The Royals salvaged the series finale against Tampa Bay, 9-8, on Wednesday night. With the win, Kansas City finishes the 10-game homestand with a winning record of 6-4.
As they’d done in the previous two games, the Royals dug themselves into a serious hole. In the top of the first with Jakob Junis making his third start of the season, Tampa Bay tagged him for four runs. Joey Wendle doubled in a run, Brandon Lowe crushed a two-run homer, and Francisco Mejia doubled in the fourth run.
Facing a large deficit early, Kansas City began chipping away off Rays starter Michael Wacha.