MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/21/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2206 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-72) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1
Tampa Bay Rays (72-54) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 6 0
Multi-HR Game for Conforto in 5-1 Win
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-1. Earning player of the game honors was left fielder Michael Conforto, who was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Frankie Montas got the save, his 3rd in 4 chances. The second-place Rays have won 4 straight.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. That's when catcher Tucker Barnhart hit a double. The Rays went on to win.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .302 5 45
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .318 4 43
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .319 11 35
O. Herrera CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .232 2 7
M. Cabrera RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .302 4 27
J. Profar SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .253 7 53
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .234 1 10
K. Plawecki C 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .284 2 27
R. Torreyes DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .229 1 21
Totals 38 1 12 1 3 7 32      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Plawecki (14, 8th Inning off J. Pazos, 0 on, 2 outs) O. Herrera (3, 5th Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 1 out) N. Arenado (11, 1st Inning off T. Roark, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Cabrera (22, 3rd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer 2 , K. Plawecki 4 , J. Winker 2 , O. Herrera 2 , N. Arenado 2 , I. Kinsler 2 , M. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mauer , J. Winker , R. Torreyes , J. Profar 2 , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera
GIDP: R. Torreyes
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mauer (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Kinsler-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .287 39 100
A. Pollock CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .320 9 53
J. Votto 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 15 64
N. Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .292 26 95
A. Eaton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 7 62
C. Davis DH 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .248 5 17
B. Zobrist 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .228 4 10
M. Duffy SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .280 5 59
T. Barnhart C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 2
Totals 30 5 6 5 5 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Barnhart (2, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) N. Walker (24, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Conforto 2 (39, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Davis (5, 8th Inning off G. Infante, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 8 , T. Barnhart 2 , N. Walker 2 , C. Davis 4 , J. Votto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist
GIDP: M. Duffy
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Walker-Votto)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 1 94 62 4.29   
D. Hernandez L (0-1) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 17 9 14.21   
K. Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 5.56   
G. Infante 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 4 9.82   
A. Warren 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 63
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, D. Hernandez 3, K. Herrera 3, G. Infante 3, A. Warren 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 8-6, D. Hernandez 0-0, K. Herrera 0-3, G. Infante 1-0, A. Warren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 94-62, D. Hernandez 17-9, K. Herrera 12-8, G. Infante 9-4, A. Warren 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Warren 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Roark 5.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 90 52 3.32   
Y. Hirano W (3-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 6.46   
J. Pazos H (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.12   
C. Shreve 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 2.84   
K. Kela H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 3.16   
F. Montas SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Roark 52
Batters Faced: T. Roark 24, Y. Hirano 8, J. Pazos 4, C. Shreve 2, K. Kela 2, F. Montas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Roark 6-4, Y. Hirano 2-3, J. Pazos 2-0, C. Shreve 0-0, K. Kela 0-1, F. Montas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Roark 90-52, Y. Hirano 22-16, J. Pazos 12-8, C. Shreve 8-4, K. Kela 14-9, F. Montas 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kela 2-0 , F. Montas 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Conforto
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 39708
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