Tampa Bay Rays Held in Check by Royals

Cameron had been putting up respectable numbers at Triple-A Omaha for the Kansas City organization. He was lights out in his first Major League start, giving up just that one hit while striking out three and walking five.

Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen's respectable outing

Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen (1-2) allowed just three runs and six hits in five innings. But the Rays offense just had no answer for Cameron. Tampa Bay might consider not playing home games for a bit. They've been awful in the temporary park, losing seven of their last eight games.

Bobby Witt Jr. continued his red-hot hitting for Kansas City, extending his hitting streak to 21 games with a first-inning single. 

Vinnie Pasquantino followed that up with a two-run home run, putting Kansas City up early 2-0. That was Pasquantino's fourth homer this season, and ended up being all that Cameron and the Royals needed. 

Witt added an RBI single in the fifth inning. That gave him 1,000 total bases for his career in 500 MLB games. 

Royals reliever Carlos Estévez left two Rays runners on base in the ninth inning to pick up his ninth save on the season. The victory was Kansas City's eighth in the last nine games.

Rays need home cooking

Maybe Tampa Bay might want to consider moving its home games to Miami for the rest of the season. Tropicana Field, of course, is unavailable for this season. The Rays' luck at home has to change at some point, but they will have to start playing better and stack up wins as the MLB season enters May.

The Rays hope to avoid getting swept Thursday. Kansas City sends Seth Lugo (2-3, 3.08 ERA) to the mound opposite the Rays' Shane Baz (3-0, 2.45).