TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS:

TOP OF THE FIRST
Quinton McCracken struck out.
Alexis Tom singled up the middle.
Bubba Trammell struck out.
Greg Vaughn grounded to short.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
J.D. Drew doubled down the third base line.
Mark Quinn was hit by a pitch.
Dee Brown singled to left, scoring a run.
Mike Sweeney grounded to third for a double play.
Jeff Cirillo grounded to third.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the first, Kansas City leads 2 to 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Vinny Castilla lined out to left.
Dave Martinez doubled in the right field gap.
Darrin Fletcher grounded to second.
Ryan Jackson grounded to second.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the second, Tampa Bay trails 2 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Mike Lansing walked.
Lee Stevens singled to left.
Tony Eusebio grounded to short for a double play.
Gookie Dawkins doubled in the left field gap, scoring a run.
J.D. Drew singled to right, scoring a run.
Mark Quinn grounded to short.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the second, Kansas City leads 4 to 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Miguel Cairo singled to left.
Quinton McCracken hit an infield single to first.
Alexis Tom struck out.
Bubba Trammell lined out to center.
Greg Vaughn singled down the third base line, scoring a run.
Vinny Castilla struck out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
In the middle of the third, Tampa Bay trails 4 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Dee Brown struck out.
Mike Sweeney grounded to the pitcher.
Jeff Cirillo walked.
Jeff Cirillo stole second.
Mike Lansing grounded to second.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the third, Kansas City leads 4 to 1.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Dave Martinez grounded to second.
Darrin Fletcher reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman.
Ryan Jackson singled to center.
Miguel Cairo grounded to short for a double play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, Tampa Bay trails 4 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Lee Stevens struck out.
Tony Eusebio lined out to left.
Gookie Dawkins grounded to first.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fourth, Kansas City leads 4 to 1.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Quinton McCracken popped up to second.
Alexis Tom grounded to short.
Bubba Trammell lined out to third.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth, Tampa Bay trails 4 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
J.D. Drew lined out to center.
Mark Quinn grounded to third.
Dee Brown singled down the third base line.
Mike Sweeney grounded to third.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, Kansas City leads 4 to 1.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Greg Vaughn lined out to center.
Vinny Castilla popped up to second.
Dave Martinez grounded to short.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth, Tampa Bay trails 4 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Jeff Cirillo singled to center.
Mike Lansing singled to left.
Lee Stevens struck out.
Tony Eusebio grounded to third for a double play.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the sixth, Kansas City leads 4 to 1.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Darrin Fletcher flied out to right.
Ryan Jackson doubled down the right field line.
Miguel Cairo grounded to second.
Quinton McCracken singled down the third base line, scoring a run.
Alexis Tom grounded to second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh, Tampa Bay trails 4 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Gookie Dawkins grounded to short.
J.D. Drew singled to center.
J.D. Drew was caught stealing second.
Mark Quinn singled up the middle.
Dee Brown singled to left.
Rick White came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Mike Sweeney grounded to third.
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the seventh, Kansas City leads 4 to 2.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Mike Williams came in to pitch for the Royals.
Todd Dunwoody came in to play Right Fielder.
Bubba Trammell singled down the third base line.
Bubba Trammell stole second.
Greg Vaughn struck out.
Vinny Castilla was intentionally walked.
Dave Martinez grounded to first.
Darrin Fletcher singled to left, scoring a run.
Ryan Jackson doubled down the right field line for two RBIs.
Jim Bullinger came in to pitch for the Royals.
Jim Bullinger threw a wild pitch.
Miguel Cairo reached second on a fielding error by the center fielder - a run scored.
Quinton McCracken lined out to center.
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth, Tampa Bay leads 6 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Mike Difelice came in to play Catcher.
Randy Winn came in to play Center Fielder.
Jeff Cirillo flied out to center.
Mike Lansing singled to left.
Mike Lansing was thrown out at second.
Lee Stevens popped up to second.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, Kansas City trails 6 to 4.

TOP OF THE NINTH
Alexis Tom grounded to third.
Bubba Trammell lined out to first.
Greg Vaughn popped up to third.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the ninth, Tampa Bay leads 6 to 4.

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
Roberto Hernandez came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Tony Eusebio singled up the middle.
Gookie Dawkins laid down a sacrifice bunt to the catcher.
J.D. Drew was intentionally walked.
Mark Quinn doubled in the right field gap, scoring a run.
Eddie Galliard came in to pitch for the Devil Rays.
Todd Dunwoody lined out to center.
Mike Sweeney was intentionally walked.
Jeff Cirillo lined out to left.

DEVIL RAYS WIN: 6-5