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Royals

Loney fouled out to third baseman Moustakas.

A.Cabrera grounded out, first baseman Hosmer unassisted.

Grounded out, first baseman Hosmer unassisted.

Rays

J.Butler singled to right, Guyer scored, Nava to second.

Singled to right, Guyer scored, Nava to second.

Zobrist singled to center, Infante scored, Butera to third.

Singled to center, Infante scored, Butera to third.

L.Cain singled to right, Butera scored, Zobrist to third.

Singled to right, Butera scored, Zobrist to third.

Kiermaier homered to right on a 1-1 count.

Rays first.  Guyer hit an infield single to third.  On third baseman Moustakas' throwing error, Guyer to second.  Nava walked on a full count.  Longoria struck out.  Forsythe flied out to right fielder Zobrist, Guyer to third.  J.Butler singled to right, Guyer scored, Nava to second.  T.Beckham struck out.

Royals third.  Infante singled to left.  Butera hit an infield single to second, Infante to second.  A.Escobar struck out.  Zobrist singled to center, Infante scored, Butera to third.  L.Cain singled to right, Butera scored, Zobrist to third.  L.Cain stole second.  Hosmer struck out.  K.Morales walked.  Moustakas grounded out, first baseman Nava unassisted.

Rays third.  Guyer homered to left on a 1-2 count.  Nava flied out to right fielder Zobrist.  Longoria flied out to left fielder Orlando.  Forsythe singled to left.  J.Butler flied out to right fielder Zobrist.

Rays sixth.  Hochevar pitching.  T.Beckham struck out.  Arencibia popped out to second baseman Infante.  Kiermaier homered to right on a 1-1 count.  Rivera flied out to center fielder L.Cain.

The Royals have gone 14-3 against the Rays since 2013 -- the best record by any team against another (minimum 10 games) over the last three seasons.

The Royals have recorded at least 10 hits in eight straight games vs. the Rays -- tied for the second-longest streak of its kind since Tampa Bay joined MLB in 1998. The Angels hold the record against the Rays with 12 straight double-digit hit games spanning the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

With a victory tonight, the Rays (63-64) will have a .500 record for the 20th time. The Royals, who started the season with seven consecutive wins, are one of just two teams (Milwaukee) that have not had a .500 record all season long.

With a win tonight, the Royals (currently 78-49) will go 30 games above .500 -- a mark they have not reached since the end of the 1980 season (97-65).

Erasmo Ramirez has allowed more than five hits just twice over his last 18 starts at home, going back to September 2013.

Logan Forsythe, who hit his 15th home run of the season on Thursday, hit a total of just 12 home runs in 2013 and 2014 combined. Forsythe has raised his slugging percentage 108 points (.329 to .437) and his OPS 178 points (.616 to .794) from last season.

HP - Fagan, 1B - Porter, 2B - Kellogg, 3B - O'Nora

There are plenty of teams to hurdle in the AL wild-card race, but first the Tampa Bay Rays need to find a way to avoid their worst-ever finish against an opponent.
The surging Kansas City Royals seek a seven-game season sweep over the Rays on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)  A couple of solo home runs from unlikely sources and four strong innings of relief were just enough for the Tampa Bay Rays to get their first and only win of the season over the Kansas City Royals.
Brandon Guyer and Kevin Kiermaier homered, and four Tampa Bay pitchers held the Royals to one hit over the final five innings Sunday in the Rays' 3-2 win.

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