Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals

· Major League Baseball

Tampa Bay Rays

45-35, 18-12 Away

Final
3 - 0

Kansas City Royals

38-42, 19-21 Home

Rasmussen and the Rays bullpen shine in 3-0 win over Royals, extending their road win streak to 5

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights

Rasmussen (7-5) struck out five and walked two before turning it over to the Tampa Bay bullpen on a hot, humid night. Three relievers combined to allow one hit and one walk before Pete Fairbanks handled the ninth for his 14th save.

The Rays (45-35) have won five straight on the road, nine of their last 12 overall and are a season-best 10 games over .500.

José Caballero had an RBI bunt single and Danny Jansen laid down a sacrifice bunt against Michael Wacha during the decisive second for Tampa Bay. Christopher Morel, Josh Lowe and Chandler Simpson had singles in the inning.

Other than that, Wacha (4-7) was tough on the Rays. He went six innings and struck out nine while walking just one.

His biggest problem has been the Royals' biggest problem: They aren't scoring. Not only have they managed four runs total amid a four-game losing streak, they have given Wacha two runs of support or fewer in 13 of his 16 starts this season.

Kansas City has lost nine straight at Kauffman Stadium since beating Detroit on May 31, its longest home skid since dropping 10 in a row in April and May 2023. The Royals also have lost 10 of their last 14 games overall.

Key moment The Royals put runners on the corners in the fourth, but Salvador Perez popped out on his first pitch to end the threat.

Key stat Kansas City has not hit a home run in its last 54 innings at Kauffman Stadium.

Up next Rays RHP Shane Baz (7-3, 4.79 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday. RHP Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.81) starts for the Royals.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Caglianone grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Pasquantino to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Perez fouled out to first.
	9th Inning	Pasquantino safe at first on fielding error by second baseman B. Lowe.
	9th Inning	Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Fairbanks relieved Uceta

Statistics

TB		KC
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	8
11	Strikeouts	10
2	Runs Batted In	0
1	Sacrifice Hit	0
11	Hits	3
0	Stolen Bases	0
1	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	0
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
34	At Bats	30
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	1
13	Fly Balls	12
1	Caught Stealing	1
116	Pitches	120
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
11	Total Bases	4
36	Plate Appearances	33
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
0	Extra Base Hits	1
3.1	Runs Created	-0.4
.324	Batting Average	.100
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.324	Slugging Percentage	.133
.000	Secondary Average	.100
.343	On Base Percentage	.182
.666	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.315
0.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
3.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	-0.4
21.0	Batter Rating	5.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.22	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.64
.000	Isolated Power	.033
0.09	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.30
.028	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.091
-.324	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.000
5.0	Runs Produced	0.0
0.7	Runs Ratio	0.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.2
0.5	Balls In Play Average	0.2
77.8	MLB Rating	57.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0