Monday, May 8th, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Monday, the Kansas City Royals snapped their offensive struggles to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. The win was anchored by Nate Karns' performance on the mound, where he recorded ten strikeouts while pitching into the seventh inning, and bolstered by Eric Hosmer's strong night at the plate, tallying three hits.
Date: Monday, May 8th, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 12,826
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Dickerson (10, Karns)
Triples: Rasmus (1, Karns)
Home Runs: Rasmus (2, 8th inning off Strahm 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Miller (11), Rasmus (4)
Ground Into Double Play: Souza Jr.
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Miller 1-2, Dickerson 1-1, Kiermaier 0-1, Norris 0-1, Rasmus 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-2, Longoria 1-1, Morrison 0-2, Beckham 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Norris 1; Rasmus 1; Morrison 2

Pitcher Notes: Snell pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Snell
Hit By Pitch: Gordon (By Pruitt)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Snell 9/24; Pruitt 9/11; Whitley 2/3; Alvarado 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Snell 15-9-16-21; Pruitt 11-6-3-6; Whitley 1-1-7-2; Alvarado 0-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Snell 7-6; Pruitt 0-2; Whitley 1-1; Alvarado 1-1
Game Scores: B Snell 32

Double Plays: 3 (Beckham-Miller-Morrison, Longoria-Miller-Morrison, Souza Jr.-Morrison)
Errors: Kiermaier (2, bobble); Norris 2 (3, throw 2); Miller (5, throw)

Doubles: Escobar (8, Snell); Hosmer (3, Snell)
Home Runs: Butera (1, 3rd inning off Snell 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Butera 2 (2), Cain (7), Pérez (16)
2-out Runs Batted In: Butera
Ground Into Double Play: Soler 2
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Merrifield 0-2, Butera 1-1, Hosmer 1-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Pérez 1-2, Cain 1-1, Soler 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Gordon 2; Pérez 1

Wild Pitches: Strahm
Hit By Pitch: Norris (By Karns)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Karns 16/27; Strahm 6/8; Soria 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Karns 18-19-11-14; Strahm 8-4-6-3; Soria 2-4-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Karns 4-5; Strahm 1-0; Soria 1-0
Game Scores: N Karns 61

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)

Stolen Bases: Gordon (1, 2nd base off Pruitt/Norris); Cain (8, 2nd base off Pruitt/Norris); Hosmer 2 (2, 3rd base off Pruitt/Norris, 2nd base off Pruitt/Norris)
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