MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/25/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1356 - SATURDAY, MAY 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-25) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 8 13 1
Tampa Bay Rays (20-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Royals Net 8-1 Win Over Rays
Kansas City Royals starter Walker Buehler found his groove in his team's 8-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The triumph puts Kansas City at 28-25 for the season.

Kansas City used the hitting of Nate Eaton to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-0. For the game, Eaton had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Today, Eaton said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF, CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .308 8 25
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .264 6 28
W. Adames SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .272 10 31
R. Devers DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .296 18 45
R. Hoskins 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .236 9 23
M. Chapman 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .203 5 18
   b-F. Mejia PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .202 2 10
D. Varsho CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 9 28
   a-D. Hamilton PR, 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .170 1 4
N. Eaton LF 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .360 2 7
O. Cabrera 2B, RF, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .211 8 20
Totals 39 8 13 7 4 14 21      
a - D. Hamilton pinch ran for D. Varsho in the 5th
b - F. Mejia pinch hit for M. Chapman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Varsho (9, 5th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Realmuto (15, 7th Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Mejia (8, 9th Inning off T. Stephan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Eaton (2, 5th Inning off C. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Chapman (5, 5th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Devers (18, 8th Inning off G. Holmes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Realmuto 2 , W. Adames 2 , R. Devers 5 , M. Chapman 4 , F. Mejia 2 , D. Varsho 2 , N. Eaton 5 , O. Cabrera
2-out RBI: C. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , J. Realmuto , W. Adames , R. Hoskins , N. Eaton
GIDP: J. Realmuto
Hit by Pitch: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hamilton (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mejia (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Adames-Hoskins, Hamilton-Adames-Hoskins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 3 20
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 4 17
M. Haniger CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .199 4 19
D. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .243 2 14
A. Toro DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228 6 19
J. Bauers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 5 21
C. Mitchell RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .184 3 14
C. Arroyo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .283 5 23
R. Marchan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 0 19
Totals 34 1 8 0 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bauers (11, 7th Inning off D. German, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rendon , Z. McKinstry , M. Haniger , D. Smith 2 , A. Toro , J. Bauers 2 , C. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mitchell , C. Arroyo 2
GIDP: D. Smith , J. Bauers
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arroyo-McKinstry-Smith)
PB: R. Marchan
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler W (6-4) 6.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 86 2.97   
D. German 2.0 3 1 0 0 4 0 39 5.54   
L. Hendriks 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 66
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 22, D. German 9, L. Hendriks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 6-8, D. German 1-1, L. Hendriks 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 86-60, D. German 39-26, L. Hendriks 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Hendriks 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sanchez L (2-4) 5.1 8 5 5 0 8 2 94 5.55   
T. Myers 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 5.40   
G. Holmes 1.0 2 3 2 4 1 1 32 3.38   
T. Stephan 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sanchez 40
Batters Faced: C. Sanchez 24, T. Myers 6, G. Holmes 9, T. Stephan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sanchez 4-3, T. Myers 1-0, G. Holmes 1-1, T. Stephan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sanchez 94-62, T. Myers 27-19, G. Holmes 32-14, T. Stephan 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-1
WP: C. Sanchez
Hit Batsmen: C. Sanchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walker Buehler
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 25571
Special Notes: CF Daulton Varsho was injured while running the bases.
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