KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two stressed teams with playoff aspirations send two struggling starters to the mound Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.
The Kansas City Royals, who were shut out in all three games at Cleveland over the weekend and have not scored since the second inning Thursday, entertain the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game series.
The Royals (64-65) dropped one game below .500 on Sunday following a 12-0 loss, with the Indians scoring all of the runs in the first two innings.
The Rays (65-67) are two games below .