Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

54-67, 28-34 Away

Final

68-54, 33-27 Home


KC
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	-	5	11	2

J. Hellickson8-8

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

W. Smith4-5

3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- D Jennings scored on W Smith's wild pitch.
  1
  2
- B Upton stole second.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- E. Teaford pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- E. Teaford pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- A Escobar safe at first on throwing error by shortstop E Johnson.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RaysBottom 6th
- E. Teaford pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- S Fuld to second on wild pitch by E Teaford.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Hellickson pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- J. Jeffress pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J.P. Howell pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- C Pena at first base.
  1
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- F. Bueno pitching for KC
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for TB
  KC
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
1
Rays
5

Game 1

8/20

Royals
1
Rays
0

Game 2

8/21

Royals
3
Rays
5

Game 3

8/22

Tropicana Field

7:10 PM, August 20, 2012

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 9,913

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	28	22	.560	-	W4
Chicago	25	23	.521	2	W1
Minnesota	22	27	.449	5.5	L1
Detroit	20	29	.408	7.5	L4
Kansas City	20	29	.408	7.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	32	15	.681	-	W3
New York	30	19	.612	3	W2
Toronto	21	27	.438	11.5	L2
Boston	21	27	.438	11.5	W2
Baltimore	21	28	.429	12	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays

J. Hellickson8-8

W. Smith4-5

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking