Tampa Bay Rays (April 30)

This was by far my favorite game of the season and one of my top 5 games of all time. This was the first time that we were able to see James Shield pitch and we were both excited for that. The beginning was rough for him with the first batter getting a single and the next batter hitting a homerun. He settled down after that and went seven strong innings, but the Royals couldn't do anything against the Rays pitcher until the 6th inning. There were two outs in the sixth inning when the floodgates opened. The Royals strung together eight straight hits and the place went nuts, especially after Mike Moustakus hit a two run homer to give the Royals the lead. Usually my wife and I try to leave the weekday games around 8:30-9:00 because we have to be up every morning at 5:00, but tonight we were so excited about the game that we stayed for the whole thing and didn't get to bed until 11:00. Great game and great win. Click here for the pictures.