Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, October 1, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Lazaro Diaz, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Attendance: 23374
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
B.J. Upton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239
Jason Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254
Carl Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
Willy Aybar DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Carlos Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195
Ben Zobrist 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241
Rocco Baldelli RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174
     Desmond Jennings RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Kelly Shoppach C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .199
Sean Rodriguez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 29 0 2 0 2 7 8  
Batting
2B - B.J. Upton (38)
TB - B.J. Upton 2, Sean Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carl Crawford (50)
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
E - Jason Bartlett (11)
Outfield Assists - B.J. Upton (Aviles at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
James Shields (L 13-15) 5.0 12 7 6 2 1 0 5.18
Mike Ekstrom 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.31
Lance Cormier 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.94
Dan Wheeler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
WP - James Shields
IBB - Kila Ka'aihue (by Ekstrom)
Pitches-Strikes - James Shields 99-61, Mike Ekstrom 14-7, Lance Cormier 15-8, Dan Wheeler 6-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - James Shields 9-5, Mike Ekstrom 2-0, Lance Cormier 0-1, Dan Wheeler 3-0
Batters Faced - James Shields 28, Mike Ekstrom 4, Lance Cormier 4, Dan Wheeler 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Mike Ekstrom 1-0
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Gregor Blanco RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .270
Mike Aviles 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .306
Billy Butler 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .319
Kila Ka'aihue DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .220
Josh Fields 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .215
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .259
Brayan Pena C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267
Jarrod Dyson CF 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 .240
Totals 34 7 13 5 4 3 15  
Batting
2B - Billy Butler (44), Yuniesky Betancourt (29)
3B - Gregor Blanco (3), Jarrod Dyson (2)
TB - Gregor Blanco 5, Billy Butler 3, Josh Fields 2, Alex Gordon, Yuniesky Betancourt 2, Brayan Pena 2, Jarrod Dyson 4
RBI - Gregor Blanco 3 (11), Billy Butler (78), Alex Gordon (18)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brayan Pena (20)
S - Kila Ka'aihue (1)
GIDP - Billy Butler (32), Yuniesky Betancourt (13)
Team LOB - 8
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Bruce Chen (W 12-7) 9.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 4.17
Pitches-Strikes - Bruce Chen 104-67
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Bruce Chen 4-13
Batters Faced - Bruce Chen 31