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Final Tropicana Field MLBN (out-of-market only) (TV), WDAE 95.7 FM (AM), Bally Sports Sun (TV), Royals Radio Network (AM), Bally Sports Kansas City (TV)
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123456789 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Pitching
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO P ST
Jason VargasW 7.0 3 0 0 1 4 96 63
Matt Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 17 12
Al Alburquerque 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 6 6
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO P ST
Jake OdorizziL 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 114 73
Chase Whitley 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 18 9
Diego Moreno 1.0 3 3 2 0 1 25 15
Danny Farquhar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13 8
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. 1–0
▲ 8th Salvador Perez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Corey Dickerson. Alcides Escobar scores. Mike Moustakas scores. 3–0
▲ 8th Jorge Bonifacio doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Corey Dickerson. Salvador Perez scores. 4–0
▲ 8th Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Fielding error by center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. 6–0
Box Score
Kansas City Royals
Batter AB R H RBI BB SO
SSAlcides Escobar 4 1 1 0 0 2
DHMike Moustakas 4 1 1 0 1 0
1BEric Hosmer 4 0 0 0 0 0
CSalvador Perez 4 1 1 2 0 1
LFJorge Bonifacio 4 1 2 1 0 1
2BWhit Merrifield 3 2 2 2 1 0
RFJorge Soler 2 0 0 0 2 1
CFAlex Gordon 4 0 0 0 0 1
3BCheslor Cuthbert 4 0 1 0 0 1
PJason Vargas 0 0 0 0 0 0
PMatt Strahm 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAl Alburquerque 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Rays
Batter AB R H RBI BB SO
SSTim Beckham 4 0 1 0 0 1
LFCorey Dickerson 4 0 1 0 0 0
3BEvan Longoria 3 0 0 0 0 1
1BLogan Morrison 3 0 1 0 0 0
DHRickie Weeks Jr. 3 0 0 0 0 2
2BDaniel Robertson 3 0 0 0 0 0
CFKevin Kiermaier 2 0 0 0 1 1
CDerek Norris 2 0 0 0 0 0
CJesús Sucre 1 0 0 0 0 1
RFPeter Bourjos 3 0 1 0 0 1
PJake Odorizzi 0 0 0 0 0 0
PChase Whitley 0 0 0 0 0 0
PDiego Moreno 0 0 0 0 0 0
PDanny Farquhar 0 0 0 0 0 0