Major League Baseball
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Tampa Bay 3,
Kansas City 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, October 3, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 20936
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 20936
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| B.J. Upton | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .237 |
| Carl Crawford | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .307 |
| Dan Johnson | 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .198 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .196 |
| Desmond Jennings | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| Brad Hawpe | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .179 |
| Rocco Baldelli | PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .256 |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .194 |
| Willy Aybar | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Totals | 43 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Carlos Pena (18) | |||||||||
| TB - Carl Crawford, Dan Johnson, Matt Joyce 2, Carlos Pena 2, Brad Hawpe, Rocco Baldelli | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Pena 2 (84) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Reid Brignac 2 (44), Dioner Navarro 2 (16) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Rocco Baldelli (1, 2nd off Hughes/Pena) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Dan Johnson (2), Matt Joyce (3) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Wade Davis | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.07 |
| Randy Choate | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 |
| Dan Wheeler | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.35 |
| Lance Cormier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.34 |
| Chad Qualls | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.57 |
| Jeff Niemann (W 12-8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.39 |
| Rafael Soriano (SV 45) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.73 |
| WP - Lance Cormier | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Wade Davis 104-71, Randy Choate 2-2, Dan Wheeler 7-5, Lance Cormier 8-4, Joaquin Benoit 14-11, Chad Qualls 12-10, Jeff Niemann 15-11, Rafael Soriano 23-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Wade Davis 5-7, Randy Choate 1-0, Dan Wheeler 0-0, Lance Cormier 0-0, Joaquin Benoit 0-1, Chad Qualls 2-0, Jeff Niemann 0-0, Rafael Soriano 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Wade Davis 27, Randy Choate 1, Dan Wheeler 2, Lance Cormier 2, Joaquin Benoit 4, Chad Qualls 3, Jeff Niemann 3, Rafael Soriano 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Lance Cormier 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jarrod Dyson | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| Gregor Blanco | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Mike Aviles | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .304 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .318 |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .217 |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .297 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .215 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Brayan Pena | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Mitch Maier | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| Totals | 42 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Gregor Blanco (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Alex Gordon (8) | |||||||||
| TB - Gregor Blanco 2, Mike Aviles, Alex Gordon 4, Yuniesky Betancourt, Mitch Maier 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Gordon 2 (20) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Mike Aviles 2 (32), Billy Butler 2 (53), Kila Ka'aihue (14), Wilson Betemit (34) | |||||||||
| S - Jarrod Dyson (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Yuniesky Betancourt (3, 2nd by Davis/Navarro) | |||||||||
| SB - Jarrod Dyson (9, 2nd off Davis/Navarro), Mike Aviles (14, 2nd off Wheeler/Shoppach), Mitch Maier (3, 2nd off Davis/Navarro) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Wilson Betemit (10) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.49 |
| Robinson Tejeda (H 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 |
| Gil Meche (H 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.69 |
| Joakim Soria (BS 3) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.78 |
| Blake Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.07 |
| Dusty Hughes (L 1-3) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Greg Holland | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Sean O'Sullivan 91-57, Robinson Tejeda 11-7, Gil Meche 10-7, Joakim Soria 23-19, Blake Wood 15-9, Dusty Hughes 27-17, Greg Holland 7-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sean O'Sullivan 5-7, Robinson Tejeda 1-1, Gil Meche 1-1, Joakim Soria 1-0, Blake Wood 1-1, Dusty Hughes 0-0, Greg Holland 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Sean O'Sullivan 22, Robinson Tejeda 4, Gil Meche 3, Joakim Soria 6, Blake Wood 3, Dusty Hughes 6, Greg Holland 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Robinson Tejeda 1-0, Greg Holland 1-1 | ||||||||