mlb Game Recap
Tampa Bay Downed 9-4 By Kansas City - Yonny Chirinos Takes Loss
Tampa Bay dropped a 9-4 decision at Tropicana Field on Saturday as Kansas City legged out a win behind winning pitcher Jordan Lyles.
Kansas City was an underdog by +200 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.
Jordan Lyles earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 8 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Freddy Fermin in the win.
Tampa Bay got a 1-inning outing from Jake Diekman in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Wander Franco had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 11 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 8.