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Rays rally to beat the Royals, take three of four in series

Royals Rays Baseball Nicky Lopez
Posted at 6:11 PM, Aug 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-21 19:11:08-04

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Harold Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2.

Ramirez has a hit in all five games since returning Tuesday from a broken right thumb and is hitting .337 durng a resurgent season.

The Rays have won seven of nine, and held opponents to three runs or fewer in eight of their last nine games.

Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke was lifted due to forearm cramping after allowing two runs and five hits over four innings.

The 38-year old was checked by a trainer with Jose Siri batting with two outs in the fourth but stayed in the game.