Royals at Rays August 21, 2018

Game Time: 7:10 ET

Attendance: 0

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KC	1	8	0
TB	4	14	0

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KC	1	8	0
TB	4	14	0

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Umpires: HP-Carlos Torres, 1B-Paul Nauert, 2B-John Libka, 3B-Scott Barry

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Glenn Sparkman

Allows three runs in loss to Rays

PKansas City Royals

August 21, 2018

Sparkman (0-2) allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks across four innings while taking the loss Tuesday against the Rays. He struck out five.

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Ian Kennedy

Throws another sim game

PKansas City Royals

August 21, 2018

Kennedy threw a simulated game in Arizona on Tuesday, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic Kansas City reports.

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Jorge Bonifacio

Scratched with back stiffness

OFKansas City Royals AA

August 21, 2018

Bonifacio was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Rays with back stiffness, Maria Torres of The Kansas City Star reports.

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Danny Duffy

Could start Thursday

PKansas City Royals AAA

August 21, 2018

Manager Ned Yost said Duffy (shoulder) will "probably" start Thursday against the Rays, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

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Brett Phillips

Heads to bench

OFKansas City Royals

August 21, 2018

Phillips is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rays.

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Jorge Lopez

Allows one run in loss to Rays

PKansas City Royals

August 21, 2018

Lopez allowed one run on five hits and three walks across five innings while taking the loss Monday against the Rays. He struck out three.

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Sergio Romo

Strikes out two for 17th save

PTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Romo worked around a hit and a walk with a pair of strikeouts to earn his 17th save of the season Tuesday against the Royals.

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Blake Snell

Strikes out 11 in win over Royals

PTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Snell (15-5) tossed six innings of one-run ball while earning the win Tuesday against the Royals, allowing four hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts.

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Tommy Pham

Suffers dislocated finger

OFTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Pham sustained a dislocated right ring finger during Tuesday's win over the Royals, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.

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Matt Duffy

Heads to bench

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August 21, 2018

Duffy is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Ji-Man Choi

On base three times in win

1BTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 21, 2018

Choi went 1-for-2 with two walks in a win over the Royals on Monday.

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Mallex Smith

On base thrice in win

OFTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Smith went 2-for-3 with a walk in a win over the Royals on Monday.

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Kevin Kiermaier

Laces three hits in win

OFTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Kiermaier went 3-for-4 with a double in a win over the Royals on Monday.

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Ryan Yarbrough

Notches 11th win

PTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Yarbrough (11-5) picked up the win in relief during the Rays' 1-0 triumph over the Royals on Monday, striking out six over 5.1 scoreless frames. He conceded two hits and one walk in the outing.

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Hunter Wood

Strikes out two as opener

PTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Wood worked around two hits with a pair of strikeouts across 1.2 scoreless innings Monday as the opener against the Royals.

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Jose Alvarado

Earns fifth save of season

PTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Alvarado worked around a walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of work to earn his fifth save of the season Monday against the Royals.

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Yonny Chirinos

Rotation return unlikely

PTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 21, 2018

Chirinos is not likely to return to the starting rotation this season, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.

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Daniel Robertson

Hoping to return before end of season

3BTampa Bay Rays

August 21, 2018

Robertson (thumb) is still holding out hope of returning this season, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports. "I think that [the Rays are] on board as well," Robertson said. "With that being said, I don't think there's going to be any rushing in the process. The goal is to still, hopefully, get some more at-bats this year, whether that's with a week left in the season or not."

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