TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS:

TOP OF THE FIRST
Quinton McCracken singled down the left field line.
Alexis Tom grounded to the pitcher.
Quinton McCracken stole third.
The Royals brought the infield in.
Bubba Trammell doubled down the right field line, scoring a run.
Greg Vaughn popped up to third.
Vinny Castilla grounded to second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the first, Tampa Bay leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
J.D. Drew flied out to left.
Mark Quinn struck out.
Dee Brown struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, Kansas City trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Dave Martinez popped up to third.
Darrin Fletcher popped up to third.
Ryan Jackson lined out to first.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the second, Tampa Bay leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Mike Sweeney flied out to right.
Jeff Cirillo hit an infield single to short.
Jeff Cirillo stole second.
Mike Lansing singled through the right side.
Lee Stevens lined out to third.
Tony Eusebio popped up to second.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the second, Kansas City trails 1 to 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Miguel Cairo grounded to third.
Quinton McCracken grounded to first.
Alexis Tom singled through the right side.
Bubba Trammell singled down the third base line, advancing the runner to third.
Greg Vaughn struck out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the third, Tampa Bay leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Gookie Dawkins homered over the right field fence.
J.D. Drew reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman.
Mark Quinn struck out.
J.D. Drew stole second.
Dee Brown lined out to right.
Mike Sweeney was intentionally walked.
Jeff Cirillo singled to left, scoring a run.
Jeff Cirillo was picked off first.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the third, Kansas City leads 2 to 1.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Vinny Castilla homered over the left field fence.
Dave Martinez struck out.
Darrin Fletcher hit an infield single to second.
Ryan Jackson grounded to second.
Miguel Cairo grounded to second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 2.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Mike Lansing hit an infield single to second.
Mike Lansing was caught stealing second.
Lee Stevens grounded to short.
Tony Eusebio grounded to first.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 2.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Quinton McCracken struck out.
Alexis Tom popped up to second.
Bubba Trammell grounded to first.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 2.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Gookie Dawkins grounded to short.
J.D. Drew lined out to second.
Mark Quinn struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 2.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Greg Vaughn singled to left.
Vinny Castilla doubled down the right field line.
Greg Vaughn was thrown out at home.
Dave Martinez singled to right, scoring a run.
Darrin Fletcher doubled down the third base line, scoring a run.
Ryan Jackson singled to center, scoring a run.
Miguel Cairo grounded to third for a double play.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, Tampa Bay leads 5 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Dee Brown hit an infield single to short.
Mike Sweeney flied out to center.
Jeff Cirillo walked.
Mike Lansing popped up to third.
Lee Stevens singled to center, scoring a run.
Todd Dunwoody pinch hit for Tony Eusebio.
Todd Dunwoody flied out to center.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, Kansas City trails 5 to 3.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Jorge Fabregas came in to play Catcher.
Quinton McCracken singled down the third base line.
Quinton McCracken was caught stealing second.
Alexis Tom singled down the third base line.
Bubba Trammell popped up to the catcher.
Greg Vaughn popped up to second.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, Tampa Bay leads 5 to 3.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Randy Winn came in to play Center Fielder.
Gookie Dawkins homered over the left field fence.
Rick White came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Mike Difelice came in to play Catcher.
J.D. Drew popped up to third.
Mark Quinn doubled down the right field line.
Dee Brown walked.
Mike Sweeney popped up to third.
Jeff Cirillo walked.
Mike Lansing lined out to first.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, Kansas City trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Eddie Guardado came in to pitch for the Royals.
Vinny Castilla popped up to second.
Dave Martinez singled to center.
Mike Difelice popped up to short.
Dave Martinez stole second.
Ryan Jackson struck out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, Tampa Bay leads 5 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Eddie Galliard came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Lee Stevens grounded to the pitcher.
The Devil Rays guarded the lines.
Jorge Fabregas grounded to third.
The Devil Rays guarded the lines.
Gookie Dawkins hit an infield single to first.
The Devil Rays guarded the lines.
J.D. Drew grounded to the pitcher.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, Kansas City trails 5 to 4.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Miguel Cairo flied out to right.
Randy Winn singled down the third base line.
Randy Winn was caught stealing second.
Alexis Tom doubled down the third base line.
Bubba Trammell homered over the center field fence for two RBIs.
Jeff Shaw came in to pitch for the Royals.
Greg Vaughn struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth, Tampa Bay leads 7 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Roberto Hernandez came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Mark Quinn doubled in the right field gap.
Dee Brown walked.
Mike Sweeney grounded to second.
Jeff Cirillo grounded to second for a double play.

DEVIL RAYS WIN: 7-4