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Sonny Gray limited the Royals to one run in six innings and struck out nine in a victory Monday.
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Sonny Gray delivered an effective performance, limiting the Royals to one run over six innings with nine strikeouts in a victory. Gray showed improved strikeout ability in his first two starts since returning from the injured list, bringing his strikeout rate back up after a slow start to the season.
Gray was plenty effective in his first two starts since coming off the injured list, but it was nice to see the strikeout ability return tonight. He got five on his sweeper alone. Gray had a 30 percent strikeout rate in 2024 and came in at 27 percent last season, but coming into tonight, he was at just 15 percent in his seven starts this year. The victory makes him 5-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He'll face the Twins on Sunday.