Royals Bats Silenced in 5-3 Loss

Jeff Suppan allowed five runs in the first two inings and the Kansas City Royals never recovered, losing their second straight to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-3. Suppan settled down after his rough start and lasted six innings, but he still dropped to 1-3. The Royals could manage only four singles off four Tampa pictures and they have yet to gof or extra bases in this series. Paul Wilson won his first game of the season for the rays with five innings of work. Esteban Yan slammed the door in the ninth for his fourth save. The Royals are now 6-14 on the season.