One of the weakest clubs in the majors comes to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a four-game series that begins Thursday, tampa bay rays Seems to sort of correct their suddenly leaky boat
this Rays Beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Wednesday, snapping their season-worst three-game losing streak
The day was mostly about Tampa Bay slugger Randy Arozarena, who is trying to make it to the All-Star Game in Seattle next month. His second-inning home run opened the scoring, and Isaac Paredes hit consecutive field goals.
The dynamic left fielder hit . 292 and led the club with 14 home runs and 50 RBIs. He also has nine stolen bases.
Arozarena, 28, won’t hit his 50th RBI until early August 2022.
“I sped up the clock,” joked Arozarena, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in the slump-breaking win. “I’ve started to do everything. I think I pushed (Paredes) a little bit. When I hit a home run before him, he’s more motivated.”
Buoyed by matinee rookie Taj Bradley’s career-high six-inning start, Rays 32nd win in 40 home games
Tampa Bay is 22-12 since 2017 royalsincluding a 10-game winning streak from 2017-19
Rays Manager Kevin Cash will start the series by rolling out ace Sean McClanahan as he tries to become the major league’s first 12-game champion
McClanahan (11-1, 2.12 ERA) is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two career starts against Kansas City, having won all three of his June games so far starter.
this royals Has been battling the Oakland Athletics for the worst record in the majors
On June 1, Team A had a winning percentage of .207 and was six games behind. royals
However, Oakland has won seven straight before losing its last seven games. at the same time, royals Florida State’s June 3-15 campaign came after a dismal 9-4 loss in Detroit on Wednesday.Tigers take two of three games in series
In Kansas City’s loss on Wednesday, second baseman Samad Taylor and right fielder Matt Beatty collided in the eighth. Both players were on the court for several minutes, but Taylor stayed in the game while Beatty was substituted.
“It’s scary,” royals Manager Matt Quatraro spoke about the collision. “(Beaty) fell hard, Samad fell hard. …Fortunately, it wasn’t a serious injury (for Beaty)—not a concussion, a whiplash injury. All things considered, he was in a very good location.
In what will be the opener of what could be Kansas City’s bullpen game, right-hander Jose Cuas (3-0, 4.15 ERA) will make his career start after 79 appearances off the bench on Thursday.
more than two appearances Rays, last year, he went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA.He allowed two hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings
Cuas will likely be followed by Austin Cox (0-0, 0.00 ERA) or Brooks Kriske (0-0, 9.00).
–Field-level media