TB 2, KC 8 | May 1, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 1, 2019•Kauffman Stadium•63°F, Overcast

Rays

Royals

Final

WIN

Glenn Sparkman

LOSS

Blake Snell

The Royals cruised past the Rays 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Kelvin Gutiérrez3 RBI

⚾Glenn Sparkman7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Ji-Man Choi homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 63°F, OvercastWind: 1 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 5:20 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 11,411Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Ted Barrett

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88.4%D

17 missed calls

+15.0% TB

+0.42 runs TB

Win Probability

KC WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	0
KC	3	0	1	4	0	0	0

Game 565718 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brandon Lowe2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.296/.352/.561	106.7	.493	.932
Tommy PhamLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.291/.406/.445	104.9	.506	.717
Ji Man Choi1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.284/.386/.473	106.7	.354	.686
Yandy Díaz3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.275/.369/.549	108.9	.416	.426
Nathaniel LoweDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.308/.333	108.8	.333	.407
Daniel RobertsonSS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.183/.272/.293	106.8	.586	.871
Kevin KiermaierCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.260/.324/.440	103.4	.327	.303
Mike ZuninoC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.237/.384	103.5	.273	.341
Guillermo HerediaRF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.179/.324/.321	103	.260	.233
Bench
Blake SnellP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wilmer FontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	34	2	7	2	1	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Choi (9th off Newberry, 0 on, 0 out); Robertson (9th off Newberry, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Lowe

TB:14

RBI:Choi; Robertson

GIDP:Robertson

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.291/.345/.488	102.1	.317

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Blake SnellL	3.0	6	7	7	3	2	1	75-43	89.1	4.31
Wilmer Font	3.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	59-38	86.4	5.79
Austin Pruitt	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-16	89.1	4.91
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	4	4	1	156-97	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Font 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Snell 75-43; Font 59-38; Pruitt 22-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Snell 4-3; Font 3-3; Pruitt 4-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Glenn SparkmanW	7.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	86-59	89.4	3.95

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Jorge Soler singles on a line drive to right fielder Guillermo Heredia. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 94.5 mph242 ftLA: 13°

0-3

Kelvin Gutierrez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 96.9 mph💣 352 ftLA: 33°

Bot 3 • KC

0-4

Jorge Soler doubles (8) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 107.1 mph20 ftLA: -7°

Bot 4 • KC

0-5

Billy Hamilton singles on a line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham. Cam Gallagher scores. Terrance Gore to 3rd.

EV: 86.0 mph171 ftLA: 12°

0-6

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Guillermo Heredia. Terrance Gore scores. Billy Hamilton to 2nd.

EV: 96.8 mph175 ftLA: 11°

0-7

Adalberto Mondesi doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Guillermo Heredia. Billy Hamilton scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.

EV: 87.6 mph272 ftLA: 20°

0-8

Kelvin Gutierrez grounds into a force out, shortstop Daniel Robertson to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Whit Merrifield scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. Hunter Dozier out at 2nd. Kelvin Gutierrez to 1st.

EV: 100.3 mph129 ftLA: 5°

Top 9 • TB

2-8

Daniel Robertson homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 391 ftLA: 24°

1-8

Ji-Man Choi homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 434 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Glenn SparkmanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

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