Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BOlivares (11, Chirinos); Pratto (13, Chirinos); Witt Jr. (12, Chirinos)
- HROlivares (6, 8th inning off Littell 0 on, 0 Out); Waters (3, 3rd inning off Chirinos 0 on, 0 Out); Fermin (4, 4th inning off Chirinos 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIOlivares (13), Pratto 2 (22), Waters (8), Fermin 3 (13), Witt Jr. 2 (38)
- 2Out RBIFermin 3, Witt Jr.
- SFWitt Jr.
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP3-8 (Lopez 0-1, Pratto 0-2, Waters 0-1, Fermin 2-2, Witt Jr. 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Witt Jr.-Lopez-Pratto)
- EFermin (4, throw)
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBruján (1, Lyles); J. Lowe (16, Lyles)
- HRFranco (9, 1st inning off Lyles 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIRaley (28), J. Lowe (42), Franco 2 (36)
- 2Out RBIRaley, J. Lowe, Franco
- GIDPSiri
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-5 (Arozarena 0-1, Raley 1-1, Walls 0-1, Franco 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBBruján 2 (2, 2nd base off Lyles/Fermin, 3rd base off Lyles/Fermin)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lyles(W, 1-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 75-52 | 6.68 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.54 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-15 | 3.29 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 110-74 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLyles 19/26; Wittgren 5/6; C. Hernández 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLyles-15-7-7-22; Wittgren-5-2-4-4; C. Hernández-2-1-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLyles 7-8; Wittgren 1-3; C. Hernández 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Lyles 41
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Chirinos(L, 3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 96-63 | 3.91 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32-24 | 6.57 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.78 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 140-96 |
- Pitching
- WPChirinos
- HBPLopez (by Chirinos)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDiekman 2/3; Littell 6/10; Chirinos 18/27
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDiekman-1-6-2-0; Littell-6-3-7-8; Chirinos-13-8-21-21
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLittell 4-2; Chirinos 7-5
- Game ScoresY Chirinos 19
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franco homered to center (417 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | J. Lowe doubled to left, Arozarena scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Franco singled to center, Bruján scored, Díaz to third. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Raley singled to right, Díaz scored, Franco to third. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Waters homered to center (415 feet). | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Pratto grounded out to third, Lopez scored, Fermin to third. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Fermin scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Fermin homered to left (372 feet), Olivares scored and Waters scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Witt Jr. doubled to left, Pratto scored. | 7 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Pratto grounded out to second, Olivares scored, Fermin to second, Lopez to third. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Olivares homered to left (383 feet). | 9 | 4 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Tropicana Field
9:10 PM, 24 June 2023
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 20,884
Game Time:2:18
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
- First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
- Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
- Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

