Rays 7 - 8 Royals
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Meche takes hill as two of AL's worst face off

Jul 7, 2007 - 1:40 PM Tampa Bay (34-51) at Kansas City (36-50) 7:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Two of the American League's worst teams take the field as the Kansas City Royals continue to host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday.

The last place Devil Rays snapped their 11-game losing streak - the longest skid in the majors' - with a 6-5 win over the last place Royals in the opener on Friday.

Gil Meche take the mound for Kansas City hoping to even the series up. Meche (5-6, 3.26 ERA) is the Royals' lone representative in Tuesday's All-Star game and is unbeaten in his last five starts.

Last Saturday Meche limited his former team - the Seattle Mariners - to two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings but did not received a decision in the Royals' 3-2 win.

Meche will be opposed by rookie Andy Sonnanstine (1-3, 5.63), who is winless since beating Florida on June 10. The righthander allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 inning in a 10-2 loss to Cleveland last Saturday.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 7 8 2
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 8 9 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JAY WITASICK (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH),
    SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    KAN - GIL MECHE, JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE
    (7TH), OCTAVI

    Jul 7 10:22 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED TONY PENA JR.
    FINAL SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8, TAMPA BAY 7

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 10:22 PM
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    RUWTbot Took away 25 roots (Close Finish)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 10:22 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7
    KANSAS CITY 7 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.288, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 10:08 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 10:08 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 9:59 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, A GORDON ON SECOND, E
    BROWN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.246, 1-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 9:57 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO ALEX GORDON SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, E BROWN ON SECOND, M
    TEAHEN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.275, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 9:52 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO EMIL BROWN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, E
    GERMAN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.233, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 9:49 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JONNY GOMES (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF GIL MECHE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, KANSAS CITY 4
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.180, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:50 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
    KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.279, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:41 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BILLY BUTLER (3) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 3
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.249, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:30 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (20) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF GIL MECHE SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5, KANSAS CITY 2
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.271, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:25 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY CARLOS PENA ALLOWED ESTEBAN GERMAN TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.284, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:17 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JONNY GOMES SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, G NORTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.180, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:10 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARLOS PENA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, G NORTON ON SECOND, T
    WIGGINTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.252, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:07 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO GREG NORTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G NORTON ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, C
    PENA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.279, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 8:06 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY TONY PENA JR SCORED JOHN BUCK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.283, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 7 7:51 PM

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