Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 7:10PM CST
Kansas City defeated Tampa Bay 9-7 on Wednesday night, with the Royals offense heavily impacting Rays All-Star pitcher Chris Archer. Key contributions included two-run home runs struck by Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson, while Alcides Escobar collected four hits in the contest as Kansas City built a lead before resisting a late challenge from Tampa Bay.
Date: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 28,204
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
TB |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: K. Morales (22, Archer); Cain (18, Archer)
Home Runs: Cain (7, 3rd inning off Archer 1 on, 2 Out); Dyson (1, 6th inning off Archer 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cain 3 (39), Hosmer (42), K. Morales 2 (56), Pérez (35), Dyson 2 (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cain 3, Hosmer, K. Morales 2, Pérez, Dyson 2
Ground Into Double Play: Pérez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (Pérez 1-1, K. Morales 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Dyson 0-2, Hosmer 1-2, Cain 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dyson 1; Hosmer 1

Pitcher Notes: Guthrie pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Holland
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Guthrie 20-28; F. Morales 5-6; Blanton 3-4; Holland 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Guthrie 21-7-17-20; F. Morales 3-2-2-6; Blanton 1-1-2-3; Holland 1-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Guthrie 3-10; F. Morales 6-0; Blanton 0-0; Holland 0-1
Game Scores: J Guthrie 41

Double Plays: 2 (Dyson-Pérez, Escobar-Infante-Hosmer)
Assists: Rios (Loney at 2nd base); Dyson (Guyer at Home)
Passed Balls: Pérez

Caught Stealing: Escobar (3, 2nd base by Archer/Rivera)

Doubles: Cabrera (14, Blanton)
Home Runs: Forsythe (9, 4th inning off Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out); Rivera (5, 9th inning off Blanton 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Loney (16), Forsythe (35), Rivera 2 (21), Longoria 3 (40)
2-out Runs Batted In: Loney, Longoria
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (Jaso 0-1, Longoria 2-3, Sizemore 0-1, Kiermaier 1-1, DeJesus 0-1, Rivera 1-1, Cabrera 0-2, Loney 1-1, Forsythe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sizemore 2; DeJesus 2; Cabrera 1

Wild Pitches: Archer
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Archer 19-31; Bellatti 3-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Archer 19-15-13-24; Bellatti 3-2-1-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Archer 5-7; Bellatti 2-3
Game Scores: C Archer 16

Double Plays: 1 (Archer-Forsythe-Loney)
Errors: Forsythe (4, throw)
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