Final
Moustakas, Royals rally past Rays
May 1, 2013 - 5:30 AMVideo
Moustakas highlighted a four-run sixth inning with his first homer of the season and sparked a three-run seventh with a sacrifice fly.
Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez and Jeff Francoeur each had two hits and knocked in a run for the Royals, who snapped a two-game losing skid and have won four of six overall.
Dealt by the Rays to the Royals in December, Shields (2-2) tossed seven innings and retired the final 13 batters he faced. He gave up a two-run homer to Matt Joyce in the opening frame before settling down to allow just two hits over his final six innings.
"It was a lot of fun facing that team. There's a lot of good memories over there," Shields said.
Kansas City was held off the board through the first 5 2/3 innings by Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb (3-2).
The Royals mustered only four hits -- all singles -- against Cobb before stringing together six straight two-out hits to chase the right-hander.
Eric Hosmer doubled and scored on a base hit by Cain. Moustakas followed with a drive over the right-field wall to put Kansas City up 3-2. Perez then singled home Francoeur, who had doubled.
After Elliot Johnson singled, Jamey Wright retired Alex Gordon on a grounder to second.
The Royals loaded the bases in the seventh and Moustakas plated Alcides Escobar with a fly ball to right. Cain then stole second and an errant throw by catcher Jose Molina allowed Hosmer to score. Francoeur made it 7-2 with a triple to right.
Billy Butler added a sac fly in the eighth for Kansas City's final run.
Desmond Jennings singled to begin the game and Joyce followed with a blast to right-center field. Evan Longoria then drew a one-out walk and James Loney doubled, but Shields, who pitched for Tampa Bay from 2006-12, fanned both Yunel Escobar and Luke Scott to avoid further damage.
"He's very good, he's young and he's a great competitor," Rays manager Joe Maddon said of Shields. "He's going to pitch very well here."
Game Notes
Shields is the Rays' all-time leaders in wins (87), games started (217), innings pitched (1,454 2/3) and strikeouts (1,250) ... The Rays tied the team record for consecutive games with a homer at 15 ... Loney had three of Tampa Bay's eight hits ... The Rays activated Scott from the 15-day disabled list prior to the game, and he made his season debut Tuesday, going 0-for-4, after being sidelined with a right calf strain. To make room for Scott on the roster, the club designated outfielder Shelley Duncan for assignment.
- TAMPA BAY: 2
KANSAS CITY: 8
Final
Apr 30 11:00 PM - Billy Butler sacrifice fly out to right scored Elliot Johnson with two out. Runner on first and Eric Hosmer due up.
Rays 2, Royals 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 30 10:51 PM - Jeff Francoeur triple to right scored Lorenzo Cain with two out. Runner on third and Salvador Perez due up.
Rays 2, Royals 7 Bot 7, 2 OutsApr 30 10:37 PM - Eric Hosmer scored on Jose Molina's throwing error with two out. Lorenzo Cain advances to third. Runner on third and Jeff Francoeur at the plate.
Rays 2, Royals 6 Bot 7, 2 OutsApr 30 10:36 PM - Mike Moustakas sacrifice fly out to right scored Alcides Escobar with two out. On the play, Eric Hosmer advances to third. Runners on first and third and Jeff Francoeur due up.
Rays 2, Royals 5 Bot 7, 2 OutsApr 30 10:30 PM - Salvador Perez single to left center scored Jeff Francoeur with two out. Runner on first and Elliot Johnson due up.
Rays 2, Royals 4 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 30 10:03 PM - Mike Moustakas two-out, two-run Home Run (1) to right scored Lorenzo Cain. Jeff Francoeur due up.
Rays 2, Royals 3 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 30 9:59 PM - Lorenzo Cain single to left scored Eric Hosmer with two out. Runner on first and Mike Moustakas due up.
Rays 2, Royals 1 Bot 6, 2 OutsApr 30 9:57 PM - Matt Joyce none-out, two-run Home Run (5) to right center scored Desmond Jennings. Ben Zobrist due up.
Rays 2, Royals 0 Top 1, 0 OutsApr 30 8:15 PM - TAMPA BAY: 0
KANSAS CITY: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 30 8:11 PM
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