Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Royals Batting

Doubles: Y Betancourt (29, J Shields); B Butler (44, J Shields)

Triples: J Dyson (2, J Shields); G Blanco (3, J Shields)

Runs Batted In: G Blanco 3 (11), B Butler (78), A Gordon (18)

Sacrifice Hit: K Ka'aihue

Ground Into Double Play: B Butler; Y Betancourt

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-12 (M Aviles 0-1, A Gordon 1-2, Y Betancourt 0-1, B Pena 0-1, G Blanco 2-2, J Fields 2-3, B Butler 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Pena 1

Royals Pitching

Intentional Walks: K Ka'aihue (By M Ekstrom)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Chen 22-31

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Chen 24-10-14-19

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 4-16

Game Scores: B Chen 88

Rays Batting

Doubles: B Upton (38, B Chen)

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (J Bartlett 0-1, C Crawford 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Crawford 1

Rays Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Shields pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: J Shields

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 14-28; M Ekstrom 1-4; L Cormier 2-4; D Wheeler 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 16-5-15-25; M Ekstrom 1-1-2-3; L Cormier 1-1-5-1; D Wheeler 2-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 9-5; M Ekstrom 2-0; L Cormier 0-1; D Wheeler 3-0

Game Scores: J Shields 16

Rays Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (J Shields-B Zobrist-C Pena, S Rodriguez-C Pena)

Errors: J Bartlett (11, throw)

Assists: B Upton (M Aviles at Home)