TB 14, KC 7 | Apr 20, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 21, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•43°F, Partly Cloudy

Rays

Royals

Final

WIN

Andrew Kittredge

LOSS

Brad Keller

SAVE

Trevor Richards

The Rays cruised past the Royals 14-7 in a dominant performance.

★Austin Meadows3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Randy Arozarena3-for-6, 0 RBI

★Manuel Margot3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Mike Zunino homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Brett Phillips scores.

Weather: 43°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:35Att: 4,481Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.2%B

13 missed calls

+8.1% KC

+0.45 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	1	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	3	14	17	1
KC	0	0	4	0	1	1	1

Game 634407 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Austin MeadowsDH	5	2	3	2	0	0	.226/.364/.484	104.9	.471	.722
Randy ArozarenaLF	6	1	3	0	0	3	.269/.329/.388	112.1	.455	.434
Joey Wendle3B	6	2	3	1	0	0	.356/.387/.593	98.2	.442	.458
Brandon Lowe2B	5	2	2	2	1	0	.180/.306/.328	107.8	.304	.475
Manuel MargotRF	4	1	1	3	1	0	.245/.317/.434	98.9	.403	.400
Yoshi Tsutsugo1B	4	0	1	3	1	0	.170/.235/.213	100.2	.257	.280
Brett PhillipsCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	.100/.240/.200	-	-	-
Willy AdamesSS	5	1	2	1	0	0	.220/.246/.407	104.9	.444	.706
Mike ZuninoC	4	2	1	2	1	2	.184/.279/.474	114.4	.505	.1005
Bench
Kevin KiermaierCF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.238/.273/.286	104	.294	.491
Rich HillP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	42	14	17	14	6	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (4th off Santana, 0 on, 2 out); Zunino (9th off Holland, 1 on, 1 out); Meadows (9th off Holland, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Meadows; Kiermaier; Wendle

3B:Adames

TB:31

RBI:Lowe 2; Meadows 2; Zunino 2; Margot 3; Wendle; Tsutsugo 3; Adames

SF:Meadows

GIDP:Meadows; Kiermaier; Wendle

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.306/.352/.516	103.2	.337

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rich Hill	2.0	4	4	4	1	1	0	40-28	80.4	8.82
Andrew KittredgeW	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18-10	90	2.25
Brent HoneywellH	1.1	2	1	1	2	0	1	27-14	89.2	2.70
Hunter StricklandH	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	29-18	90.3	2.70
Trevor RichardsS	3.0	1	1	1	0	4	0	46-29	87.5	5.63
Totals	9.0	9	7	7	4	6	1	160-99	-	-

WP:Strickland

Inherited runners-scored:Kittredge 1-0; Strickland 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Hill 40-28; Kittredge 18-10; Honeywell 27-14; Strickland 29-18; Richards 46-29

Groundouts-flyouts:Hill 3-2; Kittredge 1-2; Honeywell 3-1; Strickland 1-3; Richards 1-4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	1.2	3	5	5	3	1	0	54-29	92.8	12.00

Top 1 • TB

1-0

Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Austin Meadows scores. Joey Wendle to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Whit Merrifield.

EV: 90.8 mph11 ftLA: -14°

Top 2 • TB

5-0

Yoshi Tsutsugo walks. Joey Wendle scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Manuel Margot to 2nd.

4-0

Manuel Margot walks. Mike Zunino scores. Joey Wendle to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.

3-0

Joey Wendle singles on a fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Willy Adames scores. Mike Zunino to 2nd.

EV: 72.6 mph223 ftLA: 25°

2-0

Austin Meadows out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Kevin Kiermaier scores. Willy Adames to 3rd.

EV: 104.9 mph342 ftLA: 40°

Bot 3 • KC

5-2

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Manuel Margot. Andrew Benintendi scores. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 98.3 mph153 ftLA: 8°

5-4

Carlos Santana doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randy Arozarena. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 108.1 mph306 ftLA: 18°

Top 4 • TB

6-4

Brandon Lowe homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 428 ftLA: 24°

Top 5 • TB

7-4

Willy Adames triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Kevin Kiermaier scores.

EV: 104.7 mph404 ftLA: 35°

Bot 5 • KC

7-5

Carlos Santana homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 413 ftLA: 31°

Top 6 • TB

11-5

Yoshi Tsutsugo singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Brandon Lowe scores. Manuel Margot scores.

EV: 61.0 mph192 ftLA: 37°

9-5

Manuel Margot singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Randy Arozarena scores. Joey Wendle scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Manuel Margot to 2nd. Manuel Margot advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Andrew Benintendi.

EV: 98.8 mph17 ftLA: -10°

Bot 6 • KC

11-6

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 94.4 mph112 ftLA: 7°

Bot 7 • KC

11-7

Hunter Dozier grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Yoshi Tsutsugo. Hanser Alberto scores.

EV: 72.2 mph64 ftLA: 4°

Top 9 • TB

14-7

Austin Meadows homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.1 mph💣 398 ftLA: 33°

13-7

Mike Zunino homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Brett Phillips scores.

EV: 114.4 mph💣 434 ftLA: 27°

WP:Keller

Inherited runners-scored:Newberry 3-2; Alberto 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Keller 54-29; Newberry 27-13; Santana 27-18; Zimmer 29-20; Zuber 13-10; Barlow 11-8; Holland 24-12; Alberto 2-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 4-2; Newberry 2-1; Santana 2-2; Zimmer 2-0; Zuber 0-1; Barlow 2-1; Holland 0-1; Alberto 0-1

Bench
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	.250/.358/.482	108.1	.491	.802
Jorge SolerDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.163/.300/.265	107.3	.472	.745
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle ZimmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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