Miller’s blast powers Rays to split with Royals

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ST. PETERSBURG — Brad Miller’s three-run homer in the eighth inning led the Rays to a 3-2 win over the Royals on Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field.

The Rays earned a split of the four-game series as they closed out the season with a 5-2 mark against the Royals.

Joakim Soria started the eighth for the Royals and Logan Forsythe greeted him with a single before Kevin Kiermaier drew a walk. After Evan Longoria struck out swinging, Miller hit a 1-1 pitch into the right-field stands to put the Rays in front.

Alex Colome pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 26th save.

Alex Gordon gave the Royals a 2-0 lead in the fourth when he …

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