NSBL23
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/03/2023
 
NSBL23
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 13316 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Rays Top Royals 3-1 to Begin WC
The Tampa Bay Rays powered past the hometown Kansas City Royals, 3-1, in the opener of the Wild Card Game at Kauffman Stadium today. Tampa Bay starting pitcher Yu Darvish threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball, to lead the charge. The Rays now lead the series 1-0.

Darvish, a native of Osaka, Japan, was dealing all game. He kept Kansas City hitters off-balance, while giving the Rays 7 quality innings. Darvish threw 99 pitches, allowing 2 hits and striking out 7.

Darvish called the win "a collective effort."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Betts RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 1 1
R. Acuna Jr. DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000 0 0
L. Nootbaar LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
T. Turner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
L. Arraez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
B. Stott 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Bader CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Lopez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3 2 13 5      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Nootbaar (1, 6th Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Betts (1, 1st Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Betts 4 , L. Nootbaar 3 , L. Arraez
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , L. Arraez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Acuna Jr. , T. Turner
Sac Bunt: N. Lopez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Nootbaar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Turner-Arraez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Y. Alvarez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Crawford SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
K. Schwarber DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
R. Refsnyder RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Kirk C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
D. Moore 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Moore (1, 8th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Kirk (1, 8th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Schwarber (1, 9th Inning off P. Fairbanks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Crawford , K. Schwarber 2 , A. Kirk 3 , D. Moore 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , Y. Alvarez , R. Refsnyder
GIDP: R. Refsnyder
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Darvish W (1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 99 0.00   
P. Fairbanks H (1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 35 5.40   
B. Abreu SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 78
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 24, P. Fairbanks 8, B. Abreu 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 7-6, P. Fairbanks 1-1, B. Abreu 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 99-59, P. Fairbanks 35-24, B. Abreu 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Abreu 1-0
WP: Y. Darvish
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Heaney L (0-1) 5.2 1 2 2 2 7 1 81 3.18   
J. Lopez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
T. Mayza 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.00   
S. Okert 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Heaney 64
Batters Faced: A. Heaney 20, J. Lopez 2, T. Mayza 6, S. Okert 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Heaney 4-6, J. Lopez 0-0, T. Mayza 0-3, S. Okert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Heaney 81-52, J. Lopez 8-6, T. Mayza 25-18, S. Okert 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yu Darvish
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 40820
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