Shields handles Royals as Rays secure series

JustinVerlander35 · Aug 22, 2012

"Taking Care of Business" blared from the Tropicana Field loudspeakers when James Shields walked from the mound to the dugout with two outs in the eighth.

Shields had done his part in taking care of the Royals in a 5-3 Rays win by notching his fifth consecutive quality start en route to his 12th win. Recognizing the effort, a crowd of 11,892 accorded the right-hander a nice ovation.

"The biggest thing was Shields," manager Joe Maddon said. "I thought he pitched really, really well. ... He kept getting better."

In victory, the Rays (69-55) maintained the top spot in the American League Wild Card standings while remaining hot on the heels of the AL East-leading Yankees.

Though the Rays lost their season series to the Royals, 4-2, they won this week's set against their Central Division visitors to move to 15-5 in August, the best record in baseball.
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