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- Updated: August 4, 2016
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 homered with a man aboard against Rays starter Drew Smyly with two outs.
Smyly surrendered just those two runs in seven innings in a no-decision. Royals starter Ian Kennedy held the Rays scoreless on one hit for six innings, but he took a no-decision.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDThe drought ends: Gordon hadn’t homered since July 10, and was just 3-for-24 on this trip when he stepped up against Smyly in the fourth. Gordon pounced on a changeup and rocketed it into the right-field seats. Gordon is one …
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