Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 0
Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 11, 2017
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Chad Whitson
Attendance: 9340
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 13-21 8-9 5-12 W1
Tampa Bay 17-20 12-10 5-10 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 12-10 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 5-12 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Vargas pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.01. Jake Odorizzi took the loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Whit Merrifield had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Tampa Bay
Jason Vargas Player Jake Odorizzi
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 4
3 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Kansas City   Tampa Bay
Whit Merrifield Player Peter Bourjos
2 Hits 1
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 2
.667 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 1 14 .242 7 5 4 0 0
Tampa Bay 4 0 6 .143 7 0 1 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Rays have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .579 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Baltimore. The Royals have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .364 after a loss.