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Zack Littell threw 5 shutout innings because the visiting Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the rain for a 5-1 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Royals, opening a three-game sequence on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Littell (3-5) allowed 4 hits with 4 strikeouts for his first win since Might 11. Whereas snapping his eight-game streak of permitting at the very least one house run every begin, he recorded his third consecutive begin of precisely 5 innings permitting two runs or fewer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Rays grabbed a 1-0 lead within the second inning when Richie Palacios reached on an infield hit and Jose Siri slashed a double previous shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. With two outs, Palacios scored on Brady Singer’s wild pitch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After CJ Alexander registered his first main league hit, placing runners on the corners with two outs within the fifth, Littell fanned Kyle Isbel to finish the inning and the clouds opened with a heavy downpour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n When the sport resumed after a two-hour, 32-minute delay, Palacios delivered an RBI double, his second of three hits, for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Isaac Paredes’ two-run double within the seventh expanded Tampa Bay’s benefit to 4-1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Brandon Lowe capped the scoring together with his seventh house run, main off the ninth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Rays collected six of their 9 hits towards 4 Royals relievers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Winners of 13 of their final 20 highway video games, Tampa Bay has gained 9 of 12 to climb one recreation above .500 for the primary time since Might 20.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In 5 innings, Singer (4-5) allowed three hits and three walks, placing out 4.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Singer is 0-3 in seven begins since incomes his final win, Might 19. The Royals have scored 5 mixed runs within the 37 2\/3 innings he has pitched throughout that stretch and have scored two or fewer runs in 13 of 17 begins this 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Within the sixth, Witt lined a solo homer to left. It was his thirteenth homer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n MJ Melendez collected three of Kansas Metropolis’s six hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n