Royals 4, Rays 2
Matt Garza throws during the first inning on Thursday night. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Mark Dent / MLB.com
Matt Garza allowed four runs on eight hits in five innings of work to fall to 8-6 on the season as the Rays dropped the series opener to the Royals. Jason Bartlett looked good in his return to the lineup, going 3-for-3 at the plate.
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Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Boxes 7/24/08
NYM 3, PHI 1
TOR 7, BAL 1
SF 1, WSH 0
PIT 9, SD 1
CHC 6, FLA 3
MIL 4, STL 3
July 24, 2008
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Standings thru 7/24/08 | Recap: TB | KC | Gameday | Rays stats | Royals stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274
Upton , CF4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Crawford , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Longoria , 3B3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .230
Floyd , DH3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
Navarro , C4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
Hinske , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255
Bartlett , SS3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .264
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 5 10
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (9, Mahay), Longoria (24, Soria).TB : Crawford; Longoria 3; Pena; Navarro; Bartlett 4.RBI : Upton (45), Floyd (20).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Iwamura.SF : Floyd.GIDP : Iwamura.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : 2 (Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena, Longoria-Iwamura-Pena).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .308
Aviles, M , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .312
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .305
Guillen , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
Gordon , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251
Butler , DH2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .253
Gload , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .263
Buck , C3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .252
Maier , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Totals 31 4 10 4 4 3 16
BATTING 2B : Buck (17, Garza), Gordon (24, Garza), DeJesus (16, Howell), Gload (12, Wheeler).TB : DeJesus 3; Aviles, M; Gordon 3; Butler; Gload 3; Buck 2; Maier.RBI : Grudzielanek (23), Gload (23), Buck 2 (33).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Grudzielanek; Aviles, M 2; Gload; Maier.SF : Grudzielanek.GIDP : Guillen; Gload.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Grudzielanek-Aviles, M-Gload).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 8-9)7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 4.31
Mahay 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.88
Soria (S, 27)1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.60
Pitches-strikes : Garza 82-46, Howell 20-12, Balfour 10-8, Wheeler 10-7, Meche 100-64, Mahay 22-12, Soria 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 8-7, Howell 0-1, Balfour 0-2, Wheeler 0-3, Meche 7-10, Mahay 2-1, Soria 1-1.Batters faced : Garza 25, Howell 4, Balfour 3, Wheeler 4, Meche 26, Mahay 4, Soria 5.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Brian O'Nora.Weather : 93 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, R to L.T : 2:45.Att : 25,900.July 24, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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