Seth Lugo becomes AL's first 8-game winner, Royals beat Rays 8-1 to improve to 33-19
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Seth Lugo became the American League's first eight-game winner, Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr, homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Lugo (8-1) allowed one run and four hits, lowering his AL-best ERA from 1.79 to to 1.74. “He’s been amazing,” Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said.

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