 but they had to hold off the charging Royals. Rays starter Zach Eflin struggled for five innings but got the win. The offense was tremendous tonight, obviously giving me a big cushion. Wish I could have done a better job for those guys, but at the end of the day, they carried us today, and it was awesome to see them go to work. Royals starter Alec Marsh lasted only three innings. Greg Eklund, Kansas City.