Below is the link for the Rays batters vs. Brian Bannister.  Niemann has yet to face the Royals.  My interpretation of the data leads me to believe that we are constantly trying to crush the ball against this guy.  The Rays have only 2 walks in 49 plate appearances.  In addition, they have struck out 11 times.  Extra base hits include 6 doubles by six different players with Pena adding a Home Run.

The Rays vs. Bannister

This is my first post, so I'm not sure if this is the right place for this info.  Below is a link for Sonny vs. the Royals batters from Baseball Reference.  There is probably not a large enough sample for the latter half of this list.  Either way, this could be a good chance for Sonnanstine to have a good day.  Cleveland(read Ben Francisco) has beaten him up pretty badly in 2 of his last 3 starts.  Before this he seemed to be getting it on track with good starts against the Yankees, and the Marlins.  I just took a look at how Kyle Davies matches up against the Rays hitters, but the sample is by no means large enough to include it here.

http://www.bb-ref.com/play-index/shareit/KK2b