Royals lose Gordon to injury, rally past Rays 9

Kansas City Royals’ Jarrod Dyson (1) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run inside-the-park home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. He raised his average 18 points to.280. Chicago won three of four in the series.

A walk-off was unnecessary in the finale. Paulo Orlando replaced him in the lineup. Then turned and doubled a runner off first base. Gordon, who was on crutches but will not need surgery, has a “grade two-plus strain” and will not participate in any baseball activities for several weeks, manager Ned Yost said Thursday. After two days off, Cain went 3-for-4 on with a two-run homer in the third inning and an RBI single in the fifth. Finnegan was shaky again, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two.

That doesn’t seem to be the case; he should be back by September and Kansas City has a decent chance of re-signing him, but just the thought is bad enough. Suffice it to say that for the first time in a year, Royals fans felt vulnerable.

Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) will be activated to start Saturday against Houston, manager Kevin Cash said.

“Just the jumps I get, the reads I make”, Cain told the Kansas City Star. “He means so much to us and them”. “We think we can get through these things”.

C-Russell Martin-Toronto Blue Jays: As listed here, Martin has a good history against Samardzija and he should definitely get the start since he didn’t start last night.

Jaso made sure the Rays got on the board in the third when he ripped a 93 miles per hour Volquez fastball over the right-field fence, but it turned out to be the lone Rays run. He had been out since the first week of the season with a bruised wrist.

The Royals tied it in the fifth. It was his first complete game of the season.

Ex- Royals outfielder David DeJesus effectively serves as a starter, splitting time with Butler and Souza.

James Loney and Evan Longoria homered in the opener for Tampa Bay.

“You know sometimes curveball better in one inning, changeup the other”, Karns told MLB’s official website. “In our minds, we really should have”. Matt Moore will start on Sunday.

Gordon’s absence is not going to ruin the season, but it will affect multiple factors.

“He just said he was hurt”. “I was happy with the stuff I had today”. He’s a respected veteran, a team player and he can fill multiple needs by stepping in at second base and multiple outfield positions. The 27-year-old struck out a career-high 10 and yielded two runs on five hits in seven innings at New York on Friday but was held out of the decision in a game Tampa Bay went on to lose 3-2.

MISCELLANY: Barbecue aside, Kansas City hasn’t been good for the Rays, who have lost 12 of their past 13 games there.

Aside from a starting pitcher, the Royals may pursue an outfielder.

Kinsler hit the second pitch of the game into the left-field seats for his 32nd career leadoff homer.

The Rays designated LHP Everett Teaford for assignment after he pitched in both games. Jaso led off the game with a single, his seventh hit in his first nine at-bats since coming off the disabled list Tuesday. Rays RHP Chris Archer and Royals RHP Jeremy Guthrie are the pitching probables for Wednesday…. The Royals will counter with LHP Danny Duffy.