Matchup: The Royals (7-15) begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays (14-8) Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. First pitch on Monday and Tuesday is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. Central time and Wednesday’s game will start at 12:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: Fox Sports Kansas City will televise all three games, and KCSP (610 AM) have the radio broadcast.
Probable rotations: Kansas City: Brad Keller (rh, 2-1, 2.64), Homer Bailey (rh, 2-1, 4.30), Jakob Junis (rh, 1-2, 6.59); Tampa Bay: TBA, TBA, TBA.
Royals notes: The Royals enter the series having lost three straight games, including a 7-6 10-inning loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday in New York.