“Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 17th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Kansas City Royals from May 24 through May 26, a three game series at Tropicana Field.
The Rays enter another home series in desperate need to end a four game losing streak.
Game 1: Rays - 1 Royals - 8 (recap)
Game 2: Rays - 4 Royals - 7 (recap)
Game 3: Rays - 4 Royals - 1 (recap)