Rays journal: Jake Bauers scores winning run off Royals error

Rays opener Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings against the Royals on Aug. 23, 2018. (CHRIS URSO | Times)ST. PETERSBURG — Kevin Kiermaier did the best he could putting the ball in play on a full-count pitch in the ninth inning from a tough lefty, then racing toward first.

It wasn't until his teammates started celebrating that he realized Jake Bauers had scored on a grounder to first as Ryan O'Hearn bounced the throw home to allow the Rays to complete a pair of sweeps of the Royals with a 4-3 walkoff win Thursday.

"I asked Jake, 'How in the heck did you score?' '' Kiermaier said. "I might have used a couple other words. 'How did you score?' He's like, 'He bounced the throw.' I'm like, 'Oh,…