Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9,
Tampa Bay 8
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 11514
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 11514
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 15 | 0 |
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Desmond Jennings | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .218 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .307 |
| James Loney | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 |
| Luke Scott | DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Jose Lobaton | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Kelly Johnson | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .229 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Evan Longoria (5), Kelly Johnson (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Evan Longoria (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Matt Joyce (6), Ben Zobrist (3), Luke Scott (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Matt Joyce 4, Ben Zobrist 5, Evan Longoria 6, James Loney 2, Yunel Escobar, Luke Scott 6, Kelly Johnson 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Desmond Jennings (6), Matt Joyce (9), Ben Zobrist (20), James Loney 2 (13), Luke Scott 2 (2), Kelly Johnson (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Luke Scott (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Desmond Jennings 2 (8), Matt Joyce (6), Jose Lobaton (8) | |||||||||
| S - Jose Lobaton (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Desmond Jennings (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Yunel Escobar (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeremy Hellickson | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4.71 |
| Jake McGee (L 0-2; BS 3) | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.94 |
| Jamey Wright | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.54 |
| Joel Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 |
| HBP - Jeff Francoeur (by Hellickson) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeremy Hellickson 91-58, Jake McGee 26-17, Kyle Farnsworth 7-6, Jamey Wright 15-11, Joel Peralta 12-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeremy Hellickson 5-3, Jake McGee 0-0, Kyle Farnsworth 0-0, Jamey Wright 1-0, Joel Peralta 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeremy Hellickson 25, Jake McGee 8, Kyle Farnsworth 2, Jamey Wright 3, Joel Peralta 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Farnsworth 3-2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Lorenzo Cain | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .329 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .264 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| Elliot Johnson | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .208 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Billy Butler (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Lorenzo Cain (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Elliot Johnson (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Gordon 2, Alcides Escobar 2, Billy Butler 4, Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain 4, Mike Moustakas, Jeff Francoeur, Salvador Perez 2, Elliot Johnson 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon (18), Billy Butler (16), Eric Hosmer (9), Lorenzo Cain 2 (14), Mike Moustakas (6), Jeff Francoeur 2 (9), Elliot Johnson (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Gordon (12), Eric Hosmer (5), Lorenzo Cain (7), Jeff Francoeur 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alcides Escobar (10), Salvador Perez (13) | |||||||||
| SF - Mike Moustakas (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Lorenzo Cain (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luis Mendoza | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.00 |
| Bruce Chen (W 2-0) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Collins (H 4) | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Aaron Crow (H 5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Holland (SV 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Luis Mendoza 68-43, Bruce Chen 39-26, Tim Collins 23-15, Aaron Crow 23-13, Greg Holland 14-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Mendoza 4-2, Bruce Chen 1-2, Tim Collins 1-0, Aaron Crow 1-2, Greg Holland 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luis Mendoza 19, Bruce Chen 9, Tim Collins 6, Aaron Crow 4, Greg Holland 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Aaron Crow 2-0 | ||||||||