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the Kansas City Royals fell to The Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 lastnight,
The Royals jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Carter Jensen hit a leadoff home run off Tampa Bay starter Ian Seymour.
However, the Rays responded immediately in the top of the second inning with a three-run rally, fueled by a Taylor Walls RBI double, a Richie Palacios RBI single, and a Hunter Feduccia RBI triple.Tampa Bay extended their lead in the fifth inning when Cedric Mullins launched a two-run homer into the right-field bullpen. The Royals attempted a comeback in the seventh with a solo home run from Isaac Collins, but the bullpen held strong. Bryan Baker closed out the ninth to secure his 22nd save of the year.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 11-5 last night, utilizing a massive seven-run seventh inning to storm back and secure the road series victory
After a wild first inning and an injury-shortened start from Dustin May, St. Louis erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to take control.
Alec Burleson added a ninth-inning homer, while the Cardinals’ bullpen dominated with 8.1 scoreless innings to secure the win.