KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals, two struggling teams, will meet again Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
The Rays edged by the Royals 2-1 in the opener on Monday with Matt Duffy collecting three hits and driving in all of the Tampa Bay runs. Rookie left-hander Ryan Yarbrough got out of a bases-loaded, one-out, fifth-inning jam to post his first career victory as a starter.
It was only the Rays' fourth victory in their last 20 games in Kansas City.