WITH MAJESTY, THE ROYALS SCEPTRE THE RAYS IN A FUN AFFAIR AT CHRISTIE PITS
Royals reliever Jashan (9) pitched a scoreless third inning to seal the deal on a 12-6 win over the Rays.
Game Post composed with file from Vincent Lynch
Under a canopy of warm and sunny skies for miles around, the Royals topped the Rays 12-6 in three fun innings of Mosquito Division play this evening at Christie Pits Diamond 2.
Here is a Royals account of the game:
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The Rays came out of the gate strong in the top of the first to take a 4-0 lead.
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In the bottom of the first, the Royals tied the game 4-4 with that five walks and some aggressive base running.
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Royals reliever Rory (2) entered the fray the top of the second and managed to strike out the side. However, a couple of Rays base runners came in on errors with the transition from catcher to pitcher as the Devil Rays took a 6-4 lead.
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The Royals managed to string together six walks and score another four runs in the bottom of the second to retake the lead 8-6.
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The Royals sent in reliever Jashen (9) to pitch in the top of the third and he managed to give up no runs with a couple walks.
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In the bottom the third, the Royals garnered six walks and score four insurance runs to wrap up the game 12-6.
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Royals shortstop Elyana (12) scooped up a ground ball and threw to Rory to get a nifty force out at third.
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Royals second baseman Matthew (5) flashed the leather by grabbing a hot shot by the Rays and tagging the base runner going from first to second to register the out.
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Lots of fun by both teams on a night where the weather couldn’t be better for baseball.