn

The Rays edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Whit Merrifield3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Mallex Smith3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 5: Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Gomez. Alcides Escobar scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

Weather: 72°F, DomeWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:51Att: 9,088Venue: Tropicana Field

Ump Audit

John Libka

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93.0%B

11 missed calls

+12.2% KC

+0.51 runs KC

Win Probability

TB WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	2
TB	0	0	2	0	0	0	1

Game 531322 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.306/.374/.433	103.7	.421	.400
Alex GordonLF	3	1	2	1	1	0	.239/.322/.349	106	.420	.438
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	1	0	1	.231/.268/.424	102.2	.324	.337
Lucas DudaDH	3	0	1	1	1	1	.235/.307/.391	109.3	.573	.728
Rosell HerreraRF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.234/.277/.312	85.6	.327	.315
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.212/.281/.519	100.4	.148	.141
Hunter Dozier3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.215/.272/.337	110.6	.274	.271
Brett PhillipsCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.186/.255/.314	87.6	.021	.033
Alcides EscobarSS	3	1	0	0	1	1	.211/.263/.294	83.4	.147	.135
Bench
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	3	7	3	3	10	-	-	-	-

2B:Gordon

TB:8

RBI:Perez; Gordon; Duda

SB:Gordon 2; Merrifield

SF:Perez

GIDP:Gordon

Team LOB:6

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mallex SmithRF	5	0	3	0	0	0	.307/.377/.433	102.6	.405

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny Duffy	5.0	6	2	2	2	7	96-54	87.7	4.85
Kevin McCarthyBS	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	13-11	88.3	3.56
Tim Hill	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	4-0	86.4	4.91
Jake Newberry	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	14-7	88.4	0.00
Brandon Maurer	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	14-9	89.8	7.83
Brian FlynnL	0.1	1	1	0	2	0	19-9	90.5	4.04
Totals	8.1	11	4	3	6	9	160-90	-	-

HBP:Cron (by Duffy)

IBB:Flynn

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; Newberry 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 96-54; McCarthy 13-11; Hill 4-0; Newberry 14-7; Maurer 14-9; Flynn 19-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 0-8; McCarthy 4-0; Hill 0-0; Newberry 1-0; Maurer 1-0; Flynn 2-0

Tampa Bay Rays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tyler Glasnow	5.0	5	3	3	3	8	0	96-58	93.9	4.18

Game Notes

📺

B7Replay review: Royals challenged (slide interference), call on the field was overturned: Kevin Kiermaier grounds into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Willy Adames out at 2nd. Kevin Kiermaier out at 1st.

⚠️

B7Royals challenged (slide interference), call on the field was overturned: Kevin Kiermaier grounds into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Willy Adames out at 2nd. Kevin Kiermaier out at 1st.

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Lucas Duda singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Gomez. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 109.3 mph209 ftLA: 12°

Bot 3 • TB

1-1

Joey Wendle out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rosell Herrera. Matt Duffy scores. Jake Bauers to 3rd.

EV: 96.9 mph341 ftLA: 39°

1-2

Willy Adames singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Hunter Dozier. Jake Bauers scores. C.J. Cron to 2nd.

Top 5 • KC

3-2

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd.

EV: 97.1 mph355 ftLA: 38°

2-2

Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Gomez. Alcides Escobar scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

EV: 96.1 mph257 ftLA: 18°

Bot 7 • TB

3-3

C.J. Cron grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Matt Duffy scores. Jake Bauers out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Whit Merrifield.

EV: 99.1 mph36 ftLA: -2°

Bot 9 • TB

3-4

Kevin Kiermaier reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Jake Bauers scores. C.J. Cron to 3rd. Willy Adames to 2nd.

EV: 106.0 mph13 ftLA: -12°

Bench
Carlos GómezRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.217/.310/.351	84.6	.428	.385
Ji Man ChoiPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252/.328/.459	94.4	.134	.122
Jesús SucreC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.209/.248/.237	103.9	.207	.222
Tyler GlasnowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adam KolarekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José AlvaradoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sergio RomoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-