TB 8, KC 9 | Apr 21, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 22, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•46°F, Partly Cloudy

Rays

Royals

Final

WIN

Scott Barlow

LOSS

Diego Castillo

The Royals edged the Rays 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Joey Wendle3 RBI

★Jorge Soler3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Austin Meadows doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Brett Phillips scores.

Weather: 46°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:13Att: 5,053Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Mark Wegner

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92.8%B

11 missed calls

+9.0% KC

+0.46 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	8	11	1
KC	0	2	0	1	0	0	4

Game 634446 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Manuel MargotLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245/.317/.434	-	-	-
Yoshi TsutsugoDH	5	1	1	0	0	0	.173/.232/.212	101.2	.303	.295
Joey Wendle3B	4	1	2	3	0	1	.365/.388/.619	97.9	.379	.424
Brandon Lowe2B	5	1	1	2	0	1	.182/.299/.364	108.5	.391	.709
Yandy Díaz1B	3	1	0	0	2	0	.250/.400/.286	101.5	.481	.625
Kevin KiermaierCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.240/.269/.280	82.1	.492	.460
Mike ZuninoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184/.279/.474	-	-	-
Willy AdamesSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.206/.231/.381	105.8	.606	.896
Brett PhillipsRF	3	1	2	0	1	1	.174/.310/.261	104.9	.665	.630
Bench
Austin MeadowsLF	3	1	2	1	2	1	.246/.390/.508	110.3	.867	.1205
Francisco MejíaC	3	0	1	1	0	0	.323/.353/.516
Totals	35	8	11	8	5	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (1st off Junis, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Meadows; Mejía; Arozarena; Wendle 2

TB:19

RBI:Lowe 2; Meadows; Mejía; Arozarena; Wendle 3

SB:Kiermaier

CS:Phillips

SF:Wendle

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	.284/.329/.478	92.8	.210

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	5.2	5	3	3	1	1	2	76-51	89.2	4.35
Jeffrey SpringsH	0.2	1	3	1	1	0	0	20-12	84.6	2.35
Ryan ThompsonBS	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-13	86.2	3.60
Diego CastilloLBS	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	16-9	88.9	2.79
Totals	8.2	9	9	7	3	2	3	129-85	-	-

WP:Castillo

IBB:Castillo

Inherited runners-scored:Springs 1-0; Thompson 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 76-51; Springs 20-12; Thompson 17-13; Castillo 16-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 6-9; Springs 3-0; Thompson 3-1; Castillo 3-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob Junis	5.0	6	5	5	3	3	1	83-44	85.9	3.71

Game Notes

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B6Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Salvador Perez singles on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Brett Phillips. Salvador Perez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brett Phillips to shortstop Willy Adames.

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T1Wild pitch by Jakob Junis

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B9Wild pitch by Diego Castillo

Top 1 • TB

4-0

Francisco Mejia doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by first baseman Carlos Santana. Yandy Diaz scores.

EV: 99.0 mph127 ftLA: 8°

3-0

Brandon Lowe homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Joey Wendle scores.

EV: 108.5 mph💣 432 ftLA: 29°

1-0

Joey Wendle doubles (6) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yoshi Tsutsugo scores.

EV: 97.9 mph363 ftLA: 22°

Bot 2 • KC

4-2

Hunter Dozier homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 384 ftLA: 22°

Bot 4 • KC

4-3

Jorge Soler homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 112.9 mph💣 422 ftLA: 25°

Top 5 • TB

5-3

Joey Wendle out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Austin Meadows scores.

EV: 93.5 mph298 ftLA: 34°

Top 7 • TB

6-3

Austin Meadows doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Isbel. Brett Phillips scores.

EV: 110.3 mph351 ftLA: 20°

Bot 7 • KC

6-5

Hanser Alberto triples (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Brett Phillips. Andrew Benintendi scores. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 96.4 mph362 ftLA: 25°

6-7

Carlos Santana homers (4) on a line drive to right field. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 379 ftLA: 24°

Top 8 • TB

7-7

Randy Arozarena doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi, deflected by third baseman Hanser Alberto. Kevin Kiermaier scores.

EV: 94.7 mph13 ftLA: -13°

Top 9 • TB

8-7

Joey Wendle doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Manuel Margot scores.

EV: 96.9 mph174 ftLA: 6°

Bot 9 • KC

8-8

Nicky Lopez hits a sacrifice bunt. Jarrod Dyson scores. Nicky Lopez to 1st.

EV: 41.7 mph3 ftLA: -75°

8-9

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Manuel Margot. Nicky Lopez scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.

EV: 110.5 mph112 ftLA: 6°

HR:Dozier (2nd off Wacha, 1 on, 0 out); Soler (4th off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out); Santana (7th off Thompson, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Soler

3B:Alberto

TB:21

RBI:Soler; Perez; Lopez; Alberto 2; Dozier 2; Santana 2

SB:Dyson

Team LOB:4

Bench
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.273/.344/.400	96.4	.236	.236
Kyle IsbelRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.265/.306/.324	89.4	.088	.079
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-