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The Royals split a four-game series at home against the Twins with walkoff wins Friday and Sunday by the same score, 3-2. Kansas City is now 10-7 (.588) in one-run games in 2015, the best winning percentage by an AL team in one-run games.

Tampa Bay snapped a season-high seven-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory at Yankee Stadium Sunday. It was the most runs scored in a game by the Rays since May 31 at Baltimore (nine).

Eric Hosmer doubled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth yesterday. It was the second walkoff win by the Royals in 2015, and both walkoffs came in the series against Minnesota (Jarrod Dyson, July 3, fielder's choice).

Kevin Kiermaier matched a career high with his eighth triple of the season yesterday. He is just the second player in Tampa Bay history with at least eight triples before the All-Star break. He joined Carl Crawford, who did so four times from 2004 to 2007.

Edinson Volquez is undefeated in his last five starts, and the Royals have won 9 of his last 11 starts since May 7. His run support average in that span is 7.19, the highest among any of the Royals pitchers.

Tampa Bay has lost each of Alex Colome's last eight starts, tied for the longest active team losing streak for an AL starter with Hector Noesi of the White Sox (minimum one game started in 2015).

Royals

Just when the Kansas City Royals' rotation is getting healthy, the AL leaders lost Alex Gordon to an injury.
Yordano Ventura makes his first start in nearly a month as the Royals look to overcome the absence of one of their All-Stars and earn a fifth straight win Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  The game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Royals scheduled for Monday night was postponed about an hour before the first pitch as tornado sirens blared across the Kansas City metro area.
The four-game series is the only time the teams meet Kauffman Stadium this season, so they will make the game up with a day-night doubleheader Tuesday.

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Kansas City Royals on July 7, 2015

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