Rays take on the Royals after Lowe's 4-hit game

Posted July 22, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (51-41, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (36-56, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (5-3, 3.22 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Royals: Brad Keller (5-9, 4.15 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -112, Rays -105; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Kansas City Royals after Brandon Lowe's four-hit game on Sunday.

Kansas City has a 36-56 record overall and a 19-27 record at home. The Royals are 27-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Tampa Bay has gone 20-23 on the road and 51-41 overall. The Rays have gone 33-17 in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 36 extra base hits (18 doubles, five triples and 13 home runs). Vinnie Pasquantino is 10-for-38 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has 20 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 43 RBI while hitting .251 for the Rays. Harold Ramirez is 14-for-33 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .265 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Rays: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Royals: Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (blister), Jon Heasley: 15-Day IL (shoudler), Salvador Perez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rays: Harold Ramirez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Yandy Diaz: day-to-day (forearm), Jalen Beeks: 15-Day IL (leg), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Fleming: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (leg), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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