Sidney Ponson also couldn’t stop the losing streak by the Royals against the Rays this season. Tampa Bay, which had won all six games so far going into the series, touched the right-hander for eight hits, seven runs and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. His record dropped to 1-7 with an ERA of 7.36. Carlos Pena greeted him with a three-run shot in the opening frame. After another run in the fourth, the Rays blew the game wide open due to three runs in the fifth en route to an 8-2 victory.