Lyles ends his 15-game winless streak, lowly Royals beat MLB-best Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Lyles ended a 15-game winless streak and the lowly Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Saturday for his or her second win in three days towards the staff with the MLB’s greatest document.
Lyles (1-11) allowed 4 runs and eight hits over six innings. It was his first victory since his remaining begin final yr on Sept. 30 whereas taking part in for the Baltimore Orioles.
The 15-game stretch marked the longest winless streak to start a season in American or National League historical past, in response to ESPN.
Drew Waters, Freddy Fermin and Edward Olivares homered for the Royals, who’ve the MLB’s second-worst document at 22-55.
Lyles retired his remaining eight batters earlier than relievers Carlos Hernandez labored a 1-2-3 seventh and Nick Wittgren went two excellent innings.
Tampa Bay (53-27) is 5-7 over its final 12 video games together with two losses to Oakland, which has the worst document within the MLB.
Rays shortstop Wander Franco returned after being benched for 2 video games for a way he was dealing with irritating conditions this season and hit a 417-foot solo homer throughout a two-run first. He added an RBI single in a two-run second.
Waters bought his third homer, and second in three days, because the Royals scored thrice within the third to make it 4-3.
Fermin hit a three-run homer off Yonny Chirinos (3-3) throughout a four-run fourth because the Royals rebounded to go up 7-4. Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his second run with a run-scoring double.
Nick Pratto made it 8-4 within the sixth on his second RBI grounder. Olivares went deep towards Zack Littell within the eighth.
Chirinos allowed eight runs and 9 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: C Salvador Perez, who left Friday’s sport with a proper hamstring cramp, was the DH and went 0 for 4 with a stroll. … LHP Ryan Yarbrough (facial fractures), struck by an 106.2 mph liner off the bat of Oakland’s Ryan Noda on May 7, was scheduled to make his second rehab begin Saturday evening for Triple-A Omaha.
Rays: Ace Shane McClanahan (mid-back tightness) had his subsequent begin pushed again from Wednesday to Friday. The lefty, who left Thursday’s sport within the fourth, threw for 5 minutes within the outfield.
UP NEXT
Royals LHP Daniel Lynch (1-3) and Rays RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-1) are Sunday’s starters.
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