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.