Game Wrapup


	Homers lift Royals

Royals 7, Rays 4

Mike Aviles followed John Buck's homer with a solo shot of his own. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com

John Buck played the role of hero on Monday afternoon, as he lasered a three-run homer off the foul pole in left field in the 10th inning to give the Royals a lead they would not relinquish. Not to be outdone, Mike Aviles followed Buck with a homer of his own for insurance.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 07/04: TB 11, KC 2
Sat. 07/05: TB 3, KC 0
Sun. 07/06: TB 9, KC 2
Mon. 07/07: KC 7, TB 4

Kansas City (40-50)
Won 1

Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 4

Tampa Bay (55-33)
Lost 1

July 7, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	12	2
Tampa Bay	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	11	1

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, LF	6	0	3	2	0	1	1	.316
Gathright, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.251
Gordon, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.253
Butler, DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.263
1-German, PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176
Teahen, RF	5	1	1	0	0	2	5	.252
Gload, 1B	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	.268
Buck, C	5	2	2	3	0	0	1	.248
Aviles, M, 2B	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	.287
Pena, SS	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.155
Totals	42	7	12	7	3	8	20
1-Ran for Butler in the 10th.
BATTING 3B: DeJesus (4, Garza). HR: Buck (4, 10th inning off Wheeler, 2 on, 1 out), Aviles, M (4, 10th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out). TB: DeJesus 5; Gathright; Butler; Teahen; Gload; Buck 5; Aviles, M 6. RBI: DeJesus 2 (45), Gload (18), Buck 3 (26), Aviles, M (16). 2-out RBI: DeJesus 2; Gload. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen 3; Gathright; Gordon. GIDP: Gathright. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Buck (4, throw), Gload (2, fielding).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	4	1	1	0	2	0	1	.277
Crawford, CF-LF	5	1	1	0	0	2	6	.287
Pena, 1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	8	.232
Longoria, 3B	5	0	2	1	0	2	4	.283
Floyd, DH	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.263
a-Aybar, PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
Gomes, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.191
Gross, CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.230
Navarro, C	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.317
Hinske, RF	5	1	3	1	0	0	3	.264
Zobrist, SS	4	0	0	0	1	3	4	.257
Totals	42	4	11	3	4	12	33
a-Flied out for Floyd in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Iwamura (16, Meche), Navarro (15, Mahay). HR: Pena (13, 9th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out), Hinske (14, 10th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Iwamura 2; Crawford; Pena 4; Longoria 2; Floyd 2; Navarro 2; Hinske 6. RBI: Longoria (53), Pena (46), Hinske (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro; Longoria 3; Zobrist; Pena; Iwamura; Gross. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Crawford (23, 2nd base off Meche/Buck). FIELDING E: Longoria (6, throw). DP: (Navarro-Zobrist-Pena).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Meche	5.1	7	2	2	4	5	0	4.67
Mahay (H, 14)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1.94
Ramirez, R (H, 11)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61
Soria (BS, 2)(W, 1-1)	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	2	1.62

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Garza	6.2	9	3	3	2	5	0	3.51
Howell	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.83
Miller	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.42
Wheeler (L, 2-4)	1.0	2	4	3	1	0	2	2.43

IBB: Gload (by Wheeler).
HBP: Gordon (by Garza).
Pitches-strikes: Meche 115-71, Mahay 31-20, Ramirez, R 9-5, Soria 36-27, Garza 109-77, Howell 20-12, Miller 12-8, Wheeler 20-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Meche 3-8, Mahay 0-2, Ramirez, R 2-0, Soria 2-1, Garza 8-7, Howell 0-2, Miller 1-1, Wheeler 2-1.
Batters faced: Meche 28, Mahay 7, Ramirez, R 2, Soria 9, Garza 31, Howell 5, Miller 3, Wheeler 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 2-0, Ramirez, R 1-0, Howell 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:43.
Att: 16,293.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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