Ramirez has 3 hits, drives in 2 as Rays beat Royals 3-2 August 21 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Harold Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Sunday.Ramirez has a hit in all five games since returning Tuesday from a broken right thumb and is hitting Jake Bean Jersey .337 during a resurgent season.The Rays have won seven of nine, and held opponents to three runs or fewer in eight of their last nine games.Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke was lifted after allowing two runs and five hits over four innings. The 38-year old was checked by a trainer with Jose Siri batting with two outs in the fourth and retired him on fly ball after taking a warm-up Brett Pesce Kids Jersey throw, but was replaced by Jose Cuas to start the fifth.The Royals are 2-8 on the road in August, getting outscored 48-15.Rays starter Ryan Yarbrough gave up two runs and three hits in 4 innings during an 82-pitch outing. Shawn Armstrong (2-1) went 1 1/3 scorele s innings for the win, while Pete Fairbanks worked the ninth to get his fourth save.Ramirez put the Rays up 3-2 on a fifth-inning RBI single off Cuas (2-2) after the Royals had tied it in the top of the inning on MJ Melendezs run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Witt Jr.Tampa Bay took a 2-0 lead on Ramirezs first-inning RBI single and Christian Bethancourts solo homer in the second.Kansas Citys Brad Keller, who gave up five runs and six hits in two-thirds of an inning Thursday in his first relief appearance since being dropped from the rotation, allowed one hit and struck out three in two scorele s innings.WRONG REVERSALYarbrough struck out Vinnie Pasquantino leading off the third after the four umpires met at the request of Rays manager Kevin Cash and decided that Bethancourt caught a foul tip. Plate umpire Ben May originally called it a foul ball and TV replays showed that the ball did bounce in the dirt before being caught. The play is not reviewable by video.TRAINERS ROOMRays: Victor Rask Jersey SS Wander Franco (right hamate bone surgery) was removed from his rehab a signment Jaccob Slavin Men Jersey at Triple-A Durham due to ongoing hand sorene s. He departed his first rehab game Tuesday with the sorene s and hasnt played since.UP NEXTRoyals: LHP Daniel Lynch (4-8) and Chicago White Sox RHP Michael Kopech (4-9) are Mondays scheduled starters.Rays: Start a four-game home series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night with Tampa Bay LHP Jeffrey Springs (5-3) facing LHP Tucker Davidson (2-3). Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is not scheduled to pitch during the series but is hitting .406 (26 for 64) with six doubles, three triples, eight homers and 19 RBIs in 17 games against the Rays.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League American League American League Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Harold Ramrez Harold Ramrez Harold Ramrez Daniel Lynch Christian Bethancourt Pete Fairbanks Jose Siri Ryan Yarbrough Jeffrey Springs Brad Keller Michael Kopech Shohei Ohtani Kansas City Royals Tampa Bay Rays share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 21 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. Scott Darling Women Jersey after a break-in at his home 25 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 48 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED Dougie Hamilton Men Jersey PRESS