KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Drew Rasmussen tossed five innings of two-hit ball, Tampa Bay scored three times in the second on an array of singles and bunts, and the Rays held on the rest of the way to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Rasmussen (7-5) struck out five and walked two before turning it over to the Tampa Bay bullpen on a hot, humid night. Three relievers combined to allow one hit and one walk before Pete Fairbanks handled the ninth for his 14th save.
The Rays (45-35) have won five straight on the road, nine of their last 12 overall and are a season-best 10 games over .500.
Tough loss for Michael Wacha. He went six innings and struck out nine while walking just one.
His biggest problem has been the Royals’ biggest problem: They aren’t scoring.
RHP Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.81) starts for the Royals at 1:10.