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Kansas City Royals 9–5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays: MLB regular season, 1 September 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–5 at Tropicana Field on 1 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
1 September 2000 · Tropicana Field
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–5 at Tropicana Field on 1 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 9 runs, while the home Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished with 5. The winning margin was 4 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 4, Kansas City Royals scored 4 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 4–0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 5, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 6–0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
In inning 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 6–1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half and Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 7–5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
In inning 8, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 8–5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In inning 9, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 9–5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Pitching decisions
Brian Meadows was credited with the pitching win. Ryan Rupe was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 15 hits and 0 errors, alongside 9 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished with 8 hits and 3 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 63 wins and 71 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Tampa Bay Devil Rays 59 wins and 75 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 5 |
Sources
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