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Rays

Hosmer flied out to left fielder J.Butler

A.Escobar hit an infield single to first. Dyson advanced to third.

Hit an infield single to first. Dyson advanced to third.

A.Gordon doubled to left. Escobar scored. Dyson scored.

Doubled to left. Escobar scored. Dyson scored.

A.Gordon singled to center. Dyson scored.

Royals

A.Escobar doubled to left. Dyson scored. Cuthbert scored. Infante scored.

Doubled to left. Dyson scored. Cuthbert scored. Infante scored.

A.Gordon singled to center. Escobar scored.

Rays third.  Jaso homered to right on a 2-1 count.  Sizemore grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer.  Longoria grounded out, second baseman Infante to first baseman Hosmer.  Loney walked.   Loney stole second.  Forsythe struck out.  

Royals fifth.  Cuthbert struck out.  J.Dyson walked.   J.Dyson stole second.  A.Escobar struck out.  A.Gordon singled to center, J.Dyson scored.  K.Morales walked on a full count, A.Gordon to second.  Teaford pitching.  Hosmer grounded out, pitcher Teaford to first baseman Loney.  

Royals sixth.  B.Gomes pitching.  S.Perez grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.  Orlando was hit by a pitch.  Infante grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Cabrera to second baseman Forsythe, Orlando out.  Cuthbert singled to center, Infante to second.  J.Dyson walked on a full count, Infante to third, Cuthbert to second.  A.Escobar doubled to left, Infante scored, Cuthbert scored, J.Dyson scored.  Colome pitching.  A.Gordon singled to center, A.Escobar scored.  K.Morales singled to center, A.Gordon to third.  Hosmer flied out to left fielder Sizemore.  

Royals eighth.  Cuthbert grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.  J.Dyson singled to center.  A.Escobar hit an infield single to first, J.Dyson to third.  A.Gordon doubled to left, J.Dyson scored, A.Escobar scored.  K.Morales grounded out, pitcher Colome to first baseman Loney, A.Gordon to third.  Hosmer flied out to left fielder J.Butler.  

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).

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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)  Two bases-loaded hits. Two wins for Kansas City in a span of just a few hours.
Paulo Orlando belted a game-ending grand slam to give the Royals a 9-5 victory over Tampa Bay in the opener of a day-night doubleheader, and Alcides Escobar had a bases-clearing double to help them to a 7-1 win over the Rays in the nightcap on Tuesday.

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