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Rays visit the Royals for season opener
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
MLB News (AP)
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Luis Patino (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, zero strikeouts); Royals: Brady Singer (4-3, 4.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -120, Royals +100; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Tampa Bay Rays for the season opener.
Kansas City went 74-88 overall and 39-42 in home games last season. The Royals pitching staff had a collective 4.64 ERA while averaging 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2021 season.
Tampa Bay went 100-62 overall and 48-33 on the road a season ago. The Rays scored 5.3 runs per game while giving up four last season.
INJURIES: Royals: Edward Olivares: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (blister), Jon Heasley: 15-Day IL (shoudler), Salvador Perez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rays: Harold Ramirez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jalen Beeks: 15-Day IL (leg), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Fleming: 15-Day IL (oblique), Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (leg), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.