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Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Recap - Rays Over Royals 7-3
Kansas City dropped a 7-3 decision at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium on Friday as Tampa Bay legged out a win behind winning pitcher Drew Rasmussen.
Tampa Bay won as a -140 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 9 were rewarded at the payout window.
Drew Rasmussen earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 7 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Yandy Diaz in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Amir Garrett worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nicky Lopez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 8 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 12.