Game Wrapup


	Hitting on all cylinders

Rays 9, Royals 0

Ben Zobrist became the first Rays player with four career grand slams Wednesday. (AP)

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

Jeff Niemann pieced together his first complete-game shutout, a two-hit masterpiece, to help the Rays -- whose offense erupted -- notch a series win. Ben Zobrist ripped a grand slam, Dioner Navarro drilled a solo shot and B.J. Upton collected two RBIs to highlight the night's offensive fireworks.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 06/02: TB 6, KC 2
Wed. 06/03: TB 9, KC 0
Thu. 06/04: TB 3, KC 2

Kansas City (23-29)
Lost 6

Tampa Bay 9, Kansas City 0

Tampa Bay (27-28)
Won 2

June 3, 2009

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

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Maier, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
Callaspo, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.299
Butler, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.272
Jacobs, DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.238
Guillen, J, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.263
Teahen, 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.281
Hulett, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
DeJesus, LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.235
Olivo, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.246
Pena, B, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Pena, T, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.059
Totals	29	0	2	0	1	9	3
BATTING TB: Callaspo; Teahen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olivo. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Butler (2, throw), Hulett (1, fielding). Outfield assists: DeJesus (Joyce at home).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	4	1	2	2	1	1	0	.218
Crawford, LF	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	.324
Kapler, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.176
Aybar, W, 3B-1B	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	.260
Pena, C, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	7	.228
a-Dillon, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
Zobrist, 2B	4	1	1	4	1	1	1	.303
Joyce, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.286
Gross, DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.256
Navarro, C	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.208
Brignac, SS	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.231
Totals	36	9	11	8	5	7	15
a-Popped out for Pena, C in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Pena, C (10, Bannister, B), Upton, B (10, Bannister, B). HR: Zobrist (10, 4th inning off Bannister, B, 3 on, 2 out), Navarro (3, 5th inning off Mahay, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Upton, B 3; Crawford 2; Aybar, W; Pena, C 2; Zobrist 4; Gross 2; Navarro 4; Brignac. RBI: Pena, C (42), Upton, B 2 (11), Zobrist 4 (32), Navarro (12). 2-out RBI: Pena, C; Zobrist 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Joyce; Navarro; Pena, C 2. Team RISP: 4-for-10. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Joyce (1, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Olivo), Crawford 2 (33, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Olivo, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Olivo), Upton, B (17, 3rd base off Bannister, B/Olivo).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bannister, B (L, 4-3)	3.2	9	8	8	3	2	1	4.97
Mahay	1.1	2	1	1	2	2	1	4.26
Ramirez, H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.53
Farnsworth	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.38
Soria	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.93
Colon	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.91

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Niemann (W, 5-4)	9.0	2	0	0	1	9	0	3.77

WP: Bannister, B 2.
Pitches-strikes: Bannister, B 91-55, Mahay 33-20, Ramirez, H 11-8, Farnsworth 11-7, Soria 13-10, Colon 4-3, Niemann 100-69.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bannister, B 5-2, Mahay 2-0, Ramirez, H 2-1, Farnsworth 1-0, Soria 1-0, Colon 0-0, Niemann 7-7.
Batters faced: Bannister, B 23, Mahay 8, Ramirez, H 3, Farnsworth 3, Soria 3, Colon 1, Niemann 30.
Inherited runners-scored: Colon 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Charlie Reliford.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:36.
Att: 15,256.
June 3, 2009

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

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