MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 156 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (4-7) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 3
Kansas City Royals (2-9) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 1
Williams Smacks 5 Hits for Royals
After a 5-hit effort to lead Kansas City's 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, left fielder Greg Williams told BNN beat writers it had been "a special day."

"It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college, two hits in a game is nice," he said. "Three or four is better, but five or more is out of sight. And to do that at the Major League Baseball-level is really something special."

The 25-year-old player earned his accolades at Kauffman Stadium with a spectacular 5-for-6 game against the Rays.

"His swing is getting there," said Royals skipper Rob Hunter, who spoke glowingly of Williams after the game. "We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Greg did that to perfection."

Greg Williams singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Adam Howard in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th, struck out in the 9th, doubled in the 11th and walked in the 13th.

Williams is currently batting .444 with 2 home runs, 11 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has 20 hits in 45 at-bats.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chilcote 2B 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 .340 0 4
C. Rizzo CF 7 2 2 0 0 1 3 .303 1 6
D. Garcia 1B 6 0 3 1 0 1 2 .244 2 11
B. Harris LF 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .139 0 1
L. Juarez DH 6 1 1 2 0 4 4 .167 1 2
D. Rivera SS 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .279 0 6
D. Ochoa RF 5 0 2 0 1 0 3 .400 2 6
A. Nicholson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 6 .250 0 1
M. McNaughton C 5 0 1 0 1 3 5 .143 0 0
Totals 50 5 12 5 4 14 33      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Ochoa (6, 6th Inning off A. Fabela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Juarez (1, 6th Inning off A. Fabela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rizzo 2 , D. Garcia 3 , L. Juarez 4 , D. Rivera 2 , D. Ochoa 3 , A. Nicholson , M. McNaughton
2-out RBI: L. Juarez , A. Nicholson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Chilcote , A. Nicholson , M. McNaughton
GIDP: C. Rizzo
Hit by Pitch: D. Chilcote , A. Nicholson
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rizzo (2)
CS: D. Chilcote (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rivera (1) , D. Ochoa (1) , M. McNaughton (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sherry CF 7 0 1 0 0 1 7 .250 0 3
G. de Jesus 3B 7 1 1 0 0 2 6 .245 2 2
J. Martin 1B 6 1 2 1 0 2 4 .271 3 6
M. Dyke DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .105 0 0
   a-M. Wright DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .300 1 3
G. Williams LF 6 2 5 3 1 1 2 .444 2 11
D. Sessoms RF 4 0 1 0 3 1 3 .268 1 3
E. Schmitz C 7 0 2 0 0 1 10 .282 0 0
R. Padron SS 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .205 0 4
D. Perez 2B 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .207 0 2
   b-B. Howard PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Rojo 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 0 1
Totals 51 6 15 6 10 11 35      
a - M. Wright inserted as DH in the 7th
b - B. Howard pinch hit for D. Perez in the 8th
c - L. Rojo substituted for B. Howard in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Schmitz (4, 5th Inning off A. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Martin (3, 9th Inning off D. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Padron (3, 10th Inning off D. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Williams (4, 11th Inning off D. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Williams (2, 6th Inning off A. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sherry , G. de Jesus , J. Martin 3 , M. Wright , G. Williams 9 , D. Sessoms , E. Schmitz 3 , R. Padron 2 , L. Rojo
2-out RBI: M. Wright , G. Williams 2 , L. Rojo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sherry , G. de Jesus 2 , J. Martin , D. Sessoms , E. Schmitz 3
Sac Bunt: R. Padron
Sac Fly: J. Martin
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Williams 3 (12)
CS: G. Williams (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Padron (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Padron-Perez-Martin)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Howard 5.2 7 2 2 1 6 1 107 4.76   
G. Colton BS (1) 1.1 3 3 0 2 1 0 42 7.11   
D. Martin 4.1 4 0 0 4 3 0 72 1.69   
J. Castillo L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 29 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Howard 52
Batters Faced: A. Howard 24, G. Colton 10, D. Martin 21, J. Castillo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Howard 3-7, G. Colton 1-2, D. Martin 5-5, J. Castillo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Howard 107-65, G. Colton 42-22, D. Martin 72-46, J. Castillo 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Colton 1-0 , J. Castillo 2-0
WP: A. Howard , G. Colton , J. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fabela 6.0 8 3 3 0 9 1 113 7.07   
N. Lightfoot 0.2 2 2 1 2 1 0 36 15.43   
J. Goedeker 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00   
F. Labrador 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.00   
D. Gessler W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fabela 53
Batters Faced: A. Fabela 27, N. Lightfoot 7, J. Goedeker 5, F. Labrador 7, D. Gessler 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fabela 3-5, N. Lightfoot 0-1, J. Goedeker 0-2, F. Labrador 4-1, D. Gessler 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fabela 113-70, N. Lightfoot 36-19, J. Goedeker 25-17, F. Labrador 28-16, D. Gessler 36-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Goedeker 3-0
WP: N. Lightfoot
Hit Batsmen: A. Fabela 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Williams
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 5:33
Attendance: 20144
Special Notes: Greg Williams sets the AL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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