Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 7:10PM CST
On a cold, blustery Wednesday night, the Kansas City Royals overcame an early five-run deficit by mounting a comeback to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 9-8. During the game, Elliot Johnson notably connected for a home run while playing against his former club.
Date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,514
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
TB |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: B Butler (3, J Hellickson)
Triples: L Cain (1, J Hellickson)
Home Runs: E Johnson (1, 3rd inning off J Hellickson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Johnson (2), A Gordon (18), L Cain 2 (14), M Moustakas (6), B Butler (16), E Hosmer (9), J Francoeur 2 (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Gordon, E Hosmer, L Cain, J Francoeur 2
Sacrifice Flies: M Moustakas
Ground Into Double Play: L Cain
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-12 (A Gordon 1-1, S Perez 0-1, E Johnson 0-1, A Escobar 1-2, E Hosmer 1-2, L Cain 2-3, J Francoeur 1-1, B Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1; A Escobar 1

Hit By Pitch: J Francoeur (By J Hellickson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: L Mendoza 15-19; B Chen 7-9; T Collins 3-6; A Crow 3-4; G Holland 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: L Mendoza 17-5-6-15; B Chen 9-5-8-4; T Collins 6-2-2-5; A Crow 3-2-5-3; G Holland 2-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 5-4; B Chen 1-2; T Collins 1-0; A Crow 1-2; G Holland 2-0
Game Scores: L Mendoza 26

Double Plays: 1 (M Moustakas-E Johnson-E Hosmer)

Doubles: K Johnson (1, L Mendoza); E Longoria (5, T Collins)
Triples: E Longoria (1, L Mendoza)
Home Runs: M Joyce (6, 1st inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 1 Out); B Zobrist (3, 1st inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 1 Out); L Scott (1, 4th inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: M Joyce (9), B Zobrist (20), K Johnson (9), D Jennings (6), J Loney 2 (13), L Scott 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: L Scott
Sacrifice Flies: D Jennings
Sacrifice Hit: J Lobaton
Ground Into Double Play: Y Escobar
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Y Escobar 0-1, M Joyce 0-1, D Jennings 0-1, K Johnson 1-2, J Loney 2-2, J Lobaton 0-1, L Scott 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Joyce 1; D Jennings 2; J Lobaton 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Hellickson 13-25; J McGee 5-8; K Farnsworth 1-2; J Wright 2-3; J Peralta 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Hellickson 17-11-12-18; J McGee 2-1-7-7; K Farnsworth 1-2-2-1; J Wright 3-3-4-1; J Peralta 2-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hellickson 6-4; J McGee 1-1; K Farnsworth 0-0; J Wright 1-0; J Peralta 2-1
Game Scores: J Hellickson 37

Double Plays: 1 (Y Escobar-B Zobrist-J Loney)
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