MJ Melendez hits two infield singles in ninth for tiebreaker kansas city royals Unite with the past tampa bay rays 6-5 Thursday night St. Petersburg, FL
Melendez went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases as he chipped near first and Yandy Diaz failed to get the ball to the pitcher covering first. Pete Fairbanks (0-2). That benefited Maikel Garcia, who went first with a walk and then stole the game’s second and third.
Drew Waters went 2 for 4 with a home run, three RBIs and a stolen base. Garcia had two hits, two runs and an RBI.Dairon Blanco makes three and scores royalswho stole seven bags
Opener Jose Cuas, making his first career start in 80 games, allowed two runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Aroldis Chapman (3-2) royalsThe sixth pitcher struck out in the eighth inning to earn the win.Scott Barlow makes his ninth save
Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs and Diaz had 3 hits and 2 runs.
Seeking a major league-leading 12th win, Rays Starter Sean McClanahan was replaced after a tense encounter with head coach Kevin Cash early in the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 2
McClanahan threw a season-low 66 pitches in 3 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while fanning 3 pitches and walking 2.
this Rays It was later announced that McClanahan was leaving with a strained middle back.
Diaz took the lead on a single and when Luke Reilly was hit by Kouas, Diaz got second and scored on Arrozarena’s single. Isaac Paredes’ sacrifice fly then brought Raleigh.
In the third, royals After Blanco’s left triple and Garcia’s single, the score was tied.Garcia walks for second, Melendez singles him home
Waters narrowly hit his second homer of the season inside right-field foul par in the seventh inning for a brief lead, but Francisco Mejia hit the season in the bottom half. third home run.
this Rays The team lost star shortstop VanderFranco, who was sat out for at least the first two games of the series after he failed to deal with his turnovers professionally, according to head coach Kevin Cash. on the bench.
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