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05/01 15:17 CDT Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals earn 3-game sweep with 8-2 win
over Rays
Bobby Witt Jr. homers as Royals earn 3-game sweep with 8-2 win over Rays
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) --- Bobby Witt Jr. homered to extend his hitting streak to 22
games and had three RBIs, Seth Lugo pitched solid six innings and the Kansas
City Royals earned a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with an 8-2 victory
on Thursday.
Vinnie Pasquantino had a single, a double and two RBIs for the Royals, who have
won nine of their past 10.
Mikael Garcia hit a line-drive double to center field for the Royals, stole
third base and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Massey to tie it 1-1
in the fourth.
Lugo (3-3) gave up two runs and five hits with five strikeouts. Daniel Lynch
IV, Angel Zerpa and Chris Stratton each threw a scoreless inning of relief for
the Royals.
Shane Baz (3-1) gave up seven runs and nine hits with three walks over 5 2/3
innings and had his ERA increase from 2.45 to 3.86.
Yandy Daz hit a solo homer in the first for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda added an
RBI single in the sixth.
Salvador Perez (hip soreness) left the game in the seventh inning. The
34-year-old catcher was in the lineup at designated hitter, replaced behind the
plate by Freddie Fermin. Perez hit an RBI double in the fifth and Fermin had a
double, a single and scored twice.
Key moment Witt hit a two-out, two-run homer down the line in right field to spark a three-run fifth that gave the Royals a 4-1 lead.
Key stat Witt has a hit in 22 consecutive games, tied with Brian McRae (in 1991) for the sixth-longest hitting streak in Royals history.
Up next Right-hander Michael Wacha (1-3, 3.38 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound on Friday in the first of a three-game series in Baltimore. RHP Dean Kremer (1-3, 7.04 ERA) is expected to pitch for the Orioles. Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (2-3, 4.24 ERA) is set to face left-hander Max Fried (5-0, 1.19 ERA) on Friday to start a three-game series against the Yankees in New York. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moment Witt hit a two-out, two-run homer down the line in right field to spark a three-run fifth that gave the Royals a 4-1 lead.
Key stat Witt has a hit in 22 consecutive games, tied with Brian McRae (in 1991) for the sixth-longest hitting streak in Royals history.
Up next Right-hander Michael Wacha (1-3, 3.38 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound on Friday in the first of a three-game series in Baltimore. RHP Dean Kremer (1-3, 7.04 ERA) is expected to pitch for the Orioles. Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (2-3, 4.24 ERA) is set to face left-hander Max Fried (5-0, 1.19 ERA) on Friday to start a three-game series against the Yankees in New York. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
