Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Tampa Bay 10,
Kansas City 8
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 4, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Jeremy Riggs
Attendance: 28358
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Quinn Wolcott, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Jeremy Riggs
Attendance: 28358
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Richie Palacios | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Amed Rosario | PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Isaac Paredes | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Brandon Lowe | DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .229 |
| Randy Arozarena | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .197 |
| Josh Lowe | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| Jose Siri | PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .209 |
| Taylor Walls | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .164 |
| Jonny DeLuca | CF-RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .180 |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .272 |
| Jose Caballero | 3B-2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 26 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Brandon Lowe (5), Randy Arozarena (14), Josh Lowe (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Brandon Lowe (8), Jonny DeLuca (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Richie Palacios, Amed Rosario 2, Isaac Paredes, Brandon Lowe 7, Randy Arozarena 2, Josh Lowe 2, Taylor Walls, Jonny DeLuca 6, Ben Rortvedt 2, Jose Caballero | |||||||||
| RBI - Richie Palacios (19), Isaac Paredes (47), Brandon Lowe (25), Randy Arozarena (29), Josh Lowe (14), Taylor Walls (4), Jonny DeLuca 2 (17), Ben Rortvedt 2 (25) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Isaac Paredes (24), Brandon Lowe (6), Josh Lowe (7), Jonny DeLuca (3), Ben Rortvedt 2 (10) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brandon Lowe (20), Jose Siri 2 (19), Taylor Walls 2 (6), Ben Rortvedt 2 (20) | |||||||||
| SF - Taylor Walls (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 13 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Randy Arozarena (11, 3rd off Smith/Fermin), Josh Lowe (6, 2nd off Hernandez/Fermin) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Richie Palacios 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zach Eflin (W 5-5) | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.19 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Jason Adam (H 15) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Kevin Kelly (H 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 |
| Pete Fairbanks (SV 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 |
| HBP - Freddy Fermin (by Cleavinger) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Zach Eflin 96-63, Garrett Cleavinger 14-9, Jason Adam 13-10, Kevin Kelly 6-5, Pete Fairbanks 12-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zach Eflin 6-3, Garrett Cleavinger 0-1, Jason Adam 2-1, Kevin Kelly 0-1, Pete Fairbanks 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zach Eflin 24, Garrett Cleavinger 3, Jason Adam 5, Kevin Kelly 3, Pete Fairbanks 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Garrett Cleavinger 1-1, Jason Adam 2-1 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Nick Loftin | 3B-LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| MJ Melendez | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 |
| Garrett Hampson | PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Maikel Garcia | PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nick Loftin (4), Bobby Witt Jr. (24), Hunter Renfroe (12), Garrett Hampson (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (14), Michael Massey (8) | |||||||||
| TB - Nick Loftin 2, Bobby Witt Jr. 7, Vinnie Pasquantino, Michael Massey 4, Hunter Renfroe 3, Garrett Hampson 2, Freddy Fermin | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. 2 (58), Vinnie Pasquantino 2 (58), Michael Massey (25), Hunter Renfroe (29), Garrett Hampson (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (20), Vinnie Pasquantino (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (23), Freddy Fermin (15) | |||||||||
| SF - Bobby Witt Jr. (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Bobby Witt Jr. (9, 2nd by Adam/Rortvedt) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Hunter Renfroe (Palacios at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Alec Marsh (L 6-6) | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.57 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Will Smith | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.88 |
| Nick Anderson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.28 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Alec Marsh 75-45, Carlos Hernandez 45-25, Will Smith 29-16, Nick Anderson 18-11, Angel Zerpa 40-28, Sam Long 21-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Alec Marsh 4-2, Carlos Hernandez 1-1, Will Smith 1-0, Nick Anderson 0-0, Angel Zerpa 2-0, Sam Long 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Alec Marsh 17, Carlos Hernandez 8, Will Smith 7, Nick Anderson 4, Angel Zerpa 8, Sam Long 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Will Smith 2-2, Nick Anderson 2-0, Angel Zerpa 1-1 | ||||||||