AUDIO: Nate Karns on Rough 1st Start

By ROCKET SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK on April 8, 2015

Nate Karns had a rough first inning, but settled down as the Rays mounted a comeback that fell one run short.

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Alejandro De Aza, LF	4	1	1	0	1	2	1	.222	.300	.556
Steve Pearce, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	.429	.500	1.286
Travis Snider, RF	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	.800	.875	1.000
Adam Jones, CF	4	1	1	2	0	0	3	.143	.250	.286
Chris Davis, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
Manny Machado, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.125	.000
Ryan Flaherty, 2B-SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.571
Caleb Joseph, C	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.143	.250	.286
Everth Cabrera, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.250	.250
Jonathan Schoop, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Wei-Yin Chen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Kevin Gausman, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Darren O’Day, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Zach Britton, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	6	6	6	6	5
BATTING
2B – Adam Jones (1, Karns)
HR – Steve Pearce (2, Karns)
SF – Manny Machado (1)
RBI – Steve Pearce 2 (3), Travis Snider (3), Adam Jones 2 (2), Manny Machado (1)
2-OUT RBI – Steve Pearce 2 (2)
Team LOB – 4

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brandon Guyer, DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000	.167	.000
Steven Souza, RF	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	.143	.250	.143
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.125	.125	.250
Evan Longoria, 3B	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.333	.500	.833
Desmond Jennings, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.286	.375	.286
Logan Forsythe, 1B	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.286	.375	.714
Rene Rivera, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
Tim Beckham, 2B	4	1	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.000	.000
Kevin Kiermaier, CF	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	.429	.429	1.286
Nathan Karns, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Grant Balfour, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Steven Geltz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Kevin Jepsen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Brad Boxberger, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	5	5	5	4	11
BATTING
3B – Kevin Kiermaier (1, Chen)
HR – Logan Forsythe (1, Chen), Kevin Kiermaier (1, Gausman)
RBI – Steven Souza (1), Logan Forsythe 2 (2), Kevin Kiermaier 2 (2)
2-OUT RBI – Kevin Kiermaier 2 (2)
SB – Brandon Guyer (1, 3rd base off Gausman/Joseph), Steven Souza (1, 2nd base off Gausman/Joseph)
Team LOB – 5
FIELDING
DP – A. Cabrera-Beckham-Forsythe, A. Cabrera-Beckham-Forsythe-Beckham-Forsythe, A. Cabrera-Beckham-Forsythe-Beckham-Forsythe-A. Cabrera-Beckham-Forsythe

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wei-Yin Chen	4.1	4	3	3	2	4	1	6.23
Kevin Gausman (W,1-0)	2.1	1	2	2	2	4	1	7.71
Darren O’Day (H,2)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zach Britton (S,1)	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
HBP – Guyer (by Wei-Yin Chen)
Pitches-Strikes – Wei-Yin Chen 96-62, Kevin Gausman 38-23, Darren O’Day 19-13, Zach Britton 23-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – Wei-Yin Chen 5-4, Kevin Gausman 1-2, Darren O’Day 1-3
Batters Faced – Wei-Yin Chen 20, Kevin Gausman 10, Darren O’Day 4, Zach Britton 3

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nathan Karns (L,0-1)	5.2	5	6	6	4	4	1	9.53
Grant Balfour	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Steven Geltz	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kevin Jepsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brad Boxberger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
WP – Nathan Karns (1)
HBP – Davis (by Nathan Karns)
Pitches-Strikes – Nathan Karns 95-53, Grant Balfour 14-7, Steven Geltz 17-10, Kevin Jepsen 15-10, Brad Boxberger 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – Nathan Karns 7-4, Steven Geltz 2-0, Kevin Jepsen 1-2, Brad Boxberger 1-1
Batters Faced – Nathan Karns 25, Grant Balfour 3, Steven Geltz 3, Kevin Jepsen 3, Brad Boxberger 3