Major League BaseballTropicana Field · St. Petersburg, Florida
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The Rays edge out the Royals with a solid 5-3 victory at Tropicana Field! Let’s break down how they pulled this one off.
KC3 R · .380 xBATB5 R · .299 xBATB scored more despite the lower team xBA — KC squared more up and had less to show for it.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
TB win1st in the AL East, +4| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Vilade grounded out to first, Díaz scored on throwing error by first baseman Caglianone and Fortes scored, Caminero safe at third on error.3rd Inning0-2Aranda singled to left, Caminero scored.3rd Inning0-3Díaz singled to left, Walls scored, Fortes to third.4th Inning0-4DeLuca doubled to left, Fortes scored, Díaz to third.4th Inning0-5Jensen scored on error and Caglianone scored on error, Perez safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Simpson.5th Inning2-5Rojas homered to right (391 feet).9th Inning3-5| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Jensen | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .244 | .314 | .428 |
| N. Loftin | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .256 | .353 | .434 |
| J. Caglianone | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .272 | .344 | .490 |
| S. Perez | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .203 | .246 | .336 |
| M. Massey | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .266 | .289 | .457 |
| I. Collins | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .228 | .337 | .317 |
| J. Rave | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .308 | .438 | .846 |
| L. Thomas | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .224 | .340 | .353 |
| K. Misner | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .286 | .310 | .321 |
| T. Tolbert | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .269 | .355 | .269 |
| J. Rojas | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | 1.000 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cameron | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108-65 | 4.50 | 108 |
| L. Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-8 | 5.16 | 8 |
| D. Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.45 | 10 |
| B. Way | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.97 | 16 |
KC 0%TB 100% Biggest swing: Vilade grounded out to first, Díaz scored on throwing error by first baseman Caglianone and Fortes scored, Caminero safe at third on error. (+9% TB)
KCTBKCTBBarrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Rays
Steven Matz · SPJul 1015-Day-IL
Jake Fraley · RFJul 1010-Day-IL
Gavin Lux · LFJul 1060-Day-IL
Jesse Scholtens · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Manuel Rodriguez · RPJul 2060-Day-ILRoyals
Vinnie Pasquantino · 1BJul 1010-Day-IL
Stephen Kolek · SPJul 10bereavement
Nick Mears · RPJul 1015-Day-IL
Carlos Estevez · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Maikel Garcia · 3BJul 2010-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
KC+129+1.5O 7.5-107TB-156-1.5U 7.5-112Odds by
Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
KC38-56· 15-25 awayTB54-37· 27-12 home+1 earlier meeting this season
KCLast 6Rec 34-47TBLast 6Rec 44-33
LADW161-33
MILL158-34TBL154-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL152-41
NYYW151-42
TEX38-4219-24 away2
MIA42-3928-17 home4CHC42-3719-20 away10
NYM34-4518-20 home3
CLE42-3923-22 away4
CWS41-3826-13 home3
BOS32-4620-21 away6
COL32-4918-22 home8
BAL38-4416-25 away6
LAA34-4819-21 home7NYY48-3126-16 away4
DET34-4622-18 home2
SEA41-4019-21 away1
PIT40-4021-20 home11
PHI44-3621-17 away5
WSH41-4017-24 home4
