KANSAS CITY -- C.J. Cron continues to hit, and he went deep for the Rays in the first inning for his ninth home run of the season.
Denard Span singled off Ian Kennedy to lead off the Rays' first. Cron followed with a 433-foot homer to straightaway center. The blast had a 27-degree launch angle, with a 110.2 mph exit velocity, according to Statcast™.
Cron has now reached base safely in a career-high 21 consecutive games since April 21 vs.