Royals 4, Rays 1
James Shields took the hard-luck loss after carrying a no-no into the eighth. (AP)
By Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
James Shields, dueling Brian Bannister, put together a bid to pitch the first Rays no-hitter, but it was not to be. Shields held the Royals hitless until the eighth, when John Buck led off with a single and Tampa Bay's troubles began. KC scored twice, then added on and held on.
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Kansas City 4, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 8/2/09
CLE 11, DET 1
ARI 5, NYM 2
COL 6, CIN 4
BOS 18, BAL 10
WSH 5, PIT 3
NYY 8, CWS 5
LAA 13, MIN 4
HOU 2, STL 0
MIL 6, SD 1
SF 7, PHI 3
TOR 7, OAK 2
FLA 3, CHC 2
LAD 9, ATL 1
TEX 4, SEA 2
August 2, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kansas City
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4 5
0
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1 7
2
Standings thru 8/2/09 | Recap: KC | TB | Gameday | Royals stats | Rays stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.259
Bloomquist , RF-SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.266
Butler , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.286
Jacobs , DH
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
.216
Callaspo , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.298
Buck, J , C
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.227
1-Freel , PR-RF
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
.200
Gordon , 3B
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
.183
Maier , CF
3
0
2
3
1
0
0
.227
Betancourt, Y , SS
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
.224
a-Teahen , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.287
Olivo , C
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.234
Totals 32 4 5 3 4 9 15
BATTING TB : Jacobs; Buck, J; Freel; Maier 2.RBI : Maier 3 (12).2-out RBI : Maier 2.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Butler.GIDP : DeJesus.Team RISP : 2-for-6.Team LOB :
5.BASERUNNING SB : Gordon (3, home off Shields/Navarro).FIELDING Outfield
assists : Maier (Upton, B at home).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.244
Hernandez, M , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.228
Crawford , LF
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.314
Longoria , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.276
Zobrist , 2B-CF
4
1
1
1
0
1
2
.301
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.214
Burrell , DH
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.226
Gross , RF
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.267
Navarro , C
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.226
a-Aybar, W , PH-2B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.279
Bartlett , SS
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.331
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 10 10
BATTING 2B : Gross (12, Bannister, B).HR : Zobrist (19, 9th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out).TB :
Upton, B; Longoria 2; Zobrist 4; Burrell; Gross 2; Aybar, W.RBI : Zobrist (56).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Bartlett 2.Team RISP : 1-for-3.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB :
Upton, B (33, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Buck, J).FIELDING E : Navarro (5, throw), Bartlett (11,
throw).DP : (Shields-Bartlett-Pena, C).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bannister, B (W, 7-7)
7.0
5
0
0
0
7
0
3.59
Soria (S, 18)
2.0
2
1
1
0
3
1
1.71
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (L, 6-8)
7.1
2
2
1
4
6
0
3.75
Wheeler
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.79
Balfour
0.1
2
2
2
0
1
0
4.69
Choate
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.60
Bennett
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.09
Pitches-strikes : Bannister, B 117-72, Soria 28-20, Shields 107-64, Wheeler 8-7, Balfour 7-6, Choate 5-3, Bennett 5-4.Groundouts-flyouts :
Bannister, B 9-2, Soria 0-1, Shields 6-3, Wheeler 0-0, Balfour 0-0, Choate 1-0, Bennett 0-0.Batters faced : Bannister,
B 25, Soria 8, Shields 28, Wheeler 2, Balfour 3, Choate 2, Bennett 1.Inherited runners-scored : Wheeler 2-0, Choate
2-2, Bennett 1-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather :
72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:48.Att : 27,930.August 2, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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