Rays’ 11-game win streak ends, fall to Keller, Royals 2-1

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory.

Rich Hill struck out a career-high 13 for the Rays. Tampa Bay's winning string was the second-longest in club history, one shy of the record set in 2004 by the then-Devil Rays managed by Lou Piniella.

Keller (4-4) allowed one run, four hits, four walks and struck out seven. Jake Brentz went 1\u2153 innings before Kyle Zimmer got two outs to get his second save.

Hill gave up two runs and six hits, and didn’t issue a walk over eight innings. Over his last six…