Rays 4 - 12 Royals
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Kazmir takes the mound for struggling Devil Rays

Jul 8, 2007 - 1:17 PM Tampa Bay (33-48) at Kansas City (35-48) 2:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Scott Kazmir hopes to pick up his first win in three starts as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays square off against the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series Sunday.

Kazmir (5-5, 4.28 ERA) has posted an 0-2 record with a 5.19 ERA in his previous three starts.

The 23-year-old lefthander pitched six innings, yielding four runs - three earned - and six hits with three walks and six strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

The Devil Rays have lost 12 of their last 13 contests and 19 of their last 24.

The Royals will counter with Jorge De La Rosa (6-9, 5.27), who was victorious in his last two starts.

The 26-year-old De La Rosa allowed three runs and eight hits over seven innings in a 17-3 rout over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.

Billy Butler helped Kansas City avoid a three-game losing streak with a home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the eight before Mark Grudzielanek's walk-off single in the ninth capped an 8-7 triumph in Saturday's contest against Tampa Bay.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 1
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 6 x 12 14 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (6TH), JON SWITZER (7TH), EDWIN
    JACKSON (7TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH), CASEY FOSSUM (8TH) AND
    DIONER NAVARRO, RAUL CASANOVA (8TH)
    KAN

    Jul 8 5:31 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ALEX GORDON.
    SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    KANSAS CITY 12 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.286, 2-FOR-5, RBI)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 5:22 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK TEAHEN AND ROSS GLOAD.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    KANSAS CITY 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.190, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 5:19 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED BILLY BUTLER AND EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R GLOAD ON SECOND, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    KANSAS CITY 9 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.229, 0-FOR-4)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 5:18 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.280, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 5:16 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED CARLOS PENA AND TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GOMES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.271, 1-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 5:01 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN, ALEX GORDON
    AND JASON LARUE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.288, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 4:21 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JONNY GOMES (8) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF JORGE DE LA ROSA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, KANSAS CITY 3
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.259, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 3:58 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.280, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 3:46 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.284, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 3:02 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED TONY PENA JR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.274, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 3:01 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D MOHR (.154, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RoyalsJul 8 2:39 PM

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