ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen wasn’t going to threaten perfection for a second straight start, as he walked Kansas City catcher MJ Melendez to open Saturday’s game at Tropicana Field.
Instead, he made a run at a no-hitter, blanking the Royals into the sixth inning in a second straight dominant outing that led to a Rays win.
The final was 5-2, as the Rays improved to 64-55, held on to the second American League wild-card spot and (while in third place a game behind Toronto) moved to within an intriguing eight games of the slumping AL-East leading Yankees.